Dumb wheel question

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Stephen Newell

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• Jul 10, 2016

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Why do they put the valve stem in the inside side of a wheel on a tractor. I finally got feed up with mine and moved them to the outside.

 

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K Effective

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• Jul 10, 2016

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Depends on the application, probably less likely to get knocked off on the inside. I recently changed wheels and tires on my JD mower/conditioner. The book says to make sure the stems are out to avoid being knocked off by crop.

 

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Dalex

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• Jul 10, 2016

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I'm gonna agree with "K"...

 

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rrlund

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• Jul 10, 2016

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I move them to the inside when I can. Cows like to grub on them and they'll shear the stem off.

 

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Bob Bancroft

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Location

Aurora NY

• Jul 10, 2016

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Also if you're clamping on duals, it's nice not to have a vulnerable valve stem right there.

 

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Adirondack case guy

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• Jul 10, 2016

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If you don't like them on the inside, switch them side to side so they are on the outside. What is the big deal???
Loren

 

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DeltaRed

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• Jul 10, 2016

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No particular reason.Hwever it was to offer some protection to the stem.You can put then any position you like and be 'correct'.However,I once ran over a hay bale.It got wedged underneath the tractor and ripped the stem out.I lost air and fluid in a big hurry! LOL

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Jul 10, 2016

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Some rims have holes so they can have the stem on either side,if you're adding wheel weights you have to be real careful not to hit the valve stem with a weight.Old loggers that skidded with tractors welded a piece of pipe around the valve stem hole to protect it.

 

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01gentdc

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• Jul 10, 2016

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lol ,. that's what I thought ,, NEWBIES

 

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01gentdc

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• Jul 10, 2016

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lol ,. that's what I thought ??,, NEWBIES ,, aint nuthin worse to be rasslin' a wheel around trying to line up holes and bolts and snag the valve stem , rite after you put in a new tube ,,. btdt ,

 

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K Effective

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• Jul 10, 2016

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And, with vineyard fenders on some tractors, it is more likely you can access the stem on the inside without removing anything, as compared to the outside. I realize that is probably not your situation, but it is for some of us.

 

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leroy in ne

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Location

Sterling, Nebraska

• Jul 10, 2016

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some applications use wheel offset to adjust wheel spacing for different track widths which may contribute to valve stem location

 

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Stephen Newell

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• Jul 10, 2016

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The wheels on this little Kubota tractor is more like a car wheel where you can't really reverse the wheels.

 

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Stephen Newell

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• Jul 10, 2016

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Not exactly a newbie. I bought this tractor new in 1987.

 

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Russ from MN

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Location

Bemidji MN

• Jul 10, 2016

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Me too!

 

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DanD

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• Jul 10, 2016

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Swapping side to side would work on turf tires or something like that, but if the're ag treads seems like they'd be backwards.

 

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notjustair

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• Jul 10, 2016

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When I was a kid, one of my jobs was as "valve stem monitor". When we would grind feed and then fill hog feeders, the hogs would quickly chew the valve stems off of the tractor and grinder. When we swapped to the 966 for grinding I didn't have to worry about the rears. The hogs weren't gutsy enough to go under the running tractor to get the stems on the inside.

I'm more likely to brush against junk on the outside of the tire trying to get close to something, rather than run over something and hit the stem inside. Not that it matters - my chore tractor has them on the outside.

 

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NEKS

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• Jul 10, 2016

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Was helping a friend do some field work years ago. The dealer was coming to get the tractor for some reason so we had to remove the clamp on duals. The first side we removed we removed the valve stem also.

 

Gambles

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• Jul 10, 2016

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While I've only seen it happen once, it has happened.
I saw my brother take a dual off one time and there was a round ball of dirt that had been rolling around in there, hard as a rock. It would have taken out a valve stem.

 

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Steve@Advance

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• Jul 10, 2016

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While on the subject, I've seen stems protected by a short piece of tubing welded around it.

Just in case anyone decides to do this, be absolutely sure to deflate and break down or remove the tire first!!!
EXPLOSION

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Jul 11, 2016

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I guess I am lucky then. I have probably knocked more off, working on them than during the use of the machine. The stem on the inside does suck if you are hauling them and have to get some air out of the tire for height.

 

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ASEguy

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Location

Festus MO

• Jul 11, 2016

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I show that exact video to my students every year. Several years ago I caught some welding students bouncing their tires inside the welding class from a truck so I went straight over and told the instructor about the video. Needless to say we dismounted the tires first for them.

 

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Stephen Newell

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• Jul 11, 2016

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I never considered explosion, I waited until I needed new tires and had the old ones removed before modifying the wheels. I figured the heat would ruin the rubber tire welding on it. Anyway I welded one of those knock out plugs from an electrical box over the hole on the inside of the rim and then filled the hole with bondo and painted it.

 

Pete in MD

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Location

Central Maryland

• Jul 11, 2016

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Dan,
They wouldn't be backwards. The outside of each tire would be on the inside when moved to the other side.