machinery question

MFdaveIreland

Hi folk, would anyone know/or has one fitted bigger front wheels to mf 165 before, eg the wider ones you would find on a 290 etc, I have thought about fitting a loader to the 165 and would wonder would the wider wheels be better for it? thanks

MFdaveIreland

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Zr105

Wider tires wont be a worry to the tractor. They may make the nose sit a little higher tho.

Biggest thing with it is if you've no power steering it will make the steering heavier, and then it'll be worse still if you stick loader on...

feartuath

I sometimes use a loader on a 375 and put 10" 390 wheels on it .
Make sure wheel bearings and pins are good and greased.

MFdaveIreland

thanks folks, I was wondering if the wider wheels would 1)- less pressure on the front if you went into field etc, 2) would be easier on the tractor at all? im not too sure, just thought might help with lifting , I could be wrong! theres wide wheels on the back and standard 165 front wheels

ferryman35

You can put wider wheels on no bother, and you can get lower profile tyres so that you don't affect the nose height.

Wider wheels make a huge difference to driving in the field, do you find in the 165 that the front wheels make a small channel and the rear wheels open it up. With the wider front wheels you'll probably find that you only leave an impression of the thread.

when you travel on rough ground you'll notice the pull on the steering is much stronger, ( the wider wheels have much more 'leverage'especially ) if you don't have power steering...with hydrostatic this would be eliminated I think

I recently put 10" wide implement tyres on a 135 with a front loader, and it does virtually no damage even with a bale of hay on the loader. the hay a 60 / 65% profile so that she's not lined up for take off!

bbam

We have a loader on a DB996 and find it best not to work on the field with the loader fitted. It just adds too much weight.
Maybe in the very best of weather but if the weather is marginal and ground soft your just causing damage.

Takes 10 minutes to throw it off.

MFdaveIreland

thanks for answers so far folks, very helpful.