can anyone explain to me what the spacer rings do between the dual wheels on a massey 135, i have got myself a set of dual wheels but i dont have the spacer rings, i have bought a full set of extension studs and nuts, was told that the spacer ring was only needed if you werent using a full set of extension studs to secure the wheels not sure if any truth in this, has anyone heard of wheels coming off or being damaged when these spacers are not used?
massey 135 dual wheels
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glasshouse
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You dont need spacers
the extension nuts are coned on the female end to replace the original nuts and hold the inner wheel on. The the spacers have flat sides and 8 clearance holes to go over extension nuts and provide a flat surface for the second wheel to fit against and the original nuts hold the second wheel on. Fitting without spacers wouldn't be as strong. The inner pair of wheels need to he set at 52", that's one setting from fully in and the outer wheels need to be set the same but obviously with the dishes reversed.
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- 200 miles N,NW of New York
The wheel centre is dished for strength, without the spacer they will touch about 2 1/2" further out from the nuts, not only will they rub, also they will walk as tractor is driven, and because the part where the nuts hold it is not solid, you will never get them tight to stay tight as it were, as when no spacer is fitted, there is an air gap, and you cannot tighten an air gap, through time with the dishes rubbing and walking, they will just break the studs,
If you cannot get a spacer, then get 16 bushes made, thick walled bushing steel / pre bored bar turned out on lathe to fit over the nuts, and deep enough to leave a 10mm+ gap between the center's, and a wall thickness of at least 10mm, and all 16 must be the same length
If you cannot get a spacer, then get 16 bushes made, thick walled bushing steel / pre bored bar turned out on lathe to fit over the nuts, and deep enough to leave a 10mm+ gap between the center's, and a wall thickness of at least 10mm, and all 16 must be the same length
glasshouse
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Depends what you are going to be doing with it.
Occasional useage or hard work?
You could probably sell your extra mf wheels and buy new stocks duals and have money left over.
I had a set but they went in my farm sale for under £50
Occasional useage or hard work?
You could probably sell your extra mf wheels and buy new stocks duals and have money left over.
I had a set but they went in my farm sale for under £50
tomlad
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- nr. preston
Could u get steel plate cnc plasma of laser cut ??
It it only plate in a circle or is there more to it?
Is it a big thick washer with 8 stud , nut holes in it .
Or more going on ive not handled one obviously.
It it only plate in a circle or is there more to it?
Is it a big thick washer with 8 stud , nut holes in it .
Or more going on ive not handled one obviously.
That's all it is. Simple enough to make.
tomlad
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Massey Ferguson Dual/Twin Rear Wheel Spacer Ring A-TE-79
Description Dual/Twin Rear wheel Spacer Ring (Single) Spacers Manufactured from Mild steel with natural Colour Weight 6kg Tractor Make/Model Massey
Cheep enough
will only be using the wheels a few times a year so the dual wheels wont be on it much, found a new set of spacers online £160 plus postage so not very cheap, its only a small pillar drill i have so wouldnt fancy trying to drill out 16 big holes with it, might see a set on ebay if im lucky
glasshouse
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Are your duals genuine mf?
glasshouse
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Have u priced new stocks duals?
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- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Have you priced getting them profile cut? Might not be too bad.
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- N.Lincs
glasshouse
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Will those spacers not be 36 inch?We have a pair of spacers and a set of extension studs that came off this 165......
.....will the stud pattern be the same as a 135??
@aleary5a , If you want to measure yours, I'll hunt 'em out to check.
there is retired engineer in my village i might ask him to tackle the job, no havent got a price to laser cut them will interesting to see how much they will be, no didnt think of the stocks wheels, i was wanting to use these rims as i had them in stock, i have just had them blasted and painted so im keen to use them
glasshouse
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These are 30 inch spacers, i thought they were 28
Going cheap, could probably be shrunk quite easily
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
Genuine MF wheels?
MF never made wheels
multi power
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165 has a bigger hub than 135We have a pair of spacers and a set of extension studs that came off this 165......
.....will the stud pattern be the same as a 135??
@aleary5a , If you want to measure yours, I'll hunt 'em out to check.
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