Row crop wheel failure.

[Oscar]

Had this happen yesterday on the road. Driven 12 miles from a steep spray field job ,just come through a busy tourist village and got a vibration through steering wheel but they had just minutes before layed new tar/chippings so thought it may be the loose stone causing the vibration. Stopped at a big junction on A road to see rim had split about a foot. Had to get off the road so 100 yds away was a wide verge so crawled down road but as that wheel climbed the verge the tube let go. Not quite 4 years old on a SP sprayer.

 

[Wiking]

Sounds like that shouldn't happen on a 4 year old machine? Glad you got off the road at least..

 

[spikeislander]

Very hard tramlines can cause this. Had it on previous sprayer but noticed and welded them all up. New ones stronger. That shouldn't have happened as said

 

[Tomtrac]

Quick after reading TFF you best get on to your supplier/manufacturer and your solicitor and sue for a new wheel
Its got to be a design fault?
New ones are stronger so they should supply you a new set FOC
Not made for purpose
OR JUST Beat it with big hammer and weld up then strengthen all of the wheels

 

[Tomtrac]

Not finished writing
on a serious note
You were lucky
It not to of gone in village at full speed
But it just shows how important it is to walk round when opening gates etc
But you might not of seen it anyway
Good look on mending it

 

[TripleSix]

Seen one crack, it was noticed because it was tubeless and went down.

The replacement wheel was made of much thicker steel....

 

[Rs chunk]

@Jim75

 

[Jim75]

Seen one crack, it was noticed because it was tubeless and went down.

The replacement wheel was made of much thicker steel....

Just had one do exactly that. Better get your welder fired up again @Rs chunk and do them all. What were you quoted for a new one out of interest @Oscar