1/2 ton round bales? I've always thought they were 1 ton round bales.

 

Great pictures and a great looking truck too.

 

that is probably the nicest looking farm rig that i have ever seen. keep up the good work

 

Half ton bales are the most common, at least in my area. I know of a guy that gets his round bales at 500 pounds so his little tractor can handle them, but that is not the norm. This fall I bought some that ran 1350 pounds, but they were sold as 1000 pounders, so I got a little bonus.

 

Adam what wheels are they? I love them

 

Those are factory 20" wheels off an '06. I saw them on a different truck, and have been looking for something like that in aftermarket. Found these over at PSN, the guy put on a big lift and finally decided to get ride of these. I feel luck to get them, because it's exactly the what I've been looking for. Definitely gives the truck a different look than what it used to be.


Most big round bales run 1,000 to 1,200 lbs. You get much bigger than that it takes awfully big equipment to handle and move them.

Thanks for all the comments guys, it's appreciated!

 

Adam - love the wheels on your truck!!! Did you need to use spacers with them?

 

Yeah i would love those in flat black on my truck ....but i refuse to run spacers

 

Sharp lookin working truck Adam, nice..

 

Adam's truck isn't just photogenic, it looks just as nice in person.

His truck makes me feel guilty that my truck doesn't do 1/20th of the work his does.

 

Before this gets too far away, yes he used 2" spacers. They worked well with the original lugs not interfering with the new wheels. Everything fit well with just bolting everything on. He has checked the torque a few times already though. When he first got the wheels and tires he mounted them normally, without spacers. The truck looked squirrelly, kind of like a railroad truck. (Sorry Lisa's Randy.) After he added the spacers, I had to admit that the truck looked really sharp.

Here is a topic for discussion that he and I have had about not having the wheel "mounting" in the center of the bearings, mostly with the front wheels. The tire may still be centered but the mounting point of the wheel in relation to the bearings is further out than stock. Since the wheel center sits out further than stock, I say it puts more twist, torque, thrust whatever on the outer bearing. He doesn't think that it matters. I conditionally agree with him until you put a load on the axle which can then exceed the rated loading of the bearing which could cause the bearing to fail. This would probably be an extreme case but I feel it could happen. I've seen this on farm wagons when the wheels have been changed. Ok you "engineers", tell me what you think. Is the ole' man worrying for nothing or does he actually know what he is talking about?

 

I never made the cut as an engineer, but I've read plenty of posts that say spacers on an 8,000 lb truck is a bad idea.

Sorry Adam, but you'll be having these thoughts in another 16 years or so.

 

I don't disagree with the old man. Getting in the engineering side of it with all the number crunching, it is probably worse on the bearings than stock.
My argument is that the wheels sit basically at the same width, one wheel to the other(maybe a inch wider) as stock. I just relocated where the dish is at on the wheel, making it 2" further out. How does that add more stress to the bearings; the wheel and weight of it is still in the same spot in relation to the axle and bearings as a stock one.

Then I try to rationalize my argument some more by comparing it to those who lift their trucks and then put on big mudders, 35-40+". That should add stress to the axle and bearings, but it is normally not brought up.

I visited with the guy I bought the spacers from, didn't just go online and buy something. He claims (I know, he's selling me spacers) that the stock wheels will give out before spacers do.

I like the look of the truck too much now you won't get me to take the spacers out, unless something does let go. I'll serve as a guiena pig for everyone else and see how long and how much the spacers can hold. The truck will get some good loads behing it, hauling tractors it can get up to 20k+ including the trailer.

Well Lisa, get a ball hitch in your bed and we can put it to work! I have plenty more bales to move; have feed calves to work and then need moved.


We'll see if your sig quote proves true or not!

 

lol. You know I would too. Sounds like a good time. I would benefit from a days worth of hard work just as much as the truck would.

Funny, most of the time my truck runs empty. When I do get the opportunity to drag something around it seems like my truck runs better. I know its all just a figment of my imagination, but if I didn't know better I'd swear my truck smiles... almost like she's earning her keep.

My truck has run oversize tires (35" +) its entire life and I haven't seen any signs of ill effects except perhaps premature wear on balljoints, they've been replaced several times during the life of the vehicle.

I guess its just a wait and see, at this point, with those spacers.