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ranger43 
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 Topic: What were "factory" AC duals?
Posted: 16 hours 49 minutes ago at 8:29pm |
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So could tractors like the 7000/8000 series be ordered from the factory with different type of duals? i.e. clamp-on, cast, hub, mexican hat etc. or were those mostly "dealer installed" ? I assumed that Cast style were more factory ?
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tbran
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Posted: 3 hours 57 minutes ago at 9:21am |
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Clamp ons were usually dealer provided aftermarket. Mex hats and cast were always selected from nearly a page long list of options. Of course there were 2 or 3 different lengths and sizes of axles that had to be spec'd as well. At times with or w/o tires.
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Brian F(IL)
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Posted: 2 hours 28 minutes ago at 10:50am |
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When my Dad and uncle were in business (mid-60's to late '70's), I never remember seeing a new tractor come from West Allis with duals. Duals were always added at the dealership. As I recall, most were clamp-on duals. I don't remember any axle duals but there may have been a few.
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DSeries4
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Posted: 2 hours 15 minutes ago at 11:03am |
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Duals were dealer installed, not factory installed. Clamp on duals were provided by the aftermarket. Flower pots and Mexican hats are informal names for the cast centers that factory duals had.
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DrAllis
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Posted: 1 hour 58 minutes ago at 11:20am |
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I think 7580's had a "clamp-on" factory ordered dual wheel. Seems like they had some sort of interlock notch on the dual wheel band to engage with the inner rim so it could never spin. A fancy set of clamp-on's for lower cost and in the case of a 7580, something not so heavy, as the tractor was heavy enough as it was.
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ranger43
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Posted: 1 hour 23 minutes ago at 11:55am |
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Thanks guys, I always kind of wondered about that. I am debating what to out on my 8070. It current has clamp-on, but the tires are shot. I put hub duals with pressed wheels on my 210 years ago, and like that set-up, but was considering the more original cast set-up for the 8070.
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Posted: 41 minutes ago at 12:37pm |
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Ive never a sales brochure for a 7/8000 series with anything other than cast centers and i dont remember anything other than spinouts
Ive got a 8070 that because if the inside wheel setting and intermediate axle length im going to have to use mexican hats but ive got a set
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