dually advice

[goblbustr 9]

Alright gents, gonna start my c 120 and c160 refurbs soon and was going over some ideas. The one thing I am just not sure about are duals. I am going to completely tear down and redo both tractors, one at a time of course, and get that new car smell back into them but they will be workers (pulling a plow, tilling, disk, cultivators). With that said, after doing some searching on the site I am finding that there are some concerns about duals. Now I am not sure what I want to do. I sure as heck love the looks of them but I'm not sure about the risk of snapping an axel or cracking a caseing. Have any of you used duallys as workers and if so have you had any issues or have you known of any one that has? What would you do?

[Ed Kennell 35,748]

Put the duals on your parade horse and leave the singles on the workers.     If you want more traction, load the tires, add wheel weights, ags, and dual link chains.

[can whlvr 991]

I agree,duals look great but put a lot of extra stress on the axles

[AMC RULES 36,945]

I can honestly say...      
I've never had an axle issue, running duals. 
But, if you've got weak axle seals, and don't know it...  
running a set of duals will definitely help you figure that out.  
 
 

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,537]

I think the only reason anyone needs duals is for stability, there is no gain in traction. So a loader-machine or a tractor used to mow hillsides is about it. I suppose the cool looking factor is another reason.
Mike.........

[alswagg 128]

I have a set of dual ags which are also filled with antifreeze for my loader back hoe.  This gives me 4 26" matching ags filled with liquid an extra 500 lbs if you count the weight of the dual tires and wheels.  I add these when I am using the loader a lot very easy to install.  I use a dual wheel ring kit designed for a ditch witch trencher.