how wide is a D series front axle?

[Goofey 89]

Was thinking of doing a swap. I like the swayed from 520 because it is wide. Dont like the swayed part though. Is there a straight axle that is just as wide or wider? Perhaps also stronger?

 

Saw a thread about D series front axles some time ago but I cant find it again.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Goofey

[ebinmaine 72,988]

Is there a particular reason you want a wider axle? Stability? Aesthetics? Just plain feel like it?

Just curious.....

 

If you have access to a few pieces of metal it's surprisingly simple how easy it would be to build your own axle. 

 

I modified one that someone else had put together, for use on my Colossus build.

 

[WheelhorseBob 1,550]

I have a D-series axle but strangely enough no D-series. The axle isn’t wide and has more drop. Also the pivot pin mount is much wider. IMO the swap is not feasible with the caveat that everything is possible.

[Goofey 89]

18 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Is there a particular reason you want a wider axle? Stability? Aesthetics? Just plain feel like it?

Just curious.....

 

If you have access to a few pieces of metal it's surprisingly simple how easy it would be to build your own axle. 

 

I modified one that someone else had put together, for use on my Colossus build.

 

 

It's primary for strength. Hoping it would be stronger.

 

Building one could be an option. How do you get around getting the right angles? Im not a wiz at this stuff. Do you have a thread that shows how?

[ebinmaine 72,988]

2 hours ago, Goofey said:

 

It's primary for strength. Hoping it would be stronger.

 

Building one could be an option. How do you get around getting the right angles? Im not a wiz at this stuff. Do you have a thread that shows how?

 

I didn't build the original axle so I don't know what the angles were. The beam going across is stick straight up & down but has a couple steps in it that I put in and also leans forward approximately two inches to give me extra wheelbase along with the width. 

 

I'm fairly sure I included some pictures somewhere in the Colossus build. I can go through that later today when I have more time and pick them out.

 

 

 

[Goofey 89]

Dont use time on that. I can find that.

[Pullstart 67,042]

21 hours ago, Goofey said:

 

It's primary for strength. Hoping it would be stronger.

 

Building one could be an option. How do you get around getting the right angles? Im not a wiz at this stuff. Do you have a thread that shows how?

I would begin with measuring the kingpin angle on an existing axle.  It also wouldn’t be a terrible idea to build a jig based on those angles.

[ebinmaine 72,988]

23 hours ago, Goofey said:

Building one could be an option. How do you get around getting the right angles?

 

1 hour ago, pullstart said:

measuring the kingpin angle

 

 

I had the ((dis?)) advantage of having one in a pile of auction tractors that I bought and I cut it apart to rebuild.

 

In my particular yard and acreage I have almost NO level spots whatsoever so the front tires are pretty much ALWAYS at some sort of odd angle to each other or the ground or the rear tires. Because of that and because of the low speed that I am always going I did mine pretty much purely by eyesight.

 

It's important to remember that this is a garden tractor that's only going to be moving at about 6.5 to 7 mph.

IMHO... Yes, obviously, you want to get the angles as close as you can. But I don't think I'd get too obsessive about having them more or less than within a degree or two of each other..