445 front spindles

[Anonymous-0]

need an idea. have a 445 with a loader on it. it's a 445 row crop and with the loader i have a hard time with breaking front spindles right at the tire. i am thinking of using bigger spindles and tubes but am limited on parts available in our area, and money. was thinking of just trying to find a bigger front end, cut the tubes off that the spindles go up into and weld them on to my main front end shaft. any other good ideas out there?
thanks
Gary

 

[Hobbyfarmer71]

Gary,

Here's one thought, find a bigger front end, and instead cutting and welding, make an adaptor plate so it will bolt together, and if you ever wanted to, you still have unaltered original parts to make it original once again.

Mark

 

[Ill John]

Instead of going to all that trouble, get an INDUSTRIAL frontend off anything that your AG frontend fits, then you can lift enough to pull the rearend off the ground. BTDT

 

[ILL-MO]

I have had a narrow front with over sized tires on my 445 for over 20 years and never broke a spindle yet and I've done some crazy stuff with it and it's very agile to get around.