John Deere 5065e

[foxhoun]

My 5065e is wearing the tires out on the front on the outside of the tread. Checked the tow and that was perfect. It almost looks like the camber is off on both front tires. As far as I know there is no adjustment on the camber.
Anyone got any help on this issue?
Thanks

 

[used red MN]

My 5065e is wearing the tires out on the front on the outside of the tread. Checked the tow and that was perfect. It almost looks like the camber is off on both front tires. As far as I know there is no adjustment on the camber.
Anyone got any help on this issue?
Thanks

Two or four wheel drive? Either way I doubt it changes the answer. Camber is probably not adjustable.
Only help I got for you is to avoid sharp turns on hard surfaces especially if there is a loader on it and the bucket has something of weight in it.

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

My Kubota L2501 is doing the same. Can't do anything but switch tires to wear the other side. I have to swap tires on rims to remedy.

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

My 5065e is wearing the tires out on the front on the outside of the tread. Checked the tow and that was perfect. It almost looks like the camber is off on both front tires. As far as I know there is no adjustment on the camber.
Anyone got any help on this issue?
Thanks

I asked the same question a short time ago. I have a 2019 JD5065E with FWA. The owner's manual gives the steps to adjust toe-in. I haven't done that yet. My post may have been posted in the Utility Tractors section. My username is Stoughtonfarmboy.

Ken

 

[JD Dave]

Are you doing loader work or staight line stuff? What size tires? How many hours on the machine. You should check tire pressure. Doesn't make sense about excessive wear.

 

[Tx Jim]

May I ask what was your front tire toe-in measurement? Did you measure toe-in inline with center of spindle? Do you operate your tractor the majority of off or on road? What is your front tire air pressure?

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

It is the camber not the toe that makes mine wear on the outside. Don't know if all 4 wheel drive compacts are that way but would guess they are.

 

[foxhoun]

Toe is good camber looks off but nothing can be done about that. It is 4x4 with loader. Travel 2 miles a day on hard top feeding cattle. Just put new tires on last week got about 1200 hrs out the last set

 

[Tx Jim]

I don't know if this would affect your tractors tire tread wear but I've read reversing tire direction that tread pattern meets hot top extends tread cleat life. Have you considered switching to R 4 tread design?

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

Toe is good camber looks off but nothing can be done about that. It is 4x4 with loader. Travel 2 miles a day on hard top feeding cattle. Just put new tires on last week got about 1200 hrs out the last set

I am following this because I also have a JD5065E with a loader and Front Wheel Assist. I have the same tire wear. In my thread in the Utility Tractor a suggestion to swap front wheels. I plan to check toe-in per the owner's manual after I remove snowplow blade minted on FEL.

Ken

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

I don't know if this would affect your tractors tire tread wear but I've read reversing tire direction that tread pattern meets hot top extends tread cleat life. Have you considered switching to R 4 tread design?

What I have read when switching from an R1 to an R4 requires different rims. Don't know if an R14 will swap

 

[miner09]

I had same problem 5525. You could see how the right wheel set out at top. Took to dealer and they had an idiot for shop foreman. Mechanic took him it was off. He said he couldn’t see anything. He sent paperwork to jd saying nothing wrong. I couldn’t get anything done. We took a string with small washer put string at top of tire running to bottom of tire. It was 3/4 inch out at top and away from the bottom. Left side ok. I called JD and they wouldn’t do anything because they said the dealer shop foreman said it was ok. He was fired after a month or so after dealer figured out he didn’t know anything. Didn’t help me. Just have to buy front tires often. The axle is welded out of line. Take a string and see if yours is out line.

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

What I have read when switching from an R1 to an R4 requires different rims. Don't know if an R14 will swap

I believe the front tires can be moved from right side to left side and maintain the direction due to the design of the rims. I need to re-read my older post and responses.

Ken

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

I can swap mine from side to side, but the rim offset is different and set the tires further out. Kubota manual says not to do it on the fronts, OK on the rears.

 

[stoughtonfarmboy]

Asking for the combined wisdom on these forums. Do you think the tire wear on outside of front tires is made worse by the presence of the FEL? Fairly easy to remove, so I could do that when baling hay. I drive a couple miles on paved roads to get to a few nearby fields.

I will admit to using the loader to pick up the errant bale that misses the wagon. I use a throw baler. Easier than trying to toss a bale up and in from the ground.

Ken

 

[Tx Jim]

I think any extra weight on front of tractor will increase front tire wear more especially when driven on a blacktop highway. Back when I rd baled I always thought my JD 158 loader was ""more of a nuisance while baling than helpful"". JD 158 loader wasn't as easy to detach/reattach as later model loaders. Yes every once in a while during rd baling I could use loader to relocate a bale of hay BUT I felt the ""rougher operator ride"" more than offset the benefits of having FEL available so I removed the 158 FEL while baling.

Some people bale hay with loader boom raised very high in the air which I think could make tractor have a rougher ride while baling.

 

[DanielW]

Toe is good camber looks off but nothing can be done about that. It is 4x4 with loader. Travel 2 miles a day on hard top feeding cattle. Just put new tires on last week got about 1200 hrs out the last set

Two miles a day on hard top with (presumably) half of that with a hefty load on the front end is going to be pretty hard on the fronts - especially if they're the narrower 9.5's. 1200 hours doesn't sound too terrible to me for that kind of use - not sure you're going to get much better with any adjustment.

Several 4X4 tractors and tire manufacturers up through the early 90's had recommendations to run the front tires with the tread facing backwards for loader work (for all I know they may still have the same recommendation?). I always thought it was a little wacky, but a family friend who ran a large (for this area) operation and who had exceptional mechanical skills swore by it - his JD 1840 and 2555 4x4's always had the front tires reversed.

The reason I mention it: Running the front tires backwards has fallen out of fashion, but you won't hurt anything to do so. You could try reversing the fronts to see if they wear better. More significantly, you could periodically swap them side-to-side without having to demount them from the rims to have them wear more evenly. Half the time have them running normally, then swap sides (keeping them on the same rims) so the other half of the time the tread's facing running backwards. This is presuming you're not running radials.

Alternatively, you could get industrial-pattern tires the next time you need to change them. Not quite as good for traction, but much better than an ag-pattern tread for road wear. But you'd want to check diameters well to make sure they match so your front & back wheels won't be driving at different rates.

I assume you're not running it in 4X4 mode when you don't need to? Running in 4x4 on dry hardtop would be exceptionally hard on them.

 

[DanielW]

Further to my last post - here's the section from the Deere manual where they recommend the front lugs facing backwards for loader work (this taken from a 2555 manual, but it's in several other manuals as well):

 

[DanielW]

And even further to my last post - I just checked the manual for the 5065E and it has the same recommendation:

 

[Briar Hill Brittanys]

And even further to my last post - I just checked the manual for the 5065E and it has the same recommendation:
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The same graphic and text are in the manual for my 5045, as well. BTW.