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    Reversing front wheels on Kubota B26 TLB - NO NOT DO THAT

    I have just installed 1.5 inch wheel spacers on my rear axles for wheel chain clearance. I'm not worried about that axle, it's an entirely different beast.
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    Reversing front wheels on Kubota B26 TLB - NO NOT DO THAT

    Hi all - back to my B26TLB front axle story The front wheel reversal was done by a Kubota dealer. The tractor was purchased used with 250hrs from a Kubota dealer which had been a rental unit. I had put about 1900 hrs on it on my bare-land, lake-front acreage to build garage and house before...
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    Reversing front wheels on Kubota B26 TLB - NO NOT DO THAT

    The wheel reversal moved the wheels further out from the bearing on both axles. Clearly that increased the load on the bearings that caused their destruction. The repair required replacement of all bearings because of the metal fragments throughout the axle assembly. This is a consideration...
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    Reversing front wheels on Kubota B26 TLB - NO NOT DO THAT

    I had some serious repairs done on my tractor at a Kubota dealer. At that time they advised reversing the front wheels. Within 6 months both front axles had shattered bearings. The first was covered by their warranty. I was moving a large boulder in the bucket, one that I had moved previously...