Skid Tires

[Kenskip1]

Hello,I am a new member so please go east on me.I do not own a skid steere or any other heavy equipment. My question is simply,when viewing many skid steeres I have noticed that many of them (all brands) the front tire appears larger than the rear. Wouldn't this mess with the final drive? If one tire has to spin faster than the other I would thing that this could cause a problem.Next question,how can a person change the oil in the final drive on a wheeled skid steer? Am I missing somethig. Thanks, Ken

 

[mrbb]

yes having non matching tires will cause drive line problems

I personally have NEVER seen a skid steer running different sized tire on the front, so not sure where your seeing t this at!

if you go to any tire place that sells skid steer tires in packages, you will also find NONE of them sell mis matched sets

 

[brdgbldr]

Hello,I am a new member so please go east on me.I do not own a skid steere or any other heavy equipment. My question is simply,when viewing many skid steeres I have noticed that many of them (all brands) the front tire appears larger than the rear. Wouldn't this mess with the final drive? If one tire has to spin faster than the other I would thing that this could cause a problem.Next question,how can a person change the oil in the final drive on a wheeled skid steer? Am I missing somethig. Thanks, Ken

“Wheeled” skid steers have drive motors that use the same oil as the hydraulics from the same reservoir. So when you change the hydraulic oil that is also the oil for the drive motors.

“Tracked” skid steers have a final drive that the oil inside the drive needs to be changed. There is normally a plug, or two, on the final drive to drain and fill the oil.

They also have a chain case that is an oil bath for the chains and axle bearings. Changing this can be different for different machines. Some you have a drain plug, others you have a fill plug that you can pump the oil out of.

 

[Gearclash]

When a wheeled skid steer is setting on level ground with no attachment on it, it may appear as though it is “down” at the back. This is because the rear tires are squatting on account of the fact that skid steers are very back heavy without an attachment and a load on the attachment.