Welder Dave
Senior Member
I'm a couple month's away but wondering how others change wheels on a grader. Taking the existing wheels off should not be much of a problem but putting the new ones on might be. The grader is a 1986 Champion 730A wiith the 8400 trans. I had adapters made to mount the new wheels which are off a telehandler. The tires are urethane filled and I'd guess around 1000lbs. with the wheels. I thought I could lift the wheels with a long sling or put a 2" ratchet strap around them. The problem I'm expecting is lining up the bolt holes. The adapters have 6 hub pins to center the wheels. I'm wondering if all the wheels on the grader are blocked up, would the axles be able to be turned? I figured since there is an emergency brake the grader will free wheel in neutral. The wheels fit only 1 way. Trying to figure out the easiest way to mount them without spending a lot. One idea I had was to copy an EZ Dual changer that hangs the wheel on rollers but if I can turn the axles fairly easily may not need some kind of rollers. I'm attaching the wheels with 1" UNF bolts and using Nord Lock washers so they won't come loose. Thanks in advance.