MRBB
5 year old buck +
a missing wheel or two, will come down to I think how rocky things are, and how much stress will be put on things when there is a larger gap allowing them to get stressed from being tilted like as they go over things
but many of these things lasted this long, there pretty durable IMO
after all they don;t need to be perfect to do what there supposed to do
having a little slop in things allows them to conform to the uneven ground
so, I would try it and see
if , more break, and then you will HAVE to take part and either replace with like size be them cultipacker wheels, or even other things( seen folks use hard rubber tires, home made replacements and ??)
and real worse case situation , you can always remove the second roller and use it for spare parts on the front one??
the real advantage of the second roller is they tend to counter roll what the first one did, and saves you from making extra passes to get the same smoothing roller finish in again, 1 pass! this also gets rid of more ruts and makes a more level smooth finish for things!
which can really help when mowing and not having high spots! that end up in LOWER mowed spots LOL
as when you roll in more passes , you PACK things a lot tighter from tractor tires, so, less passes doesn;t just save time, it makes a better seed bed being able to have a one pass deal!
in order to get the wheels tighter together even with missing ones, you should be able to maybe add a collar to things, lift unit, slide all to one side, and add a collar on the axle holding them together, ( a split collar can be added without removing the axle too!
a 1-1/2 inch gap from things when pushed together is about where I would have it or even a little bigger so they all roll freely
something like this maybe, but of correct size, maybe can even have a wider washer welded on to things to hold them from riding on a small area! i you follow!
if not commercially made, a machine shop can certainly make you something too!(more for a square shaft too!, they might be available too pre made haven't look to be honest!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/1-3-4-Bore-Double-Split-Shaft-Collar-Black-Oxide-Set-Screw-Style-2-PCS/930959651?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&adid=22222222222097089380&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=75110456311355&wl4=pla-4578710027460100&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=& wl10=Walmart&wl12=930959651_10000008516&wl14=1-3/4 inch split square axle collar&veh=sem&msclkid=d3344f43507b106a669011f3a9723506
or like this design
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/AFCO...llar-1-3-4-Inch-Wide-1-4-Inch-Wall,40340.html
but many of these things lasted this long, there pretty durable IMO
after all they don;t need to be perfect to do what there supposed to do
having a little slop in things allows them to conform to the uneven ground
so, I would try it and see
if , more break, and then you will HAVE to take part and either replace with like size be them cultipacker wheels, or even other things( seen folks use hard rubber tires, home made replacements and ??)
and real worse case situation , you can always remove the second roller and use it for spare parts on the front one??
the real advantage of the second roller is they tend to counter roll what the first one did, and saves you from making extra passes to get the same smoothing roller finish in again, 1 pass! this also gets rid of more ruts and makes a more level smooth finish for things!
which can really help when mowing and not having high spots! that end up in LOWER mowed spots LOL
as when you roll in more passes , you PACK things a lot tighter from tractor tires, so, less passes doesn;t just save time, it makes a better seed bed being able to have a one pass deal!
in order to get the wheels tighter together even with missing ones, you should be able to maybe add a collar to things, lift unit, slide all to one side, and add a collar on the axle holding them together, ( a split collar can be added without removing the axle too!
a 1-1/2 inch gap from things when pushed together is about where I would have it or even a little bigger so they all roll freely
something like this maybe, but of correct size, maybe can even have a wider washer welded on to things to hold them from riding on a small area! i you follow!
if not commercially made, a machine shop can certainly make you something too!(more for a square shaft too!, they might be available too pre made haven't look to be honest!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/1-3-4-Bore-Double-Split-Shaft-Collar-Black-Oxide-Set-Screw-Style-2-PCS/930959651?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&adid=22222222222097089380&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=75110456311355&wl4=pla-4578710027460100&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=& wl10=Walmart&wl12=930959651_10000008516&wl14=1-3/4 inch split square axle collar&veh=sem&msclkid=d3344f43507b106a669011f3a9723506
or like this design
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/AFCO...llar-1-3-4-Inch-Wide-1-4-Inch-Wall,40340.html
