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It fit. Tires up against trailer walls. Tractor and trailer under gross by 1,000lbs, in case you were wondering.

Previous owner of my place built this barn with overhanging shed roofs to keep equipment out of direct weather. He was good at using old telephone poles. Only thing is the air is salty where I live near the coast. If equipment is not completely out of the coastal air it will start to get surface...

Fred, A little far for me to come from New Hampshire. Was stationed at P’cola, nice area. Best of luck getting it sorted out.

Hi Fred, Where are you located? I’ll come give you a hand if in the northeast.

Thank you redman for the suggestions. I’m constantly looking for used tractor tires, and if they show up I’ll try to acquire them. I did see some new ones that would work well, but will cost dearly. If I get a chance to use this for another business venture I’ll spring for the new ones unless I...

Hi redman, Have read on the different tractor websites what you are saying. Michelin, Trelleborg, maybe Vredstein, have sizes that will work. All are wider in metric sizes for same diameter. Funny thing, some of my older tractors have US tires that have held up well for age. I won’t do too...

Red man, Thank you for the advice. The tires that will keep the ratio and be wider are 12.4-24, and 18.4-30. I’m actually looking at the metric size 320/24 and 420/30, which are just a smidge different (wider) than the factory nominal tire size ratio. I’ll try those, and if they don’t float...

Thank you guys! Great info. Lou, I didn’t know how to find that info on the tires, thanks. How would I get a custom rim made? Do you know a vendor? I’ll be playing with the posted manufacturer’s diameter numbers to find a good ratio. Then I’ll check the loaded circumference. At present I can...

rScotty, Thank you for the detailed explanation. I will research the loaded circumference. Also, the white dot trick is great to know. I’ll use both for my new tire selection. I too was under the assumption that wet ground would give, so glad to know different. I will play with the tire...

Hello, Upsizing farm tractor tire size, and desired tires don’t conform with factory front/rear ratio. Going from 11.2-24 fronts (43.5” tall) and 15.5-38 rears (62”) with size ratio of .70, to 13.6-24 (47.6”) and 18.4-34 (65.1”) which is a front/rear ratio of .73. I remember Tony Jacobs...

Hello eKretz, Thanks for the picture. I took the weight box off for better maneuverability, it’s a little bulky. You’re right, more weight on back and R1 tires should be better. I did make it up hill time before, but not second time. I’ve nearly exhausted the search for better front...

TT, That’s what I’ve noticed. I like the 545 with its 8k lb lift, but obviously built extra beefy to handle it. I have a John Deere 310SE backhoe that has slightly higher lift than Ford, so maybe a lighter duty ag tractor will fit the bill. Looking at a 4630 right now, but engine runs rough...

FWIW Collecting firewood yesterday. Made it up embankment first time, but not second. Tractor went up it at idle in low range, 1st gear. That’s why I like it. Didn’t like getting stuck, dumped the wood, used bucket to help back out, then reloaded the wood at top of embankment. Looking at...

Thanks HD.

Hi folks, I’ve decided to go with the tree puller. The Brown tree cutter is great, and if trees were larger would be the ticket. With the 3-5” trees and tree-clusters the puller will handle well I think. I can use it as a sideways grapple too. I have a 4-in-1 bucket on my 545, but doesn’t...