Ag Tires versus Industrial tires

[bindian]

Oh-oh; when's someone gona post a picture of what may be a real disk.

Egon,
:confused3::confused3:
hugs, Brandi

 

[CADplans]

Every R1 tire I have seen is four ply.

I just wanted to say that there are ag tires with more than 4 plies.

I just purchased these rear tires,,, 6 ply,,,, they replaced 6 ply tires,,,

I guess they want you to know the tires and wheels are made in the USA!!?? :laughing:

The front tires are 6 ply,,, also,, :thumbsup:

 

[pmsmechanic]

For the kind of work that you talk about doing I would buy turf tires. They have the most traction in everything but mud and they ride the smoothest. For me riding the smoothest is the important part. I spend a lot of hours every year on my tractor and the last I checked I wasn't getting any younger. I have more than adequate traction on my John Deere 4410 with 14" wide tires on the rear and 12" wide on the front.

 

[CADplans]

the last I checked I wasn't getting any younger. I have more than adequate traction on my John Deere 4410 with 14" wide tires on the rear and 12" wide on the front.

A 4410 with turfs and hydro drive would be my dream machine,, until I find one,, I will get by with my JD 650 and turfs.

I have perfect traction for mowing,, it never even needs 4WD.
I have even worked the driveway with it,,, using a 7 foot blade,,,

The 650 runs out of power long before it runs out of traction!! :laughing:

 

[pmsmechanic]

If I need more traction I just add my duals.

 

[CADplans]

Another fact to consider with R1 tires is bar spacing.
My new tires have the bars spaced almost 2 inches closer than the old R1 tires that were replaced.

Lots of bars on the ground rides much better!! :thumbsup:

I do not know how that effects traction??

 

[Spindifferent]

Hi CADplans,

Could you let us know where you purchased the tires and the approx. cost? I'm knee-deep in the R1 vs R4 decision process for my JD 3520.

Thanks!

 

[CADplans]

Hi CADplans,

Could you let us know where you purchased the tires and the approx. cost? I'm knee-deep in the R1 vs R4 decision process for my JD 3520.

Thanks!

A local dealer had them,, a one time thing,, or something like that.
$1400 for the tires and wheels. There are great delivered prices on eBay.
My original tires were 1979 vintage,, and were loaded with calcium.
I was afraid the wheel could fail from rust,, the fronts were dry rotted, and were replaced a few years ago.

I am abusive to my tires,,,

 

[Threepoint]

For the kind of work that you talk about doing I would buy turf tires. They have the most traction in everything but mud and they ride the smoothest. For me riding the smoothest is the important part. I spend a lot of hours every year on my tractor and the last I checked I wasn't getting any younger. I have more than adequate traction on my John Deere 4410 with 14" wide tires on the rear and 12" wide on the front.

+1 on this, for the work described. Cougsfan, congratulations on the new tractor. I know the dealer said Ag or Industrial, but he probably has those in stock already. He can order big turfs from Titan, etc. just as easily. There might be a small up-charge. I'd really consider that now for your intended use. No do-over once you take delivery. The tread on the big Titans is plenty aggressive. Good for everything but heavy field work in loose soil. They'll do just fine in snow for loader and blade work. In fact, it's my experience that on rough ice and hard-pack they outperform R1s and R4s hands down.

A couple more things to consider with tire selection: The affect on tractor width and height. Turfs will increase your tractor width, sidewall to sidewall. Nice for lateral stability, but they affect how you transport it off-site. Overall width on my 45 hp tractor with rear Titan 21.5L-16.1 turfs is about 83". So it requires a deck-over trailer or a roll-back truck. At the same time, overall tractor height will be slightly lower with the turfs than with R4s, and lower still than with R1s. Check overhead clearance at your garage, barn or storage building now.

fyi, I've attached a couple of pics of the R3s on my NX4510HSTcab to give you an idea.

 

[jeff9366]

However, you probably cannot fit wide Turf Tires in a plow furrow, so you cannot moldboard plow with turfs.