Anyone use BKT tires?

Hay Dude · Oct 29, 2012

Found a pair of BKT tires for tractor, don't know where they're made? India China may be possible. Anyone know them?

RickB · Oct 29, 2012

China. Great pricing; questionable quality. Sound familiar? Absolutely do not mount them tubeless. May be a viable option for low-use machines or low budget owners. Not everyone can afford Michelins.

Hay Dude · Oct 29, 2012

Crap. Thanks. I was afraid of that.

MIKE R · Oct 29, 2012

Hay Dude said:
Crap. Thanks. I was afraid of that.

Take a look at Carisle farm tires. They are very good quality and I believe they are American Made in Georgia. I put the Farm Specalist HA on my Case and Couldn't be harrier with the look and quality. The 6ply rating that they were was more like a 8 ply compared to other 6 ply tires I've seen. Goodyear Duratorques are another good quality fairly priced tire.

daugen · Oct 29, 2012

BKT tires are made in India by the largest tire manufacturer in the country, are relatively high quality, and I have them on one of my tractors with excellent results. And one third less than others I could get in the size I needed.
I would not buy a Chinese tire... and I would buy another BKT without hesitation
Welcome: Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT)

DT86 · Oct 29, 2012

I bought a set for the front of the David Brown. It's two wheel drive. I only use this tractor to rake hay and sometimes run a box blade, but its driven on the road between farms on the blacktop. They are holding up well.

Builder · Oct 29, 2012

I agree with the sentiment on Chinese tires. Don't know anything about BKT.

Emmet vintage · Jul 10, 2013

Have a set of bkt tyres on the 20. Doesn't get much use but they seem to be holding up very well

arrow · Jul 10, 2013

Hay Dude said:
Found a pair of BKT tires for tractor, don't know where they're made? India China may be possible. Anyone know them?

I have them on my JD and find them to be the best tire on the tractor. I've had the Good Years and the Firestones but these seem to have more rubber compound in them because they have not shown a single stress crack. They are made in India and I guess in order to withstand that environment, they need to put more stuff in their compounds to take the brutal sun and heat of that environment. Very good tractive tires for the money.

D7E · Jul 10, 2013

There are a lot of BKT around here even on relativeley new 300hp+ tractors and they seem very good . Any carlisle we have bought in the last few years have been terrible rubbish and firestones have cracked too