Farmwithjunk
Super Member
Robert_in_NY said:Hi Bill, my issue with the Titans at the time I bought the TN was that all of the Titan tires on the lots were checking real bad while the goodyears were in good condition. I didn't want a brand new tractor with tires that were new but checked like a 10 year old tractor left outside.
I have not had any puncture issues with my dynatourqe II's except for a piece of steel and I drive my TN thru red brush chopping back and forth so I don't baby them. Traction wise I prefer Firestones. And I am not happy with the way the Goodyears are wearing. The front 11.2-24's are going to need to be replaced in 4-5 years while the back tires are wearing but not as bad. Since I took the TN off of the main tillage duty the tires are lasting longer but I will only buy Firestones from now on unless I can afford a set of Michelin XM108's
I took a set of Titans off of the last 3000 Ford I owned that were near 15 years old, never spent a day it their life IN a shed, and other than resembling a drag slick, they wern't checked, cracked, or damaged in the slightest. That was a loader tractor that was nothing short of abused.
The DynaTorques are on my 2440 Deere. They're about 60% now. They may end up getting replaced sooner than I'd like. I've had literally dozens of punctures with those tires. That, combined with the fact they give lousy traction in anything less than perfect conditions. My impression of DynaTorque II's was always that the sidewalls were too flimsy also. I never was happy with them.
Just last fall, I put new Titans on my 150 Massey. I like their long bar/short bar for traction and wear. Since that tractor gets treated better than most folks car, it's not exactly a good gauge of how they'll do in "real world" use.
At the National Farm Machinery Show (Louisville, last month) I talked at great length with the Titan/GoodYear national sales director. He mentioned their 2 brands combined are the most common OEM tires used in todays market. OEM tires are shipped well in advance of actual manufacturing of the tractors. I hear all sorts of tails of woe regarding OEM tires. The very same brand in a replacement tire usually doesn't have the same issues. Makes you wonder how long tractor manufacturers have these tires in their inventory as well as how they're stored. That rep also told me that BOTH brands are attemting to increase quality standards. Their portion of market share of replacement tires has slipped a bit in recent years and they want a much bigger piece of the pie.
I like Michelins too, but that price! Whew! I have a setof Michelins on my Dodge truck that have 88,000 miles and still have 1/3rd of the tread left. I've owned one set of BF Goodrich radial tractor tires and liked them. Just not practical on bush hogging tractors though with all the abuse they take.
Firestone "Field & Road" used to be the #1 seller amongst the replacement tires along with a sizable chunk of the OEM market. . They were tremendously popular with tractor restoration enthusiast's. So popular, Firestone decided to quit making them.
