IH 720 plow

   / IH 720 plow #21  
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:D

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.
 
   / IH 720 plow #22  
I know this is actually way of topic, but has anyone else seen/tried Stomil tires? They where made in Poland. I put a pair on a Ford 4600 and on a JD 4020about 15 years ago and haven't seen anything on them since. They where considerably cheaper than Firestones and Goodyears and weighed considerably more. Traction wise I don't suppose they where as good as some, but they where great brushhogging and hayfield tires. I ended up trading the 4600 about 5 years later and the JD after about 8 years. I never had a flat or puncture on either set. That is really saying something on the JD since it spent a lot of hours hooked to a heavy Rhino batwing.
 
   / IH 720 plow #23  
chh said:
I know this is actually way of topic, but has anyone else seen/tried Stomil tires? They where made in Poland. I put a pair on a Ford 4600 and on a JD 4020about 15 years ago and haven't seen anything on them since. They where considerably cheaper than Firestones and Goodyears and weighed considerably more. Traction wise I don't suppose they where as good as some, but they where great brushhogging and hayfield tires. I ended up trading the 4600 about 5 years later and the JD after about 8 years. I never had a flat or puncture on either set. That is really saying something on the JD since it spent a lot of hours hooked to a heavy Rhino batwing.

I have heard the name before but never seen them (or do not recall ever seeing them)
 
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#24  
Since we are talking tires do most of you agree not to put fluid in radial tires?
Mine came with fluid in all four and I'm going to get rid of the calcium and buy weights for the rears. A friend gave me 1,000 lbs of weights to hang on the front so I should be set to go that way.
 
   / IH 720 plow #25  
Oleozz said:
Since we are talking tires do most of you agree not to put fluid in radial tires?
Mine came with fluid in all four and I'm going to get rid of the calcium and buy weights for the rears. A friend gave me 1,000 lbs of weights to hang on the front so I should be set to go that way.

There was a discussion about this a year ago on AgTalk. I do not remember it all but to me the liquid in the tire will not affect the advantages of a radial tire. I would ask your ag tire supplier about it or go online and read up on the tire manufacturers site.

Ideally I would just use wheel weights but they cost a lot more then liquid. I have liquid in all three of my main tractors. The only one that doesn't is the 640 which is a raking/tedding tractor mostly.
 
   / IH 720 plow #26  
On the subject of fluid in tires: was watching an RFDTV call in program about tractor suspension systems (JD centric) and the JD engineers all agreed that fluid filling tires wasnt preferred. They insisted wheel weights were better b/c fluid stiffens the tire sidewall negating some of the cushioning effect.
 
   / IH 720 plow #27  
My little tractor and my largest one have bias tires and my other one has radials. All are fluid filled. The dealer I've been using loads the tires of any tractor he sells that had a FEL on it as part of the loader package. I have never even priced rear weights.
 
   / IH 720 plow #28  
chh said:
I know this is actually way of topic, but has anyone else seen/tried Stomil tires? They where made in Poland. I put a pair on a Ford 4600 and on a JD 4020about 15 years ago and haven't seen anything on them since. They where considerably cheaper than Firestones and Goodyears and weighed considerably more. Traction wise I don't suppose they where as good as some, but they where great brushhogging and hayfield tires. I ended up trading the 4600 about 5 years later and the JD after about 8 years. I never had a flat or puncture on either set. That is really saying something on the JD since it spent a lot of hours hooked to a heavy Rhino batwing.


These guys still sell 'em. I've seen one pair. Part of a package tire/wheel deal from Tucker. They were for an 8N Ford. (12.4X28) I helped drag 'em off the truck when they showed up. You would have thought they were loaded 20.8X38's. H.E.A.V.Y. tires.

Tucker's Tire Company
 
   / IH 720 plow #29  
Radial tires unloaded on farm tractors will run four to five thousand hours. Loaded figure two thousand. When a tire needs to flex do to ground contour changes the liquid slows the exchange reducing the traction.
 
   / IH 720 plow #30  
flusher said:
Wow!! Nice rig. You'll be able to do some serious sod busting with your 1066/720 setup.

You're in another league compared to me. Only have 10 acres total, 7 acres pasture that I plan to make into a hayfield later this year.

Just got an IH #8 Little Genius 2-14 trailer plow (1940s vintage) to go with my MF-135. Plow cost $350, but shipping was twice that (darn $3.85/gal diesel).

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Need to fix a low oil pressure problem on the 135 before I can play with that plow.

How much did you pay for that 4-bottom plow?


Wow! A Little Genius is about the best trailer plow ever made IMHO, but thats a LOT of $$$! Around here they are commonly given away or sold at scrap prices. Maybe I should mail a mess of them out west! I could be a thousandaire in no time.

Do yourself a favor and buy a few points for that LG before they all disappear. They wear alot faster than you'd think.
 

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