What tires are best suited for me

[Brady D]

I have a small 32hp ford 1910 2wd that I use to bush hog about 15 acres of well kept fields with and use a finishing mower on about 3 acres that is cut weekly. what tires would be best to still give me good traction without being bad on grass? I would like to buy firestones since the originals lasted 36 years

 

[jyoutz]

I have a small 32hp ford 1910 2wd that I use to bush hog about 15 acres of well kept fields with and use a finishing mower on about 3 acres that is cut weekly. what tires would be best to still give me good traction without being bad on grass? I would like to buy firestones since the originals lasted 36 years

I would lean towards R4 or R14 tires only because of your finish lawn mowing. IDK if Firestone still makes tractor tires. Most new tractors come with Titan or Carlisle brand tires. You will get a lot of people who will advocate R1 style tires, but I think they would be rough on weekly finish lawn mowing.

 

[Brady D]

I would lean towards R4 or R14 tires only because of your finish lawn mowing. IDK if Firestone still makes tractor tires. Most new tractors come with Titan or Carlisle brand tires. You will get a lot of people who will advocate R1 style tires, but I think they would be rough on weekly finish lawn mowing.

I primarily mow with it so I’m leaning toward tires that won’t mess up grass. thanks for the help

 

[sea2summit]

With this case I think it’s a compromise either way. But with a 2WD tractor brush hogging the majority of the acres I’d probably lean towards a more aggressive tire than turf.

 

[oldnslo]

What style tires are it for the past 36 years? If They were good for 36 years why change now?

 

[Brady D]

With this case I think it’s a compromise either way. But with a 2WD tractor brush hogging the majority of the acres I’d probably lean towards a more aggressive tire than turf.

Definitely need more aggressive than turf

 

[Brady D]

What style tires are it for the past 36 years? If They were good for 36 years why change now?

They tend to be hard on my grass when I use my finishing mower

 

[sea2summit]

They tend to be hard on my grass when I use my finishing mower

If that’s the only reason have you priced new tires and zero turn mower’s? You could easily be in the 3k range for two rear tires for that tractor.

 

[oldnslo]

I believe another consideration is the rim size. Not 100% positive but I believe R4 & turf require a different rim vs R1 ag. Some R1 ag have less aggressive lug patterns than others. Not sure if available in your size or cost but radial R1 have larger foot print and may be less aggressive also. Never ran radials on this small of tractor so not sure.

 

[LouNY]

You can often find any style of tire to fit your existing rims especially if they are ag rims;

Every one of these tires is a 16.9-28 bias ply tire. They will all fit a rim that is 28" in diameter, 13 to 16 " wide