What tires should you get on a new Tractor, R1, R4, or Turf?

[Oaktree]

Heck my rear R1's are at about 13 PSI.

Curiously, what is a good pressure on R4s? The owner's manual on my LK only references R1s.
I've been doing ~25 psi on the fronts.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

Already sank it down in the black sank and it went to tilt over, so had to pull it out with the JD, to say nothing of hitting the dips on the road. So yes, you can tip it over...

All I ca n say is, SLOW DOWN. If dips in the road threaten to tip you over, you are driving that tractor way too fast.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

Curiously, what is a good pressure on R4s? The owner's manual on my LK only references R1s.
I've been doing ~25 psi on the fronts.

According to the owners manual for the Boomer 50 I have it's 8-32 psi front with a max load of 2420 at minimum pressure and 12-20 psi rear with a max load of 4580 at minimum.
The tires are 12x16.5 front, 17.5 x24 rear.

 

[Hay Dude]

Curiously, what is a good pressure on R4s? The owner's manual on my LK only references R1s.
I've been doing ~25 psi on the fronts.

Look on sidewall of tire
If you do a lot of loader work, err on the max inflation on the sidewall, if not take it down a few clicks so it dont beat you to death

 

[Reddogs]

All I ca n say is, SLOW DOWN. If dips in the road threaten to tip you over, you are driving that tractor way too fast.

Now thats something I cant deny, I tend to race to get things done and get home before dark, as you do not want to be out in the woods with the black sand and bad roads we have out here.

 

[tradosaurus]

I love the Turf tires on my JD 790, but it seems they tend to pick up any nail or sharp object and puncture constantly. Thus when I got my L3301 I was ok to see R1 tires, but after almost tipping over just hitting bumps on the road, I am looking at the R4. What should you look for in a new tractor to start with or does it matter.

R4 to look cool and if most of your work is on concrete.
R1 if you want to avoid getting stuck.
Turf if you do work on manicured grass or on concrete.

 

[John_Mc]

R4 to look cool and if most of your work is on concrete.
R1 if you want to avoid getting stuck.
Turf if you do work on manicured grass or on concrete.

Personally, I think Ag tires look better than R4 on most tractors. I went with R4 on mine for working in my woods. The ag tires available in the size I needed at the time I bought were lighter construction and I was concerned about how they would hold up in my rocky woods and with heavy loader work. With the R4 I do need to use chains on the rears in the winter, and often leave them on in marginal conditions the rest of the year as well. The combination works well for my purposes. If I were doing work with ground-engaging equipment (disking, or plowing soil), I would have Ag tires, no question.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

I went with R4 on mine for working in my woods. The ag tires available in the size I needed at the time I bought were lighter construction and I was concerned about how they would hold up in my rocky woods and with heavy loader work.

I was surprised yesterday when I was looking at the tire pressure chart for the New Holland. For load capacity, turf and ag tires were considerably lower. The chart only gives maximum load at minimum pressure but on the front tires as an example:
AG tire: 9.5-16 4PR R1 8- 25 psi 825lbs at minimum
Turf: 28x850-15 6PR R3 25-45 psi 1250lbs at minimum
Industrial: 12x16.5 6PR R4 8-32 psi 2420lbs at minimum

Plus the R4s hold 50% more ballast than ag tires. Between the extra ballast, stronger sidewalls, extra weight carrying, better stability the R4 is the way to go for most compact tractor applications. That is way more than just looking cool on concrete

 

[GeneV]

Curiously, what is a good pressure on R4s? The owner's manual on my LK only references R1s.
I've been doing ~25 psi on the fronts.

I usually keep the back around 14 psi unless I have the backhoe or a counterweight back there on, at which point I inflate them to max rating of 20 psi.
The fronts I usually always keep inflated to 20-22 psi.

 

[sd455dan]

Here is a video on a tractor with the R14s....

After watching the R 14's more convinced than ever to stick with AG R1's