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I need new tires for the rear of a couple of tractors.
So many new brands I've never heard of. I know most are Chinese,but I've heard some are okayer than others. ex.BKT
Any real world reviews before I pay$$ for a name brand?
14.9x24 and 13.6x28
 
[486] said:
wonder about the rot rate
plenty of chink rubber rots FAST
but michelin car/LT tires also rot FAST
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We have Chinese or Taiwanese tires on equipment, they don't seem to rot FAST in our climate. Maybe I don't live in tire rotting climate.
 
Have a set on a tractor that's from 08ish and the brand is titan. Still holding air and they have about 500hrs on em.
 
Chevy_man said:
Are they going to rot long before they wear? Cheapest option then.

Will you wear them off before they rot? Buy Goodyear and have less problems.
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Probably this.

If you do get some chinkoneese ones off e-bay pay attention to the ply rating and shipping weight. I've seen some tires weigh twice what some other brands weigh, and would usually go for the heavier ones unless you are specifically looking for a light tire.
 
Captain Call said:
Have a set on a tractor that's from 08ish and the brand is titan. Still holding air and they have about 500hrs on em.
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I just saw a set of titans on a tractor at a tractor show this weekend. Hadn't heard of them before.
 
Titan makes goodyear and armstrong farm tires and sells farm tires under the titan brand. Had a couple sets of their trailer tires years back, held up good. see lots of titans at the antique tractor shows. BTK seems to be the big one in floater tires right now, they do the tires for monster jam.
 
Let tractor tires cure for 6-12 months before install. It doesn't mater on car/truck tires but it does make a difference on tractor tires on how long they end up lasting.
 
Tires definitely arent what they used to be. I've got some antique tractors (late 1940's, early 1950's) with I think OE rubber on them. No weather cracks or anything. Maybe they are degrading from the inside out, and will take my head off unexpectedly, idk. Newer rubber just turns to shit in a few years.

My newest tractor is a 1964? I think. It has some Samson drives on it that seem to be wearing and handling the elements ok.
 
Not lately, Customer of mine ordered 8 tires for a 8530 Deere and the tires were only made a few weeks prior before delivery.
 
No pavement. For a Massey 251xe and a 60 something Massey 150.
The 251 has 1 OE Goodyear,half worn,and has a boot in it. Other is a Treadura,already cut up and plugged 5 or 6 times. (honey locust)
Fronts are new Samson. They were cheap. Well cheap now days.
The 150 has 1 Co-op, and 1 Harvest king(looks like from the 70's). Front has 1 Co-op and a Treadura I bought 7-8 years ago,replaced a BFG.The front Treadura is already dry rotting.
251xe has 1800 hours,2002 model. 150 no idea
 
Captain Call said:
Have a set on a tractor that's from 08ish and the brand is titan. Still holding air and they have about 500hrs on em.
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I have Titans on the front and rear of my tractor too. They are over 2 years old and are still like new. They seem to wear excellent and there isn't the slightest hint of dry rot or cracking anywhere.
 
[486] said:
re; michelins being stupid expensive but very short-lived before cracking
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I thought that was pretty much common knowledge these days. To many cars and trucks came factory with those shitty tires for people not to have noticed how bad they are. In a way selling to the OEM's screwed them on the non OEM side for that reason because nobody I know buys a second set after owning the first. :laughing:
 
Dunno about brands. But I have always had luck with avoiding cheapo tires made in China and went with the tires made in Thailand or Indonesia. Automotive or ag, the tires have always held up well
 
Not sure cost but I love the Trelleborg tires on my Massey for now. I’ve put over 350 mixed miles on them and you can’t tell much wear yet.

As stated earlier, back when I farmed, we had an old tractor with some Firestone’s and they literally were never good tread (bought used) but never wore out.
 
1oddtech said:
Its cheaper long term to buy a good set of tires first than two sets of cheap tires later. Good farmers know this.
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Eh. Depends. On my daily driver farm pickups I figure if I spend big $$$ on name brand mud tires I'll run over something and ruin them immediately after putting them on. So I just put the cheapo e-bay mud tires on there and plan on them getting replaced twice as often. Not like I'll get good mileage out of mud tires anyhow...
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
I thought that was pretty much common knowledge these days. To many cars and trucks came factory with those shitty tires for people not to have noticed how bad they are. In a way selling to the OEM's screwed them on the non OEM side for that reason because nobody I know buys a second set after owning the first. :laughing:
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I used to swear Ford got better rubber in their oem bfg rugged trails than what you could get buying the same thing at the tire shop. The first set on a new pickup lasted great. Any set you buy after that would go maybe 2/3 as long.
 
Gbkeith said:
I used to swear Ford got better rubber in their oem bfg rugged trails than what you could get buying the same thing at the tire shop. The first set on a new pickup lasted great. Any set you buy after that would go maybe 2/3 as long.
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I wouldn't be surprised if auto manufacturers have a say in what compound the tires they buy in mass quantities have to be vs what the tire manufacturer thinks they should be for all around performance on a multitude of different vehicle platforms.

Comparing tread wear, traction, temp and speed ratings from the oem tire to the aftermarket version would probably give some clues but I've never thought to do that when changing tires. Not like I've ever had a brand new car with OEM tires, so there is that too.


Edit: I guess technically my last statement is false. I think my 22 F350 has the factory tires mounted on the steel wheels that are in my tractor shed. And I'm like 90% sure they are some kind of Michelin...
 
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