quarencia
Silver Member
Put the FEL back on the other day and started driving away and right front went flat. Found a 3/4" cut in the middle of tread. Searched, but couldn't find the culprit.
The nearest Kubota dealer doesn't carry tires!!! They sent me to a local (to them) tire shop who has to order the stock OTR Grassmasters. I've seen a lot of discussions on sidewall problems with the 18x8.5x8 tires with FEL use and that Kubota switched to the 18x8.5x10 tire/rim. In my own use, I've been alarmed at how far the sidewalls collapse when turning with a full load in the bucket.
So I went looking for a better option.
I found a much heavier duty Carlisle Multi Trac C/S in 18x8.5x8 with the same mounted dimensions as the OTR Grassmaster. It's also an 8 ply instead of 4 ply like the stock OTR.
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Local Carlisle dealer ordered the tires and I'm dropping off the rims to have both fronts replaced in the morning. The tires are $80 each. I'll let you know if they perform better than the stock grassmasters.
The nearest Kubota dealer doesn't carry tires!!! They sent me to a local (to them) tire shop who has to order the stock OTR Grassmasters. I've seen a lot of discussions on sidewall problems with the 18x8.5x8 tires with FEL use and that Kubota switched to the 18x8.5x10 tire/rim. In my own use, I've been alarmed at how far the sidewalls collapse when turning with a full load in the bucket.
So I went looking for a better option.
I found a much heavier duty Carlisle Multi Trac C/S in 18x8.5x8 with the same mounted dimensions as the OTR Grassmaster. It's also an 8 ply instead of 4 ply like the stock OTR.
View attachment Tire.bmp
Local Carlisle dealer ordered the tires and I'm dropping off the rims to have both fronts replaced in the morning. The tires are $80 each. I'll let you know if they perform better than the stock grassmasters.