Tires Upsized front r4 tires on L5030

[buckeyefarmer]

Never noticed an issue with mine, this the first i heard about an issue.

 

[LD1]

Yes the original 10x16.5 is way too small for the loader capacity. The 12x16.5 are good, I've got just under 3000 hours on the tractor and wore out two more sets of 12x16.5's. Ran a set of 32x12.50R15 on implement rims for a winter (they have better traction in snow) and now am running a set of 33x15.50R15 intended for all terrain scissor lifts on the wide turf tire rims. They are my new favourite. Work great in soft fields, no deep ruts. Lower pressures that ride nice still support the loader capacity.

The are slightly too much lead just like the 12x16.5, and is more noticeable with rears being nearly worn out now. The pics are from a few years ago when I put them on. Again, the chip road travel is what kills them. My M120 is eating its front set of 14.9x24 as well. The 14.9x24 front Agribibs on my massey are tough as nails and show no appreciable wear still.

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Reviving an old thread.

I dont loke the stock 9.5-16 r-1's on my MX.

Have been kicking around the idea of swapping to the 12-16.5 R4's on JUST the fronts.

I like the R1 rears for traction. Fronts offer little traction anyway and what I loose in traction I think i'll more than make up for with flotation.

Ironically, the 9.5-16's have 33.2" diameter an 99" rolling circumference. The 12-16.5R4's are 32.7 and 97" respectively. CLose enough to be a non-issue.

But then I stumbled on this thread with the 15.5's....... Love the way that looks.

Do you mind sharing where you got them from? And when fully turned, you dont have any clearance issues with the loader?

Comparing the 9.5 R1's that I have to the 12-16.5's looks alot like Fattire's picture in post # 23 https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...sized-front-r4-tires-l5030-3.html#post4993770

 

[1stDeuce]

I just found 31x15.5-15's on ebay. Several choices. Including a wicked looking set from Camso...


Must be a common tire for a trencher, as that's how several are listed.

Probably a bit short if you were running 9-16's on the front, but a great alternative to 10-16.5's that are on so many compact tractors.

Just need 15" rims, which were the rims used for turf tires, or any good ag supplier should be able to order them.

 

[LD1]

I just found 31x15.5-15's on ebay. Several choices. Including a wicked looking set from Camso...
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Must be a common tire for a trencher, as that's how several are listed.

Probably a bit short if you were running 9-16's on the front, but a great alternative to 10-16.5's that are on so many compact tractors.

Just need 15" rims, which were the rims used for turf tires, or any good ag supplier should be able to order them.

Yea, saw alot of them too.

I would like to find a deal on 33" tall tires. Cause the mx tractors used the larger 12-16.5's for industrials, which are nearly identical to the 9-16's in terms of rolling circumference.

I'll probably end up getting just the standard r4 fronts. But they are hard to find with the Kubota 6- bolt rims included. Everything as a "package" deal is skid loader standard 8x8