I have Maxxis trailer tires and they are very high quality, but I have to wonder if the thinner sidewall on a truck
or even a trailer tire will be a puncture
issue out in the fields. If the tractor never leaves the lawn I'd agree
maybe not much of a difference. Buick' point about a rounded shoulder is a good one;
I think you want rounded shoulders for turf protection, and not a lot of big tread gaps.
For more traction, I think the opposite would be true.
I think these front tires are less than 200 a piece for farm tires; I would think that size in a truck tire would
cost at least a hundred, so possibly one could save two hundred dollars on a pair, but is it worth it?
how badly your grass gets marked up is also a function of what kind of grass. Tender fescue might get ripped up faster than
tough centipede. I have centipede mostly with some bermuda and I can run tri-ribs on the front of my Gravely garden tractor and not leave any marks,
except in mud. My R4's on the Kubota will imprint pretty quickly with a load in the bucket.
One of the best turf tires made were the long lasting Bridgestone "Pillow" rear tires, big balloon-y tires that are very expensive to buy.
I'd say any street tire that had that kind of small blocky tread would do well. Not like you are going fast...
I've seen some of the older smaller tractors in this area use truck tires up front. If you have them, and grip is not a big deal, why not use them.
Just not sure I'd buy a new tire for up front that wasn't extra durable.