BX1500,1850,1860 Tires-Wheels

[CHDinCT]

Apologies for boot legging the "before" for the side by side photo above. I didn't have a photo to use, with my own turfs.

Side by side. Yeah, I can tell the difference.

Hey BP - that's my old BX1850 that I traded back to the dealer with 30 hours for the 1860 to "fix" the abrupt stopping in reverse. Anyway - first time I've seen it since I traded it back .

Thanks for the measurements, I will do some checking later today. Unfortunately, my deck is off now so I can't do a visual to see how much space is available at the moment. Just from the pic's, the bigger difference appears to be between the fronts more than the back, but that's probably just the pic's.

 

[TripleR]

Good idea, any noticeable changes in power, handling etc.?

 

[bp fick]

Hey guys. Heya Chris, glad to show your old machine again. Got it off Google Pix. Your old machine is famous!!

TripleR- Taking a lunch break right now. Been in the seat all morning, about 3 hours worth. I am re-plowing (middle buster) my virgin "back 40" Dang, it is soddy. Disking too. First day without rain in a week and I am trying to get this done.

Handling? It won't rock the world, but that is one rutty, soddy mess out there and I gotta tell you, YES. I can indeed feel an improvement with the larger socks and shoes. 2 inches wouldn't seem like much, but in those ruts, I am being tossed about much, much less. Wouldn't go back.

OK, back to work. Pix later.

 

[LBrown59]

See I would have missed it. Why didn't you make it fair and post the pictures identical in angle, clairity, depth, etc. At first glance the one on the right appears to have bigger tires. *I knew this was a trick !

*It wasn't a trick .
It was ment to be a statement that I don't really notice or pay any attention to the difference between the 2 wheel sizes.

 

[missourithunder]

LBrown59,
But even you have to admit bp fick's tractor looks awesome.

 

[bp fick]

Good idea, any noticeable changes in power, handling etc.?

In case anyone was thinking this 1860 is just a driveway queen...

Just put almost 4 hours on the tractor today, with its new wheels and tires. Ok, to be completely fair, how much traction/power can be attributed to now having R4's on it versus Turfs previously is really hard to judge with impartiality. I originally plowed this field up with the middle buster 6 weeks ago. I had turfs on at the time. I ran 4 wheel drive the entire time. I got an occasional tire spin, but it was OK. BTW, I used wheel weights then, did NOT use them today.

Today, I re-plowed again. I plowed the space in between the old furrow that hadn't been plowed earlier. It was a piece of cake. Truly easy. I busted through the whole thing in 2 wheel drive. No slipping. Nothing. Never engaged 4 wheel, never even came close to having to do so. A larger diameter tire for field work like this just cannot be anything but your friend. I sent the middle buster down a good 10". I grew up with rear wheel tractors taller than me, even at age 10 or 12. Those were pretty low HP, 2 wheel, gas tractors and buddy, they would work.

Anyhow, finished off with a disk treatment. I will let that 120' x50' patch sit for awhile. Gotta get it manured before much longer.

Before pictures
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After pictures

 

[bp fick]

Hey BP - that's my old BX1850 that I traded back to the dealer with 30 hours for the 1860 to "fix" the abrupt stopping in reverse. Anyway - first time I've seen it since I traded it back .

Thanks for the measurements, I will do some checking later today. Unfortunately, my deck is off now so I can't do a visual to see how much space is available at the moment. Just from the pic's, the bigger difference appears to be between the fronts more than the back, but that's probably just the pic's.

Chuck, it is just the camera angles. If you shoot from the behind, the rears look freakin huge in the photo, if you shoot from the front of the tractor, the fronts are featured in the photo.

No, no, my friend, it is quite noticeable, to anyone's eye, the difference in putting on a 26" in place of a 24". Kind of similar in proportion in going from a P205 to a P235 in a car or truck tire, maybe more. At least that is about the difference.

 

[LBrown59]

There are places /slopes on my property I won't get on with this BX23 with the 18 / 26 wheels because of the pucker factor.



On the other hand the 16 /24 wheels on this BX1500 makes for a lower center of gravity & allows me to traverse these same areas even mowing across slopes with absolutely no hint of a pucker factor.
This is one of the main reasons I bought this tractor.

 

[bp fick]

LB

Sure, the small frame tractors seem to be overwhelmingly sold primarily as mowers and the smaller wheels/tires allow for the MMM and provide all that is needed and more for mowing.

I, however, do not use my tractor for mowing and do not own an MMM.

Dude, you got THREE TRACTORS!!!

 

[missourithunder]

LBrown59 wrote - "There are places /slopes on my property I won't get on with this BX23 with the 18 / 26 wheels because of the pucker factor."

Try living in South Central Missouri in the heart of the Ozark mountain range. Then you'll feel the pucker factor ole man !!! And put your seat belt on before you get somebody gets killed.

Missouri Thunder