Tires New 1510 tires

Roonabeck · Feb 3, 2011

I'd been wanting to replace my 1510's standard 8-18 rice tires for a while, to better suit my non-rice-field-tilling usage. I mostly use it for running my finish mower on my yard, mulch/loam/compost moving with the loader and wagon, or clearing snow with the loader & 4' snow blower.

I finally settled on these off-road truck tires: TSL Bogger size 33x10.5x16LT from Interco.

And I got a pair of rims from Hoye's partial turf package (I got 8 inch wide instead of 8.5, and I got the widest backspacing he could make with an 8 inch rim).

I had the rims shipped to my local Interco dealer (Elias 4 Wheel Drive Center) who mounted the tires, and then I had them filled with 10 gal each of Rimguard at the local Kubota dealer. This added 110-115 lbs per tire.

I also got a set of chains (my driveways usually get icy in the winter) from TireChains.com.

The end result: I think it looks great, and it handles much better in the snow. I stayed inside my 4' snowblower and loader width (tracks are 46.5 inches wide now) and gained some clearance between the lower lift arms and the inside edges of the tires. Perhaps when the glaciers in my yard recede I can see how the handling improves on something other than snow, too.

284 International · Feb 4, 2011

Those Boggers look really, really good! I like it. Those tires work pretty well on Jeeps and stuff too. I think you'll be pleased for your purposes. I bet the extra 220lbs in them will help too. Let us know how they work, in snow as well as for loader work after the snow is gone.

YannyMan · Feb 4, 2011

I wish I had my loader done.. Starting to run out of places to put all the snow!

Roonabeck · Feb 4, 2011

284 International said:
Those tires work pretty well on Jeeps and stuff too.

Yeah, I told the wife what they were usually used on and she said, "Hmmmm.... yeah, those WOULD look good on my Jeep!" :laughing:

Smoody · Feb 4, 2011

That looks pretty sweet, does anyone know if you can do this on the larger yanmars? 2000 series

shawnjvl · Feb 4, 2011

Smoody said:
That looks pretty sweet, does anyone know if you can do this on the larger yanmars? 2000 series

For the 2000 you could use this size 19.5/44-16LT 44.1 inches tall, compared to stock ag tires which are 42 inches tall.

Roonabeck · Feb 4, 2011

shawnjvl said:
For the 2000 you could use this size 19.5/44-16LT 44.1 inches tall, compared to stock ag tires which are 42 inches tall.

Yeah, at 15 inch wide tread and 18 inches wide at the fattest part of the tire, those might make California's 240 look like it has skinny rears.

Kinda pricey though.

California · Feb 4, 2011

I think a 19.5" truck tire would have a very stiff casing. Plus expensive wheels.

I have read there are narrow turf tires to fit the stock 24" rims, and some owners say turfs are better than ag tires in snow after you get chains on them.

shawnjvl · Feb 4, 2011

California said:
I think a 19.5" truck tire would have a very stiff casing. Plus expensive wheels.

I have read there are narrow turf tires to fit the stock 24" rims, and some owners say turfs are better than ag tires in snow after you get chains on them.

Its a 16 inch tire, 19.5 inches wide

Johndeere3720 · Feb 4, 2011

Those tires look really good on your 1510. I can agree that R1 tires are not my favorite choice for snow. I have considered getting a wider profile tire for my yanmar but havent for a few reasons;

1. spendy to get new rims + tires
2. I like the narrow stance of my tractor so I can get into places that are really tight, my current stace is 40" wide, my riding lawn mower is wider than that!