Best tires for the PT

woodlandfarms · Feb 4, 2016

OK, I can go to the tire group and ask this, and probably will, but wondered what everyon has purchased here. I need a bar tire, would love a quad tire, but I have no learned they won't hold the weight (which I do not understand, must be something about the sidewalls). My tires, I think, are 26.12.12. Anyone care to weigh in on this?

MossRoad · Feb 4, 2016

No. I got into a R1, R4, turf discussion here about 14 years ago and learned my lesson.

woodlandfarms · Feb 5, 2016

bwahaha.. OK, well let me make it easy on everyone. I need extreme agressive tread. Like I said, if I could put a quad tire on I would, but I guess they won't support the load (no clue why)

I see Carlisle, but I also see Deestone and Nanco, better price and what I percieve as a deeper tread.

SELKIRK · Feb 5, 2016

How about something like this.

https://www.stopandgotires.com/tire/industrial/industrial?sku=51S361&name=Carlisle Trac Chief

SELKIRK · Feb 5, 2016

Or this one.

https://www.stopandgotires.com/tire/farm/farm?sku=94022410&name=BKT TR-315 R-1

MossRoad · Feb 5, 2016

Here's a link to the Carlisle tire catalog PDF.

http://www.carlstargroup.com/cms_files/original/Carlisle_2012_Tire_Catalog_FNL_VIEW_1___1_.pdf

ponytug · Feb 5, 2016

Carl,

The load ratings come from the number of plys, and the composition (steel, kevlar, polyester). You need a load rating high enough to support the tractor weight, plus load. For my 1445, that is 3300+1800=5100lbs/4 or at least 1275 per tire. ATVs don't run that heavily loaded, so the tires don't have the strength. Extra plys in the sidewall help keep you from rolling the bead off the rim, and from puncturing it. I doubt you would be happy with ATV tires from a durability perspective, given your conditions.

If you really need aggressive traction, I would recommend chains. I can't say enough great things about the ones Ken recommended. Just for the record, I'm running Carlisle R4, and I add chains if I know things will be tough, like mowing thistle on 20 degree slopes.

All the best,

Peter

woodlandfarms · Feb 5, 2016

Hey Peter. Yup, I got chains, run the year round. How my PT is set up is that the inboard tires are all Skidsteer, like 10 or 12 ply tires, and they seem just a bit shorter than the Carlisle. The outboard tires, that have chains, are nearly bald Carlisle balloon tires.

My chains are getting old though, starting to stretch and one has failed (and been repaired. Not sure how many more years I will get out of this set of chains... Like I said, year round use, makes such a difference but side slope there is no stiction beyond 35 degrees, get to 45 and there is major pucker, also coming off a 45 onto a driveway tends to mess the chains bad.

MossRoad · Feb 5, 2016

I wonder if people ever read that you're doing 35-45 degree slopes... not percent grade. DEGREES. Good gravy that's steep!

woodlandfarms · Feb 6, 2016

ponytug said:
Carl,

The load ratings come from the number of plys, and the composition (steel, kevlar, polyester). You need a load rating high enough to support the tractor weight, plus load. For my 1445, that is 3300+1800=5100lbs/4 or at least 1275 per tire. ATVs don't run that heavily loaded, so the tires don't have the strength. Extra plys in the sidewall help keep you from rolling the bead off the rim, and from puncturing it. I doubt you would be happy with ATV tires from a durability perspective, given your conditions.

If you really need aggressive traction, I would recommend chains. I can't say enough great things about the ones Ken recommended. Just for the record, I'm running Carlisle R4, and I add chains if I know things will be tough, like mowing thistle on 20 degree slopes.

All the best,

Peter

So one thing on this load rating I need to get clarity on, they say that the quad tire is rated at 500lbs at 50MPH. So if you on a PT doing 8 does it change the rating?