New tractor filled tires?

[tradosaurus]

I would get R1 tires. I think you will regret it once you start driving on your hills.
I still can't believe that most new tractors come standard with R4's.

 

[oosik]

I still can't believe that most new tractors come standard with R4's.[/QUOTE]

It would tend to make one think that most new tractors aren't really intended for agricultural purposes.

 

[LouNY]

I still can't believe that most new tractors come standard with R4's.

It would tend to make one think that most new tractors aren't really intended for agricultural purposes.[/QUOTE]

Bingo!!!!!

Not till you get over 60hp.
That said many of the small ones at the more rural dealers around here do have R-1's on many of the small ones in inventory.
Every dealership is different.

 

[Avenger]

I was in the same kind of boat as the OP when I was looking to purchase a tractor. I knew I wanted the tires filled for the multitude of reasons already discussed. My research also pointed to Rim Guard or beet juice. I went to Rim Guards website and filled out their form. Unfortunately they didn't have any dealers listed in my area. Disappointed, this did not stop me from making my purchasing decision on the tractor.

I knew that people around here had liquid ballast in their tires. We had CC in the tires on the farm, so...

When I ordered my tractor I decided to ask the dealer if other customers get their tires filled. He said yes, the local tire shop is a dealer for RIM GUARD!! OMG! :shocked:

There is a button on Rim Guards website, "Become a Dealer." It might be a good idea to ask your dealer or local tire shop to fill out that form. Or find another company dealing in beet juice for tire ballast and become a dealer. If enough people in an area want it, it will become more economical for companies like Rim Guard to have a dealer in your area.

The lesson I have learned with this, and it as been true for many other things, is that you don't always know where/who the actual dealers are for a certain company or product. Just because their website lists (or doesn't list) someone in your area, does not mean that is accurate.

I used a different dealer to try and locate a piece of machinery a few months back. The website for the stump grinder listed Adams Tractor as a dealer. I went to Adams Tractor and asked about the price on this stump grinder. They never heard of this company. The guy behind the counter told me that maybe, someone, years ago ordered something small from them though Adams Tractor and now they are a listed 'dealer.'

With Rim Guard, I maybe way off base here. I do not know why they wouldn't ship to the south and only northern states. There maybe a real good reason, like heat. Though it gets hot here too in the north (98°F today), so I don't know. It most likely has something to do with shipping costs. But if they can ship to Spokane WA from Grand Rapids, MI (1846 miles), then I am sure they can ship to Mississippi (879 miles). I am guessing that the demand is simply not there for a ballast that wont freeze solid?

 

[ruffdog]

I'm not a fan of loaded tires for small farm use. If I was doing heavy loader work, I would mount up the tiller on the 3pt for ballast weight. When I mowed, I would remove the FEL and ballast so the tractor was lighter for tender areas. It all depends on what we use the tractor for most of the time. If our uses vary quite a bit and our weather can vary (this year was very wet), I want to be able to vary the weight too. If you commit to high traction with loaded R1 tires, you may cause ruts unless conditions change.

 

[coobie]

So you recommend he drives *his tractor several hundred miles one way* to a dealer that installs BJ? I live in SC TN. The closest rimguard dealer is south KY, about 150 miles - one way.

In short: Get Real; this isn't the north.

ETA: I think RG is the shiznit. If I could get it here, there would be no contest. But you guys in the north where it's available on every tractor corner need to get real: Rimguard doesn't operate nor sell down here. Now, if they would only grow up and start selling 55 gallon barrels to any Tom, Dick and Harry (read Amazon/Ebay/whatever) boom, I'd be all over that stuff. but as it is, it's not worth a +150 miles trip one way.

Did I say he had to get beet juice?Get real..How do you know the OP,s rim guard dealer is 150 miles away just because your dealer is? You sure have more time to google rim guard dealers in the OP,s area than I do ??Not me better stuff to do..Laffin..

 

[RickB]

Enlighten me oh great one.

My experience with beet juice (Rim Guard Beet Juice to be exact) it is available from every dealer in the area around here, so why would my assumption be that it isn't available at every dealer across the county? The dealers in these parts have multiple options to fill the tires (Rim Guard, Calcium Chloride, RV anti-freeze), so why is it limited down south?

My attempt at humor referencing the beet juice in the grocery store must have eluded you.

Share your great knowledge with me.

Next time you attempt humor, post something that is actually funny.

 

[BRMyers]

Next time you attempt humor, post something that is actually funny.

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[buck12]

There are times I really want R1 tires but I like the flotation with R4 in wet areas and they seem to stand up against thorns fairly well.

 

[Mainahs70]

Kioti NX cab with R4 and Rimguard. Good traction and toughness for woods. Still need chains for ice and mud.