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thirdroc17
Silver Member
- Joined
- Sep 24, 2013
- Messages
- 202
- Tractor
- Kubota
I changed all 4. The rears taller and wider, the fronts taller to match the rears. I worry more about actual rolling radius than the size marked on the tire, so had to do a little experimenting to increase all proportionately. Like one member said, soon as you turn the steering wheel, it all changes front to back anyway. Since I'm in 2 wheel drive 95% of the time, 95% of the time it's a non issue, the other 5% of the time, I still kept things proportional. It's the rolling radius that matters, not the size of the wheel.
The original tires were R-4's, which are great for a loader, but suck for everything else, and I don't have loader. While I was buying turfs for their superior performance for ME, there was no reason to not improve things even more. I had the R-4's down to 4 PSI and they were still rough. A stiff tire is a stiff tire. The fronts were low profile to boot, which made them even worse. I wanted turfs when I bought it, but all they had were the R-4's, probably because of the "cool" factor even though they suck for ride quality.
Everybody seems to think it's ok to put huge tires on their pickups, which strain the drivetrain, then put in performance chips to add even more strain, but OH NO, don't dare change a tire size on a tractor a small amount....... sheesh
The original tires were R-4's, which are great for a loader, but suck for everything else, and I don't have loader. While I was buying turfs for their superior performance for ME, there was no reason to not improve things even more. I had the R-4's down to 4 PSI and they were still rough. A stiff tire is a stiff tire. The fronts were low profile to boot, which made them even worse. I wanted turfs when I bought it, but all they had were the R-4's, probably because of the "cool" factor even though they suck for ride quality.
Everybody seems to think it's ok to put huge tires on their pickups, which strain the drivetrain, then put in performance chips to add even more strain, but OH NO, don't dare change a tire size on a tractor a small amount....... sheesh