wango tango
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where is a good place to buy some new tires?
24x8.50x14 i believe. want them in R4 and as many plies as i can get.
24x8.50x14 i believe. want them in R4 and as many plies as i can get.
having difficulty finding R4's online
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beenthere
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What tractor are they for?
I suspect R-4's are all 6 ply. But don't know that for sure.
Are you getting a matched set for the rear too? 4 wd ?
I suspect R-4's are all 6 ply. But don't know that for sure.
Are you getting a matched set for the rear too? 4 wd ?
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wango tango
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JD 4410
25x8.50-14 6PR R4 TI
25x8.50-14 6PR R4 TI
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wango tango
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the rears have a bit of life left on them. i've been told the fronts wear faster than the rears. and that the 4x00 and 4x10 series 'scrub'. the 4x20's are redesigned and do not.
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i am assuming construction, and having problems with nails and sharp edge objects puncturing out tires and reason for high ply number.
as far as tires go. get the old paper phone book out.
and start calling "tire" places. you will get a few automotive places that don't sell or deal with tractor tires. but after a few calls to the local tire places you will find someone that knows "who" to call. that deals with local farm tires.
you need to call a few places, different places only sell in certain manufacture tractor tires. some are very very costly, while others are half the price as some other manufacturers.
pending on how you want to do it. take the tires off tractor and take them in. or pay a small service fee for the company to send someone out and do the swap out for you.
after i hit the phone book, and seeing price difference online. i ended up going to a couple different yellow pages websites. to search in about 150 mile radius of me. and ended up finding someone that was 300 bucks cheaper than everyone else. that included milage, service fee for both tires for mounting/unmounting, tubes, plus new tires. and kicker was, there was only a service fee and no hourly charge fee. so it made my day. and the truck already had a tank in back, if i wanted to get my tires filled with some sort of fluid for weight.
this was for 28x18 ply10 R4 tires. on the 555c loader/backhoe.
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they guy that took off the tires for the loader/backhoe actually preferred the tires stay on the tractor. so he could use extra force. to pull off old tires and put new ones on. and just used his jack to lift the tractor up a little bit.
after watching the guy use pry bars, that didn't have any sort of point of them, and then the muscle needed to pry the tires off the rims and then get them on. i would most likely leave it to the tire guy to switch out tires. if i tried it, it would of been more like a entire day project if not 2 days. vs pro that was like 2 to 3 hours.
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when looking for tires for myself i found R4's range from ply 6, 8, 10, 12.
when looking at online websites to buy tires. i found a couple companies that bought 2nd hand tires. or rather tires that were put on by manufacturer, but when person bought tractor they wanted a different type of tire. so basically new tires. but time you counted in shipping, and sight un-seen, and the price. pay a 100 or so bucks more, for local doing was worth it to me.
as far as tires go. get the old paper phone book out.
and start calling "tire" places. you will get a few automotive places that don't sell or deal with tractor tires. but after a few calls to the local tire places you will find someone that knows "who" to call. that deals with local farm tires.
you need to call a few places, different places only sell in certain manufacture tractor tires. some are very very costly, while others are half the price as some other manufacturers.
pending on how you want to do it. take the tires off tractor and take them in. or pay a small service fee for the company to send someone out and do the swap out for you.
after i hit the phone book, and seeing price difference online. i ended up going to a couple different yellow pages websites. to search in about 150 mile radius of me. and ended up finding someone that was 300 bucks cheaper than everyone else. that included milage, service fee for both tires for mounting/unmounting, tubes, plus new tires. and kicker was, there was only a service fee and no hourly charge fee. so it made my day. and the truck already had a tank in back, if i wanted to get my tires filled with some sort of fluid for weight.
this was for 28x18 ply10 R4 tires. on the 555c loader/backhoe.
==================
they guy that took off the tires for the loader/backhoe actually preferred the tires stay on the tractor. so he could use extra force. to pull off old tires and put new ones on. and just used his jack to lift the tractor up a little bit.
after watching the guy use pry bars, that didn't have any sort of point of them, and then the muscle needed to pry the tires off the rims and then get them on. i would most likely leave it to the tire guy to switch out tires. if i tried it, it would of been more like a entire day project if not 2 days. vs pro that was like 2 to 3 hours.
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when looking for tires for myself i found R4's range from ply 6, 8, 10, 12.
when looking at online websites to buy tires. i found a couple companies that bought 2nd hand tires. or rather tires that were put on by manufacturer, but when person bought tractor they wanted a different type of tire. so basically new tires. but time you counted in shipping, and sight un-seen, and the price. pay a 100 or so bucks more, for local doing was worth it to me.
Wyobuckaroo
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I'm trying to look ahead to when I have to replace tires.
I'm right on the edge of major farm country. Five miles north of me, corn won't grow. Problem seems you can find all kinds of full size AG tires, LT tires, but you get a blank look when you ask for compact or sub-compact tractor sizes.
Even having trouble finding anything on line. Have gone to the major tire manufactures web pages and can't seem to find a lot of sizes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Wyo
33x12.5-15.... 23x8.5-12 are the turf sizes on my 4x4 compact...
Forgot to add. Been considering R4s that are 4x4 compatable
I'm right on the edge of major farm country. Five miles north of me, corn won't grow. Problem seems you can find all kinds of full size AG tires, LT tires, but you get a blank look when you ask for compact or sub-compact tractor sizes.
Even having trouble finding anything on line. Have gone to the major tire manufactures web pages and can't seem to find a lot of sizes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Wyo
33x12.5-15.... 23x8.5-12 are the turf sizes on my 4x4 compact...
Forgot to add. Been considering R4s that are 4x4 compatable
123rday
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Do you have a farm co-op in your area? You might try them. In my area, there is Eaton County Farm Bureau Co-op that sells, installs and fills the tires.
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There was a problem with the early 4x00 series, but that was fixed (upgraded front axle) in '98 or '99. This was one of the things I checked on when I bought my 4400 (year 2000 model).
But that wouldn't have been a problem with your 4410.
I'd guess the tractor was used on pavement...that's tough on R-4 tires.
skipmarcy
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My rear Titans (16.9x24) are 8 ply and my front import brand R4s (12-16.5 NHS) are 12 ply with an excellent, very heavy bead protector band on the outer sidewall. These front tires are so stiff that you can't really tell if the tire is flat without a load in the FEL bucket !! I do lots of loader work and am in the woods all the time with it too - very unlikely to stob a tire or pop it off the rim with these tires. I paid a little over $115 each for them at my farmers' Co-op. The Titans were much pricier. One word of advice if your tractor is 4wd - make sure the tires you are putting on are the correct outside diameter (height) or you can cause yourself all kinds of driveline problems - mine came from the factory with the wrong size rear tires (17.5Lx24) and caused me all kinds of problems until it was found out.