Tires how long did your factory tires last????

[smstonypoint]

I would be interested to see a pic of those tires!


J

I'm off to the farm for two weeks on Saturday. I'll post pics on my return. I should have pointed out that my tractor is 2WD, and I use it mainly for bush-hogging.

Steve

 

[RadarTech]

I'm off to the farm for two weeks on Saturday. I'll post pics on my return. I should have pointed out that my tractor is 2WD, and I use it mainly for bush-hogging.

Steve

ok.. Yea-- I have heard some R-1s that are dirt/hog tractors last almost to dryrot age..


J

 

[Adiredneck]

I hear ya... what did you think of the pics I posted?
J

Your pictures illustrated what you needed them to. How long have you had your tractor? Mine is 4 yrs old. If I keep on going at the current rate, I'll need a set of fronts in 4-5 yrs, and maybe a set of rears in 10 yrs. I can live with that. Now if I get a 2nd (larger) tractor like I want to next year, with a backhoe I can spread the hours out a bit.... Will have to win over SWMBO first.

 

[RadarTech]

Your pictures illustrated what you needed them to. How long have you had your tractor? Mine is 4 yrs old. If I keep on going at the current rate, I'll need a set of fronts in 4-5 yrs, and maybe a set of rears in 10 yrs. I can live with that. Now if I get a 2nd (larger) tractor like I want to next year, with a backhoe I can spread the hours out a bit.... Will have to win over SWMBO first.

I got the tractor in Mar 2008...


J

 

[Adiredneck]

My friend has an l3400 that is 1 yr newer than mine, but he has a lot of sand at his place. He has 50 more hours on his (I just turned 150 hrs) and they are just like new, so it does make a big difference.

 

[RadarTech]

My friend has an l3400 that is 1 yr newer than mine, but he has a lot of sand at his place. He has 50 more hours on his (I just turned 150 hrs) and they are just like new, so it does make a big difference.

yeah I hear ya...

on our property I have spun ALL 4 with the differential locked in gravel , sand, dirt and on asphault...
On one of the pics you should see a big gash from me getting stuck in the ditch.....

just curious how firm the rubber is...

J

 

[rjkobbeman]

8 hours and still going strong! He, he, he!

Of course, they do have cow pasture "stuff" on them.

 

[LD1]

I have about 240 hrs (somewhere close to that) on my bota 3400 and my fronts don't look bad at all.

I do a lot of dirt work and a good bit of highway pavement towing the wood hauling trailers. Maybe 20 or so trips to the woods per year which is 6mi round trip for the last 3 years. so about 180 highway miles from that and probabally another good 50 miles highway doing this and that. (In 2wd though).

Loader is almost always on, and I only ocassionaly use it to mow. It is used a lot in the woods when cutting and other than that, just maintaining my 5 acres with a creek/ditch that runs through it. Which I have re-done twice. And maintaining the gravel drive, digging seceral stumps with FEL, a 3000 gal fish pond, just the usual.

I'll go out and take some pics but they aren't anywhere close to the OP's.

 

[ToadHill]

I had to replace my fronts after 900 hrs. Not due to wear but due to the fact that the sidewall blew out on one of them. I can use the second for a spare in a pinch, but I didn't want to change only one.

 

[LD1]

I have about 240 hrs (somewhere close to that) on my bota 3400 and my fronts don't look bad at all.

I do a lot of dirt work and a good bit of highway pavement towing the wood hauling trailers. Maybe 20 or so trips to the woods per year which is 6mi round trip for the last 3 years. so about 180 highway miles from that and probabally another good 50 miles highway doing this and that. (In 2wd though).

Loader is almost always on, and I only ocassionaly use it to mow. It is used a lot in the woods when cutting and other than that, just maintaining my 5 acres with a creek/ditch that runs through it. Which I have re-done twice. And maintaining the gravel drive, digging seceral stumps with FEL, a 3000 gal fish pond, just the usual.

I'll go out and take some pics but they aren't anywhere close to the OP's.

Pictures. 243 hrs on the clock. I had to get a screwdriver and knock some mud off of them.