Industrial or Ag tyres

4570Man · Mar 7, 2016

Xfaxman said:
Growing up, I spent summers on my grandfathers farm, drove a Case Vac by myself 68 years ago, I have owned several tractors over the last 32 years, they all had R1 Ag tread rear tires. The thing that surprised me about R4 Industrial tires, is that they will slide sideways on a muddy side hill, where a R1 will keep going straight. The R1 definitely has more pulling power. Guess what tire is on my loader. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=460097"/>

They are about bald though. A fresh set of r4s could beat those.

Wagtail · Mar 8, 2016

Xfaxman said:
I have owned several tractors over the last 32 years, they all had R1 Ag tread rear tires.

Guess what tire is on my loader.

View attachment 460097

Ooo! Ooo! I know!!! You've got turf tyres on the back, right?!

What do I win?

PhysAssist · Mar 8, 2016

dickfoster said:
May be an indicator of how good or bad that dealer is too. It may also be a sign to head for the door and shop elsewhere. My dealer always said I could have the tires I wanted on the tractor for no extra charge. He does other stuff for no charge too, including delivering the tractor to my place. They also handle on site warranty and warranty transportation should it be necessary at no cost.
I think when you're shopping tractors a lot of it is shopping dealers too. No matter how bad or good a product may be, a crappy dealer can make any product seem the same. Nickle and diming you is not the sign of a good dealer so I didn't spend much time at all at the local JD dealer. Same with Kubota etc.. Even though I know they likely have good products, they do need to pay more attention to who is selling them and how. A poor dealer makes for a poor product and a poor rep.

2+, even though in my case it was clearly the local Kubota dealer that shined. (and has continued to...)

Xfaxman · Mar 8, 2016

4570Man said:
They are about bald though. A fresh set of r4s could beat those.

But then it would slide sideways on a side slope :thumbdown:.

The tires were used when I bought them over thirty years ago, and put them on this garden tractor.