Tires New shoes for "Big T" - turfs for my L5740

[sbakf]

My L5740 ("Big T") came back today with some new shoes. Kind of funky looking, but should do the job they're design for - saving my turf and my ribs. My loaded Ag's were leaving shallow grooves in my fields. I spent days/weeks smoothing them with disk and tiller only to have them go washboard on me with each cutting. Rear tires have around 22" of thread width - fronts about 11". Additionally, with these turfs, my tractor has been lowered about 5". Should be a bit more stable on the hills.

 

[beppington]

Very nice! Boy those rear tires are wide! They should be very easy on your lawn :thumbsup: Where did you get them? How much did they run you? Did you need to adjust the tractor's 4WD to account for the different diameter tires? I would sure like to have turf tires, but I'm still doing work amongst trees, branches, stumps, etc., & I'm concerned I'd pop a tire. Maybe I'll swamp if this work ever ends

 

[Mpking]

Nice looking field there!

 

[Go Wings]

I love my turf tires. Have never had a situation where I needed anything else and they do not tear up the yard. :thumbsup:

 

[TripleR]

Interesting looking tractor. Our ground is so hard I have mowed our yard with a Case CX80 with Ag tires and not left a mark. For several years I mowed it with a Ford NAA.

 

[WilliamBos]

Looks great!! After going with turfs, our only other choice would be R1, but the turfs have not let us down. I called the R4 'kidney shakers' because they were so hard on the back.

 

[crazyal]

Those back tires look like you're ready to do a few laps on NASCAR. :laughing:

 

[troe]

i have been looking at a 5740 with turf tires, when you switched to turf did you use the same rims or did you have to buy new rims with buying new tires? i sure would like to buy a 5740, i did get a price the other day so i am getting close to buying one.

 

[arsenix2001]

I am assuming you went with the galaxy turfs? They are huge! I thought my 44x18 r3 titans were big lol.

 

[PHILIP8N]

I would say he op has galaxy 'golf course' tires due to the minimal tread depth, but they do not look oem. Kubota offers 3 types of turfs. The galaxy, the ones you see on my tractor here, and a narrow set of mis-matched turfs. I am very happy with mine. Philip.