No Turf Tires?

[yooperdave]

Looking at buying a new LS compact tractor. Their web site indicated choice of Ag, Turf or Industrial. The dealer said only Industrial were available. I then looked at the TYM website where turf tires were not even mentioned. Why the challenge of no turf tires? TIA Yooper Dave

 

[3gunr]

Tires have been hard to get for tractor manufactures over the last couple yrs, Maybe turfs are just harder to get still,

 

[Wolfy]

Other than backhoes or skid steers I think R4s are terrible for tractors. R1 first. R3 distant second.

 

[Jimbo16720]

I have turf on mine and was going to look for ag tires. Wanted to try the turfs in the snow first and they work fine for snow so no need to spend the money.

 

[Blue Mule]

I ran into the same issue. Wanted R3 tires on my new tractor, dealer said there were no tractors in my area with them, and retrofitting a tractor with R3s would cost a lot of money. I asked about simply ordering a tractor the way I wanted it and they sort of acted like that wasn't an option. So I got stuck with R4s.

In my experience, R3s are superior in every terrain except sloppy mud which a compact tractor rarely ever sees. I have no idea why R3 isn't the standard. These tractors are almost exclusively used on turfs or around homes.

 

[gstrom99]

When I was looking to replace my worn out rear turf tires, I got creative and found the right size truck / off road tires. I found 15" Mickey Thompson Baja's and they've worked out great. R2, R3 ??? The #'s confuse me. These are fairly aggressive and assymetrical tread design. The fronts are still turf tread type. If I was tractor shopping, I would really try and avoid turf tires, unless it's only for use on your golf course.

 

[Oaktree]

When I was looking to replace my worn out rear turf tires, I got creative and found the right size truck / off road tires. I found 15" Mickey Thompson Baja's and they've worked out great. R2, R3 ??? The #'s confuse me. These are fairly aggressive and assymetrical tread design. The fronts are still turf tread type. If I was tractor shopping, I would really try and avoid turf tires, unless it's only for use on your golf course.

What tractor takes 15" truck tires in the rear?
R1 vs R4 is like religion or politics...wade in at your own risk!! Not sure what R3s are.

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[tacticalturnip]

Would an R-14 work for you?

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[gstrom99]

What tractor takes 15" truck tires in the rear?
R1 vs R4 is like religion or politics...wade in at your own risk!! Not sure what R3s are.

My Deere 855 had 33 - 12.50 x 15 turfs and I went to great lengths to match the circumference since it's 4WD. They're filled (Rim Guard), too.

 

[Jimbo16720]

I ran into the same issue. Wanted R3 tires on my new tractor, dealer said there were no tractors in my area with them, and retrofitting a tractor with R3s would cost a lot of money. I asked about simply ordering a tractor the way I wanted it and they sort of acted like that wasn't an option. So I got stuck with R4s.

In my experience, R3s are superior in every terrain except sloppy mud which a compact tractor rarely ever sees. I have no idea why R3 isn't the standard. These tractors are almost exclusively used on turfs or around homes.

Probably because they can get more for the ag tires.

 

[Torvy]

Probably because they can get more for the ag tires.

In my experience, when there is a price difference, the R1 is the cheapest.

 

[oosik]

Just about any tire would work for me. Until I got into snow or mud or need added traction. That's why I run Goodyear 6 ply R-1's. I still have places where my 10,000# Kubota 4WD with loaded rears can get stuck. These areas are avoided until late summer when things dry out.

 

[ptsg]

R1 Radials. That's where it's at.

 

[EdGooding]

Miller Tire has been around forever and has a good rep among tractor owners.

m. e. MILLER tire

Miller Tire is the place to find hard to find and antique tires for your tractors, ATVs, lawn care and other vehicles.

www.millertire.com

 

[EdGooding]

Tucker Tire in TN has been around forever and also has a good rep. They only sell on eBay and I think Facebook these days. I've bought replacement wheels and tires from them and would deal with them again.

turf | eBay

 

[gstrom99]

R1 Radials. That's where it's at.

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Must be the camera angle, but the left tire looks bigger on both pics.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

I wish I had done a bit more research. If so, I'd have likelly landed on the R 14. I have R4s because I punched too many R 3s working on my tree farm with the previous tractor. The R 4 has not given me a problem with punctures, but the do track up the lawn a bit .

 

[Vigo327]

I think that, on a tractor, puncture resistance is actually the main tangible benefit of an R4.. every other benefit it could have, is probably not being made use of in most cases.

I have 15s on the back of my tiny tractor 31x13.5x15 and im honestly thinking of adapting 15s onto a bigger (Still small, 2-3000lb) tractor so i can run some ~40-42" mud tires on them. Many silly reasons but one of them is that wheels don't hold free water, but tires do.