Tires Picking up Glenn's Work - R1W Tires Grand L's

[slowzuki]

Re: Picking up Glenn\'s Work - R1W Tires Grand L\'s

Ok, there is a little trouble with getting tires from Michellin. A deptartment of transportation in North America bought out the entire years worth of production in the 11x16 radial XM27.

In Canada the XM 108's are not listed as available from most of the sellers.

I found 4 11x16's at a tire reseller who is off the system but they have theirs priced to sell to the government.

The story on the DOT tires is they bought 2wd backhoes and spec'd radial tires, the only radial available for the fronts is the Michellin drive tire so there are all these 2wd backhoses with drive tires rolling around. Governments are so smart sometimes.

 

[slowzuki]

Re: Picking up Glenn\'s Work - R1W Tires Grand L\'s

Ok I met with the local Michellin Ag rep at the farm show on the weekend. He says the tires are available and production has resumed.

I be calling the dealer with the numbers again. This is why I like the internet, when local stores can't seem to do their job right.

The listed XM 108 tire is actually a 320/65. For michellin this is the equivalent to the 11x16.

 

[slowzuki]

Re: Picking up Glenn\'s Work - R1W Tires Grand L\'s

Update, thanks to CT_Treeguy we have confirmation the R1W's work on the front of L5030 tractors.

I'll try to update again later.

 

[slowzuki]

Re: Picking up Glenn\'s Work - R1W Tires Grand L\'s

Another R1W thread:

A newer R1W thread

Note that the last post was to really say that the R1W's Glenn used fit the L5030 without trimming.

 

[glennmac]

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[TBDonnelly]

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Hey! Welcome back stranger!

Don

 

[glennmac]

Hey! Welcome back stranger!

Don

Well, thanks, Don.

Stranger indeed. Six years ago I took delivery of my third tractor ... a customized Kubota L3430 ... promised to write up all my research on the secret and sacred radial R1W tire, and then I plum disappeared. Not only from here.

Can't really figure out where I am. This site has kudzu-ed.

 

[JerryG]

Holy SmokeGlen, I can't believe your back. I thought the swamp had gotten the best of you. HaHa You have got to tell us how those tires have worked out.

 

[slowzuki]

Hello Glenn! I'm the one who probably quite inappropriately looked up your home number and called you about 4 years ago about the R1W's. Glad to see you're back! Another member CT_Treedude put some R1W's on his L5030 and had great luck with them, I never did get any on mine.

 

[slowzuki]

I still have my L5030HSTC, its now 13 years old with a little shy of 2500 hours on it. It wore out the 4th set of front tires so I finally tracked down a wider tire for it.
Tire - R1 31x15.50 R15 (33x12.50 R15 would also work) - These are used on trenchers and manlifts, cost about 200$ each.
Rim - L6060 ballon turf 15" rims - used with bald tires, 90$ for the pair.

Fits perfect, no rubbing on an L5030 throughout all axle positions. Much better floatation and finally no more R4 tread.

The rears have about 1000 more hours in them but I have a set of R1W's coming off my other tractor to slap on.