Tire side wall cracks?

[slan]

My Kioti DK45 has Titan R4s front and rear. The first winter I had it, I noticed cracks in the front treads...the rears are fine. The dealer seemed to think it was just cosmetic, but I've documented it just in case it is a more serious issue. I've attached a close-up of the front tread to show what I'm talking about.
BOB

That looks a lot like a tire that was underinflated and/or a lot of heavy loader work. Had a replacement rear tire on my tlb do the same thing within a year. Normal sunlight or uv cracks usually start around the sidewalls.

Or just a bad batch of what they had on hand the day they made them

 

[civesnedfield]

That looks a lot like a tire that was underinflated and/or a lot of heavy loader work. Had a replacement rear tire on my tlb do the same thing within a year. Normal sunlight or uv cracks usually start around the sidewalls.

Or just a bad batch of what they had on hand the day they made them

Do you work for Titan, cause that sounds like the company line. These tires absolutly s#ck. It is a problem that Titan knows about and does nothing to fix. They had an extremely bad batch of tires and do nothing for the customers that have them. The cracks are not from inflation issues or overloading. Believe me I have been thru THREE sets of these pieces of trash.

 

[Ford tractor]

I have a set of 11 year old R4 Titans on the front and Goodyear R4s on the back. No cracking and 3/4ish tread remaining.

I don't like goodyear tires on my trucks because they are all done for after a year (21k miles and bald.) Sorry to hear that Titans quality has slipped in the last decade.

 

[rider9403]

While I'm waiting for the dealer to get back to me, what is the brand of tire to get if I have too replace these? The tires on our old JD don't even have these king if cracks in the side walls. One tire is 7 years old and the other is more like 20years old.
Mark

 

[texasjohn]

Rider, a photo would help us understand the size, location and extent of the cracks you are discussing. Let us know what the dealer says.

 

[ding2520]

I have Carlisle on the front of my JD 2520 and am not very happy with the condition of their sidewall.

 

[rider9403]

Here is a photo of the sidewall. This is typical on both rear tires.

 

[TripleR]

Both of those tires look pretty bad.

 

[texasjohn]

Rider, I agree, those cracks are familiar to me, but on tires that are maybe 10 years or older.

My tractor tires are going on 8 years, Firestone rears, R4 Titan fronts, no such cracks at all although with near 1000 hours on tractor, mostly in 4WD, the front treads are seriously worn. Many cuts and gouges, no cracks as such. Mostly not kept in a shed. I keep 40 lbs PSI in the fronts.

So I would say that your cracks are premature. Hard to determine if they reduce functionality or total lifetime of the tire. I'm not an expert on what actually causes tire tread wear.

 

[sixdogs]

Need more info here.
If new tractor it's a warranty issue.