woolyAcres
Platinum Member
My ym240 has 9.5x24s as well as anything i have heard of. you need to keep them the same difference as factory so the drive line does not bind up. that said the tires your looking at should just be wider is all and not taller.
Just curious why are you already looking to swap tires? your have the tube showing? Really deeply cracked? or will he swap that beast of a pto pump for them?
I think if i were you i would focus my cash on getting my loader sorted out. I doubt unless in very steep or very boggy (to float you more) terrain you will see any benefit to the wider tire.
I'm not looking to buy tires. I was just curious about this because those Orange tires showed up in a Craigslist 'Yanmar' alert I haven't deleted since I bought my tractor. My rears aren't great, but they are servicable. I'd like wider tires to improve stability and reduce ground pressure. I don't have a ton of mud but I do/will use the tractor quite a bit in the yard so something with a larger contact patch might reduce wear and tear on a still fragile yard. My first choice would be industrial style tires, but I'm not about to swap rims and tires. Not to mention the Ags on the front of mine are in good shape. The rears may well be original however but they hold air just fine.
For what it's worth, I looked at the link Daryl Green provided in his thread about tires and, at least with the Firestone Super-Trac 23, I found:
Tire Size Rolling circumference (inches)
9.5-24 123
11.2-24 128
12.4-24 135
Based on this, I'd say tires that fit 24" rims don't all have the same outside circumference. Not only are the tires wider they must be 'taller' as well. Maybe I'm mis-reading this?