jef05004
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I own a 1500d and just replaced the ag tires with the turf package from Hoye, they are great. The tractor is much more stable and is able to work much more efficiently. Thank you Hoye.
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rScotty
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I've got some experience on this one because of changing from lug tires to turfs on both my 4x4 Yanmars with loaders. There are several benefits, but whether it works for you will depend on your terrain. Turfs aren't just for turf. Around here the ground is hard packed, bare, and sloping. The greater area of the turf tire gives a lot more traction, and the lower center and wide stance help with stability.
Changing to turfs required changing the wheels both times. Not cheap, but it has been worth it for me for the side hill stability. On a few of the old US Yanmars back in the 1970s Yanmar offered a sort of "in-between" turf tire that had turf type tread but fit on a standard size wheel. I haven't seen those in years. The new low aspect types are better anyway.
rScotty
Thank you Sir :thumbsup: What type(s) of tires did you use?
scoops
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I have to agree, I had a 1720 with ags and now have a 226d with turf tires, the stance is wider, and I feel safer on it, the 1720 always gave me the appearance that it wanted to tip when on a slope, with the turf tires, i don't feel that way anymore.
In addition, I can mow my grass right after a rain and not worry about messing up the lawn, the only thing I miss though is in the snow, I have less traction than the ags.
In addition, I can mow my grass right after a rain and not worry about messing up the lawn, the only thing I miss though is in the snow, I have less traction than the ags.
rScotty
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Thanks for the beer. I'll remember that beer at the upcoming beer festival.
My turf tires are all Goodyear. Is Goodyear still even in business? 20 years ago they had a great selection of turfs as well as Ag and industrial tires. In fact they not only had turfs, they carried three or four types of turf tread and lots of different tire widths in the same diameter.
But what I did to build mine can still be done just as easily. First I found the front and rear axle ratios of my tractor - sometimes that is in the shop manual or sometimes you jack up the tractor and count while manually rotating tires.
Then I went to the Goodyear tire spec website and matched the front and rear ROTATING CIRCUMFERENCE of tires until I found several prospective pairs with the right rotating circumference ratio to match my tractor's 4x4 gear ratio and were about the right height. Next I checked which ones were actually available from the industial tire dealer, checked their stock, and ordered them. (also online).
At that point I didn't have wheels yet, but it turns out that wheels for tractors are the easy part. Back to the web again where there are several sites where you can order any generic wheel you want with any axle bolt pattern and all for very reasonable dollars. Knowing what tires I'd be getting meant I knew the wheel width, diameter, and offset. From the tractor I knew the bolt pattern, wheel nut size and shape, and everything else. The turfs lowered the tractor about two inches and that was nice too.
So what mistakes did I made? Well, I specified the wrong wheel "offset" on the rear wheels. Offset means where the hub is located in and out relative to the rim and on mine the inside of the tire was too close and caused the tire to hit the fender supports. They cleared the fenders, but hit the support. OOps. I had to make up some wheel spacers of 1" thick plate steel and that cost another hundred bucks. Which was peanuts at that point...
we do this for fun! rScotty
