Where can I buy JD wheels for my tractor?

[Dargo]

I don't have all the receipts sitting in front of me, but I think I can hit pretty close from memory. I think the front rims and rear rims from Hey Machinery ended up costing me about $580. I had to sand them down and paint them JD yellow, but they were new wheels and ended up looking great after I took my time and painted them right.

I got one new front tire 12.5/80-18 R4 Titan Contractor II for $102 on an eBay auction. I was supposed to get two for that price but the seller decided to screw me. They ran a no reserve auction and it didn't go as high as they thought it would, so they only sent me one tire to cut down on their loss. (I'm still working on getting some of my money back or the other tire, but I now see that the seller has nearly 26,000 negative feedbacks!! They admit that they screwed me but don't care. Ebay doesn't care either. The seller pays so much in fees to them that eBay turns a blind eye towards people getting screwed. A seller having cheated 26,000 people is unreal. That doesn't even count the tens of thousands who left "neutral" feedbacks when they got cheated. Having them still allowed on eBay only proves eBay doesn't give a crap about protecting buyers!)

I got my 2nd matching front tire from Madisonville Tire in Madisonville, KY for $180. I got my rear tires, Titan R4's in 19.5L-24 from a tire dealer in Arkansas. To save money on my set of tires, I bought blems on the rear. The only way I can tell they are blems is that the fine print part that states you can get a free manual on the tires from Titan is mostly missing. Otherwise they look fine, mounted fine, and drive fine. I took the tractor out and drove it a mile or so on smooth asphalt to see if they would wobble or shake but they don't. They cost me about $464.

I know that is a really round about way of getting the 2nd set of wheels and tires together, but it worked out okay. It's a complete set; I don't use the centers or any part of the original wheels. Even though I got a good deal on the one front tire from the eBay auction, it still ticks me off that the seller admittedly cheated me. I'm working with eBay on the deal, but it's obvious eBay doesn't care. They got their fees. I would never have bid if I'd known the seller had screwed nearly 26,000 people! That has to be some sort of record on eBay. It also removed any possible respect I had for eBay trying to protect the buyers. So far the seller has offered half of the amount I paid towards an "in store" credit with them after telling me that they just couldn't send me the other tire listed in the auction because the bidding didn't go as high as they hoped. I may not have much of a choice, but I'm not very comfortable that whatever I'd spend that money on would ever arrive. Oh well, live and learn. I guess I'm mostly surprised that eBay does absolutely nothing to a seller who has tens of thousands of negative feedbacks!!

 

[Superduper]

Hi Dargo, sorry you got screwed on ebay, unfortunately it does happen from time to time to the most careful of ebayers. Did you actually mean to say 26,000 negative feedbacks? I can't believe there are any sellers out there with that many negatives. How many total? Must be some astronomical number if that is the case.

My question is what type of rim did you get for the rear? Is it a 2 piece rim or a single welded rim? Are you aware if Hey Wheel can do the 2 peice rims as well? Thanks.

 

[Dargo]

Yup, believe it or not, they have 26k negative feedbacks and are still allowed on eBay. I'd name them here but I think that would violate the rules here on TBN. Just PM me if you want to know who they are.

The wheels are Titan 2 piece wheels. I had to break them down to sand them and paint them right. I'd never actually taken a tractor wheel apart before. It turns out to be as easy to do as it looks.

 

[Harold_J]

I got my rear tires, Titan R4's in 19.5L-24 from a tire dealer in Arkansas.

What sizes were the original R1's that came on the tractor?

 

[crbr]

Ebay doesn't care either. The seller pays so much in fees to them that eBay turns a blind eye towards people getting screwed. A seller having cheated 26,000 people is unreal. That doesn't even count the tens of thousands who left "neutral" feedbacks when they got cheated. Having them still allowed on eBay only proves eBay doesn't give a crap about protecting buyers!)

............... it still ticks me off that the seller admittedly cheated me. I'm working with eBay on the deal, but it's obvious eBay doesn't care. They got their fees. I would never have bid if I'd known the seller had screwed nearly 26,000 people! That has to be some sort of record on eBay. It also removed any possible respect I had for eBay trying to protect the buyers. .........I guess I'm mostly surprised that eBay does absolutely nothing to a seller who has tens of thousands of negative feedbacks!!

I stopped dealing with Flea-Bay years ago. That place is dispicable to me and I will agree that they are not interested in anyone other than in their own interests.

Sore? Not me. I have never lost anything there, but have observed and looked on these very testimonies. it's the principle of the matter. Just as is using Pay-Pal.

Flea-Bay = Pay-Pal.. One in the same...literally. I refuse to use Pay-Scam for anything.

I do indeed hope you get every penny of your money back. Store credit (as you know) only means you will have to spend that money in their store. < SPIT >.

 

[Dargo]

What sizes were the original R1's that came on the tractor?

The original tires were 11.2X24 front and 16.9X30 rear R1's. John Deere gave me the correct diameter tires from which I could choose in the R4 sizes.

 

[Dargo]

Well, tell me, do they look too small on the tractor? Please forgive the poor picture; all I had was my phone. They were the biggest R4's I could buy to fit on it and keep the correct sizes for 4X4. They are considerably shorter than the R1's, but they are wider and have much wider bars on the tires. The real good news is that I am able to mow with it now without tearing up the grass or turning it into a washboard.

Look too small?

 

[machmeter62]

Well, tell me, do they look too small on the tractor? Please forgive the poor picture; all I had was my phone. They were the biggest R4's I could buy to fit on it and keep the correct sizes for 4X4. They are considerably shorter than the R1's, but they are wider and have much wider bars on the tires. The real good news is that I am able to mow with it now without tearing up the grass or turning it into a washboard.

Look too small?

DARGO: You were patient with your conversion; and got it right! I think it looks great on that "CLASSY JD." Also, I think it is a good idea to have both sets of wheels when different conditions require it. Lower height has it's advantages for mowing too.

 

[Superduper]

Well, tell me, do they look too small on the tractor? Look too small?

Looks good to me. But seriously, is vanity really an issue here when you can now mow without tearing up that beautiful lawn?

 

[Harold_J]

Well, tell me, do they look too small on the tractor? Please forgive the poor picture; all I had was my phone. They were the biggest R4's I could buy to fit on it and keep the correct sizes for 4X4. They are considerably shorter than the R1's, but they are wider and have much wider bars on the tires. The real good news is that I am able to mow with it now without tearing up the grass or turning it into a washboard.

Look too small?

The tire/wheel combo looks fine to me. The main thing is that they get the job done for you the way you want it.

I would say with hindsite if someone were going to go this route with two sets of tires it would have been a lot easier (and cheaper) to have ordered the somewhat oddball size low-profile R4's on the new tractor. Then you could have searched around for the 16.9x30 R1's which are much more commonly available.

Good luck with the new tractor.

P.S. About that eBay thing, were you supposed to get 2 tires for $102 total or were they $102 each?