hayden
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- Kubota L5740 cab + FEL, KX121, KX080, Deere 6120M
At some point I need to replace my front tires due to a gash in one of them. They are 380/85R24 R1W tires.
I'm looking for feedback on the various manufactures. My current tires are Mitas and they came with the tractor from the Deere factory in Germany. I don't have any complaints with them, but with only 365 hrs it's hard to really judge wear.
My take on others is:
Goodyear: My smaller tractor originally came with Goodyears and they held up pretty well, but I honestly don't have a lot to compare to. I also hear a bunch of people dumping on Goodyear.
BKT: I replaced those Goodyears with BKT tires, but I'm not real impressed. I went with BKT because they offered an 8 ply front tire vs 6 plys for everyone else. 6 ply tires are overloaded with a full loader bucket of heavy material, so 8 ply was very appealing. They handle the load well, but are wearing vary fast. My take is that I got what I paid for....
Michellin: Well regarded, but no direct experience. For the 380/85R24, they are about double the price of others. Is that worth it?
Trelleborg: Also well regarded from what I can tell. Mid priced, and a bit harder to get in the US.
Firestone: I generally hear good things, but that's all I know.
Titan: They are part of Goodyear now, I believe. Are they any good, or do they get lumped in with goodyear by the haters? Titan does offer a 146 load index vs the 131 that all others offer. But I have had very full loads of crushed stone and although the Mitas tires smoosh down a bunch, they seem fine.
So, who's good and who's bad?
I'm looking for feedback on the various manufactures. My current tires are Mitas and they came with the tractor from the Deere factory in Germany. I don't have any complaints with them, but with only 365 hrs it's hard to really judge wear.
My take on others is:
Goodyear: My smaller tractor originally came with Goodyears and they held up pretty well, but I honestly don't have a lot to compare to. I also hear a bunch of people dumping on Goodyear.
BKT: I replaced those Goodyears with BKT tires, but I'm not real impressed. I went with BKT because they offered an 8 ply front tire vs 6 plys for everyone else. 6 ply tires are overloaded with a full loader bucket of heavy material, so 8 ply was very appealing. They handle the load well, but are wearing vary fast. My take is that I got what I paid for....
Michellin: Well regarded, but no direct experience. For the 380/85R24, they are about double the price of others. Is that worth it?
Trelleborg: Also well regarded from what I can tell. Mid priced, and a bit harder to get in the US.
Firestone: I generally hear good things, but that's all I know.
Titan: They are part of Goodyear now, I believe. Are they any good, or do they get lumped in with goodyear by the haters? Titan does offer a 146 load index vs the 131 that all others offer. But I have had very full loads of crushed stone and although the Mitas tires smoosh down a bunch, they seem fine.
So, who's good and who's bad?
