? will BX 24 R4's fit old BX 23

jim_wilson · Oct 31, 2005

Re: ? will BX 24 R4\'s fit old BX 23

In cars a wider rim (meaning shorter sidewall on the tire) generally makes for better handling. On a tractor I dont see how this would make a difference. My guess is that the only reason Kubota has gone to the 10" rim over the 8" rim is simply because there is a larger selection of tire types available for the 10" rims. I once spent a considerable amount of time searching for industrial tires to fit on my BX23 with the 8" rims - could not find any manufacturers that made them. When you go to the 10" rims there are industrial's available and also the HDPE or whatever they are called ( I know Deere offers them on the 2210/2305). I believe the tires available for the 10" rims may have higher load carrying capacity - in some instances, but I am not sure about that. The only other benefit I can think of that that 10" rim has over a tire on an 8" rim is that you might get less bounce out of it because the sidewall is shorter - and possibly stiffer.

ToolDad · Oct 31, 2005

Re: ? will BX 24 R4\'s fit old BX 23

I was looking for R4 tires back in the spring (prior post) and finally gave up. Ordered the R1's Friday. Just called my dealer to cancel that order and ask about the BX24 and R4 tires. He said he had nothing yet in the price book for either, thus he cannot answer any questions or provide pricing. Do you know if and where these items are already available?

jim_wilson · Oct 31, 2005

Re: ? will BX 24 R4\'s fit old BX 23

As far as I know the only mfg. that currently offers the industrial tread (R4?) tires on their SubCUT tractors is John Deere. You could check out a tractor at a JD dealer and see what brand they have on their 2210/2305 and then track down a dealer for that brand. All of the SubCUT's use the same size rear tire so that size should be readily available and should fit on your stock Kubota rear rims. The only R4's I could find for the fronts were in the 10" rim size - at one point I called a Massey Ferguson dealer to see how much a pair of front rims for a GC series - I think they were about 40$ each. Get a pair of Massey GC front rims - paint them orange -and find a source for the proper 18x8.5-10 R4 tires and you could have Industrials on your BX now.

I am sure there is somebody over in the JD forums who has a 2210 or a 2305 with the R4's who could tell you what mfg. made the tires on their tractor.

LBrown59 · Nov 19, 2005

Re: ? will BX 24 R4\'s fit old BX 23

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have already dented both my front BX23 rims, *seems a smaller tire radius would make that more likely.

Russell in Texas )</font>
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* This is why I don't like the low profile tires on cars trucks or tractors.