hay wagon question

Hey does anybody know how much pressure to run in 9.5-15 implement tires? I have them on my 2 new haywagons, got some weatherchecking. They came with 15 pounds of air in them which seems low but I cant find anything on the tire itself. Thanks by the way one blew the other day and I didnt have anything to replace it with to get it home so I got an old badly checked one from my mechanic free. Do fronts or backs hold up best on haywagons? I was just wondering how to keep it going until I can get a new tire. Thanks
Eric
 
Funny you should ask got the drill out for putting in cover crops and it had a flat as I put air in came up and also developed a bump on the side if mine blows I steal a wheel of the disc or a chopper tire clearance will be the big thing it's 5.5 x 16 down the road I'm putting new tires on the tractor and the those are going on the drill.
I'm not sure which end takes the most beating on a hay rack but if you're just trying to get by stick it on the front and keep the load light especially on the front. Good luck
 
?'s... ?'s... Where to begin? How big is the bed, or how much hay do You plan to haul! I would strongly say don't run less than 25lbs. & maybe over 30 if You plan on 100 + bales. As for which holds up better. Fill the wagon full, & examine how they look, with the air compressor right there next to the wagon, & begin putting air in, or letting it out till You like what You see in terms of tire squat. I have 11-15's on mine with no less than 35 lbs. However I also have sideboards which will haul 135 - 140 bushel of ear corn with hydraulic lift. As for wear, or durability front, or rear? Its a tossup. How many bales of hay, & how much overhang on both ends, & how hard the stubble is that the front tires have to knock down.
 
thanks thats what Im doing until I can find a replacement. I did the same , it blew on the road and I didnt have a spare so I had to jack up the loaded wagon that I had just taken home and steal one to take back and put on the one by the side of the road in the dark with rain on the way, awful. Then I had to take anything I could get to get the one at home to the barn to get unloaded, amazing I didnt even think of a spare. Got one now though
 
thanks I never think of all the info the first time. Its a 16 foot kicker wagon, and it just holds 100 kicked on bales. Im by myself so dont do any stacking
 
overhang seems the same about a foot and a half or 2 feet and it's just grass hay, not too bad stubble . Thanks sorry for forgetting some vital info haha
 
We just use used truck tires on our hay wagons. Some squat more than others, even with 40 psi in them. For the few times a year we use them, it's nit worth the money of new trailer or implement tires. As far as which one takes more abuse, I'd say it's a toss up. We've got spares for all of our wagons. And with seven wagons, and atleast 5 different bolt patterns, there's a few spares laying in the shed.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
Don't know how much hassle you enjoy in life, but I don't like it much. Put two new tires on this year. Two more next year and so on. They will probably outlast you and you won't be stuck on the side of the road with a flashlight in your mouth trying to change a tire with thunder and lightning overhead. Sometimes in our attempt to be frugal (cheap) we just make it hard on ourselves. jmho gobble
 
Like someone else stated, I use good used truck tires, either 15" or 16" and I run them around 40 - 45 psi. A lot of tire places will keep a few good used ones on hand as they have to pay to get rid of them and they try to sell a few of them to the local farmers and such. I like these much better as I have paved roads that I run on and since I keep my wagons tight I can travel around 45 - 50 mph. These tires will outlast an implement tire on the road as they can with stand the additional heat that is generated on the pavement and at my speeds. I also pull the bearings on the wheels every three years and repack them. I have never lost a bearing during use, but I have replaced a bearing or two over the years during maintenance.
 
Seldom do tires go bad for to much air pressure. More will be ruined by running softer. I would run about 45-60 in a 9.5-15 I don't like tires to squash any. I once had a guy telling me to only put 80-90 PSI in 10.00-20's I ran 110 in all the tires on the truck and trailer I hauled combine on. He was always changing a flat tire on the road. He never did catch on. A soft tire runs hotter and will self destroy from it. Harder tires will run cooler and last longer for it. This has been my experience.
As for the most weight I would think the rear would be heavier as they usually have about 6 inches more over hang in the rear and are loaded more in the back.
 
We've been running truck tires for years now. Mostly buy them new unless I happen to have something that will fit. I run 45-50 # in them. LT tires are generally just as cheap to buy as a heavy ply flotation tire. I haven't bought the light implement tires in more than 20 years. Might as well buy condoms for all the good they are...

Rod
 

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