Implement Tires on Front

Married2Allis · Apr 7, 2015

Saw this 1950-T in the Farm Tractors 1950-1975 book. Looks like it's sitting at the factory with wagon tires on the front. Could you buy one back in the day without tri-ribs or was that a dealer option thing?

Mike(NEOhio) · Apr 7, 2015

Those could be implement tires but there are 4-rib front tractor tires. My 1550 has one of each.

Married2Allis · Apr 7, 2015

Ah I see ... so your 1550 can handle different conditions, pretty clever -- LOL.

But the fronts on the 1950-T still look like implement tires to me. This 1755 appears to have the 4-ribs?

Mike(NEOhio) · Apr 7, 2015

I'll let you know. Bought it more than a year ago and it hasn't been in the field yet. HA HA.

super99 · Apr 7, 2015

In 1973 I was the 2nd owner of an 1850 with those tires on the front. The oldest 1850 that I have now had the same tires on it when I bought it. Chris

BANDITFARMER · Apr 7, 2015

I put 11Lx15 3 ribs on the front of my 1550 after I put the loader on it, 6.50x16's just sunk in the ground with the added weight of the loader when the ground was soft. Added bonus was it makes my 1550 look a little tuffer. I never liked implement tires on the front of a tractor to hard to steer ware you want to go and I don't like using brakes to steer with. Bandit

B A Star · Apr 7, 2015

   Those tires were available as an option for the 1750, 1850, 1950 & 1950T.   Size is 16.5L-16.1, quoting form the Goodyear tire specification book: "A truly maneuverable go-anywhere tire for wagons or for use on front tractor wheels where flotation is needed. Wide enough to "float" across difficult, wet fields with load distribution over a wide area. This tire operates with minimum ground compaction.

farmerwithmutt · Apr 8, 2015

That's probably why my brakes are bad bought mine off an impliment dealer you get on snow or mud it's no good . When I first seen the tractor I knew they had to be replaced. Add to it they have them turned out so I don't even know if there the right rims.

Married2Allis · Apr 8, 2015

(quoted from post at 19:08:56 04/07/15) Those tires were available as an option for the 1750, 1850, 1950 & 1950T. Size is 16.5L-16.1, quoting form the Goodyear tire specification book: "A truly maneuverable go-anywhere tire for wagons or for use on front tractor wheels where flotation is needed. Wide enough to "float" across difficult, wet fields with load distribution over a wide area. This tire operates with minimum ground compaction.

Interesting that they were a factory option and what the description says, would "float" on wet fields (steering w/ the brakes no doubt). Bandit, how wide are the front rims on the 1550?

BANDITFARMER · Apr 8, 2015

Not sure but I would have to say 8 or 10 inch wide rims and the rims are on backwards to get the right dish so they fit on the tractor. That's the bad thing about Oliver's, You have to have a deep dish rims on the front so the tires don't hit her legs. Bandit

J. Schwiebert · Apr 8, 2015

There are 2 different front wheel hubs with different amounts of length in the hubs for different rims. We sold a fair number of those front ends with tires like that. Guys that had spray tanks mounted on the side would buy them equipped that way.

Ken Grimm · Apr 12, 2015

Our 1650 gas had the same set up with the "wagon tires" when we bought it new. Carried well in the field.

Implement Tires on Front

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