1955's New Shoes

oliverkid

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After 3 years of saying I was going to do it, I finally bought a set of new Deep Tread Radials for the 1955. Did the duals to so it was a pretty painful check to write but worth every penny in my opinion. The tractor rims had chloride damage so those were sandblasted and repainted along with new paint on the dual rims. Didnt load the tires this time in the hopes that having a good set of rubber on it for the first time will offset the need for more weight. I figure if anything else I can throw more wheel weights on it cause Im tired of dealing with leaking water valves and rusted rims. Now the only problem is the rear tires make the fronts look like crap so those are probably going to get replaced. With how much taller the Deep Treads are may have to look at jumping up to 16's on the front to level it back out.
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Are you the one who was involved in a traffic accident with a tractor a while back? How did you make out with that?
 
Very nice tractor and rubber combo. I run all my hay making tractor tires dry. Can get a little slippery when crossing a windrow on a steep sidehill with a heavy baler though.
 
I checked a couple dealers around here and the cheapest I was able to find them was $1250/tire. Makes me wish I had done it 2 years ago when they were only $1100 but I just didn't have the cash at the time.
 
Heck this was just the practice run to take the sting out of it. Next year I plan on doing my 1950T and if money is right in 2 years I want to do my 4-150. Buying 8 of them bad boys in one shot is probably going to give me a heart attack. Haha
 
Since that topic seemed to turn into everybody on here wanting to form a lynch mob and hang me from the highest oak tree I'm not going to discuss it any further.
 
Those are real nice looking tires on a really nice looking tractor!! You have to post a pic with the duals on with the new rubber!!
 
Love the looks of the Olivers especially with new shoes. I just checked with my old tire supplier. You are spot on with the price and according to them that IS a sale price.
 
You didn't get the response you wanted so you don't want to talk about it? I guess it didn't turn out too well eh?
 
Nice tractor! I have been systematically removing bias drive tires and replacing them with radials on my fleet. I run real low pressure 6-12 psi and the radials have proven there worth over and over. They will make a whole new tractor out of it. The compaction and traction difference is huge. Mitas 18.4-38 radials were a bit over $800 last spring. I bought a pile of them.
 
Where did you get the leds? I?d like to get some too. Tiger is the only place I have seen, but they are about $100 each. Prefer not to spend that much.
 
Larsen lights out of south dakota. Par 36 replacements are like 26 bucks or something like that. They have the style like what I have on this tractor and now they have flood beam fluted lense LEDs that look exactly like the old seal beams for a little more.
 
Wow u run them that low! I started out at 12 pounds and it looked like they were squatting to hard so I went up to 18 to level the lugs out. Maybe I need to let some air back out.
 
I adjust them all the time depending on the job. Usually 6-8 psi for draw bar work with the duals on. I have to increase them for 3pt work or if for some reason I take the duals off. The duals are on 98% of the time or more. how much of a increase depends on how heavy the implement is. Radials need good sized cheeks so they flex and that's what I use to gauge how much pressure to run. Over inflating lessens the advantage. Take a balloon and push it against the top side of your hand on a hard surface. then take a basket or soccer ball and do the same. The difference will be clear. Compaction is a huge deal in my soils.
 

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