Single Rib

60 acre hillside · Jul 30, 2014

Anybody remember single rib front tires? I drove an Oliver 88 and a 2 row New Idea picker and the tractor handled like power steering. I doubt if I would buy them buy I liked those on the Oliver.

old-9 · Jul 30, 2014

Try Miller tire. they have some sizes.

ShadetreeRet · Jul 30, 2014

I always felt that a single rib tire would give better traction when turning in loose soil. Just my thinking.

jon f mn · Jul 30, 2014

I believe they were used for rice tractors and other places with mud. We had one tractor with them on for a while and they gripped good, but sink easy as well.

Alan K · Jul 30, 2014

My uncle's 1945 MM UTU has the singe ribbed tires on it yet. I remember my dad saying the two ribbed tires didn't work well on a narrow front as it made it steer harder. I haven't seen the two ribbed tires for over 30 years or more.

Jason S. · Jul 31, 2014

(quoted from post at 04:25:24 07/31/14) My uncle's 1945 MM UTU has the singe ribbed tires on it yet. I remember my dad saying the two ribbed tires didn't work well on a narrow front as it made it steer harder. I haven't seen the two ribbed tires for over 30 years or more.

We had a Ferguson TO-30 when I was growing up and it had a tri rib on the right and the two rib on the left in the front. My grandfather preferred the two rib because he said they didn't tear the ground up in the hayfields as bad when turning,but he never could find another two rib tire. I'm 37 years old and you said you hadn't seen them in 30 years or more so that's about right! As far as the single rib all of your early Fergusons and Ford/Fergusons came with the single ribs.

wjytexas · Jul 31, 2014

I saw some that looked brand new on a MF 35 at a show last weekend.

Russ from MN · Jul 31, 2014

They use something like that in the sugar beet harvesting process. They stay between the rows better when pulling a roto-beater.

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