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Tractor tire wear on pavement.

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06-21-2006 23:43:43




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I know rear tractor tires wear quite a bit on pavement. I live on a paved road and my fledgling custom farm tractor service requires running on pavement to get to other peoples places.Does someone know about how many miles a rear tire would last on pavement. Is a higher tire pressure advisable? I would guess a tire might last 10,000 mi.




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RodInNS

06-22-2006 22:19:19




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
I've been getting anywhere between 1000 and 2000 hours service from bias tires that run the road on a regular basis. The higher the load, the fewer the hours. The best advice I could give you is to get a decent set of radial tires when these are worn out, and inflate them according to their load chart. The radials will run smoother and last longer than the bias tires. Presently I have a pair of Firestone Radial All Traction 23 degree's with about 2200 hours, and just past the 50% wear mark. That is more hours than I ever got from any bias on that tractor, and it's had a few sets of them. These radials have also been punished a good deal more than the bias ever were in terms of loading. Needless to say, I've been quite pleased with these tires. I also have a set of Michelin AgriBib's on another tractor, and some BFG power radials on another, which look much like the AgriBib. Not so many hours on those two, so we'll see. I do know that one way or another, I won't buy another bias drive tire if I can help it.

Rod

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Josh in PA

06-22-2006 06:18:58




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
I have a few tractors that get roaded a good bit. One has a curved lug hi traction type design. After you get off the road, you can see where the tire has been eaten away. The other tractor has firestone field and road tires. They hardly wear at all.
Josh



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Allan In NE

06-22-2006 04:58:34




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
Depends where ya live.

Some states use a very heavy gravel mix in thier asphalt for traction in winter weather and icy road conditions. I noticed back east they tend to mix more with a finner sand base.

Out here where I live, you can peel a set of tires in three years if you road it heavy. I would suspect down south/east the wear is not so bad.

Allan



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Billy NY

06-22-2006 08:41:29




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to Allan In NE, 06-22-2006 04:58:34  
I've always wondered about this, although I stay off the pavement with mine, the big dairy farm in town, still does several hundred by me, if not a thousand acres in the area, a fair distance from their main place, and of course the big JD quads travel in packs on the road for spring planting, makes you wonder how that really does work, depending on tire type and distance on pavement.

In NY, I belive most asphalt( and heres a technical name for the same thing, Bituminous Asphaltic Concrete LOL !!! ) wear courses used ( the top layer ) are a type 6 n.y.s. d.o.t. mix, I forget the the sieve analysis of the aggregate but probably the largest is 3/8" or 1/2" and that seems a little more coarse then then the next finer n.y.s. d.o.t. design mix 7 or 7F, those probably have 1/4" give or take, just eyeballing, not sure if their designs take in the ice and snow for better traction, interesting thought on the subject. It's funny how once in awhile a question appears here that you've always wondered about.

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massey333

06-22-2006 07:32:05




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to Allan In NE, 06-22-2006 04:58:34  
Your answer was probley the truest one,bias tires 1000-1200 hrs.,radial 2500-3000 hrs.is normal life if roaded much.We used to have friends that did baling&silage work and the put at least one set and some times two sets on a YEAR(TEN TRACTORS if I remember the number right).Firestone & Titon are our worst road tire,Good Year & GOODrich best



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Keith T

06-22-2006 03:21:02




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
I'll put in my 2cents .Having fluid in the tires increasestire wear .The other thing is pulling heavy loads My custom baling tractor tires wore down twice as fast when I had fluid in them . I haul grain to the elevator,2 wagons ,350 bu. each ,with a JD 4020 and those tires wear really quick



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Tx Jim

06-22-2006 03:11:52




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
Someone gave me a new truck hub odometer so far kicks I installed it on a tractor that I use to custom cut and rake hay. Because of difference in size tires from truck(22.5 in.) to tractor(30 in.) one has to multiply but my Ford 5610 with new tires shows very little wear in 3000 miles combined field and highway. But driving on pavement does speed-up tire wear! I think higher pressure slows rear tire wear. Also different brands have better highway wear as I've got Continental's on my baling tractor that I bought new 8 years ago that show minimal wear from highway but they appear to be made of very hard rubber and I think they don't have good traction. Tx Jim

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Leland

06-22-2006 02:48:07




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to 02, 06-21-2006 23:43:43  
I drove the same tractor for at least 15 years on pavement and it still has the same rears on it .



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Ken Macfarlane

06-22-2006 04:44:03




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to Leland, 06-22-2006 02:48:07  
Cheaper fronts on a fwa tractor don't last on pavement, our old one would eat a set every 500-1000 hours. That was with a loader on.



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Tire Doctor

06-22-2006 05:15:53




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 Re: Tractor tire wear on pavement. in reply to Ken Macfarlane, 06-22-2006 04:44:03  
What causes tractor tire wear on roads is the squirm that every tire does as it makes it's footprint on the road. Anything that you can do to lessen that twisting will increase tire life. Weight is a big factor because it causes the tire to squat so you have more footprint on the road. The higher the air pressure in the tire makes a tire last longer because of less footprint. Tread design also makes a difference with sharper angles (like 45 degree) making the tire twist more while on the road. Less angle (like 23 degree)has to twist less and has longer life. Also long bar/short bar tires like to wear out the short bar because it doesn't have as much support so it twists more that the long bar. So the answer is to run the least amount of wieght, highest air pressere allowed and choose the right tire when replacing.

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