Hello, I have been looking at a neighbors 4490 now for a while. One of the questions I have is about the tires. They are all older, weather cracked and mismatched. It currently has 18.4r34 with duals.
On some of the older 2470s they only have on single wide tire. I really like the look of this, but you don't see it on many of the newer tractors. So my questions are:
1. Is there any benefit of duals over a single wide tire for traction? I will not need them for row crop with this tractor, just for pulling tillage equipment.
2. Will a wide single hurt the steering/axles anyway on a 4490?
3. If all 8 tires need to be replace, would 4 wide singles be cheaper? I know what the 18.4s cost, not the wide ones.
4. If I went back with 8 duals, would there be any problems jumping up to a 38 inch rim and tire?
Thanks in advance for the info guys.
Martin
On some of the older 2470s they only have on single wide tire. I really like the look of this, but you don't see it on many of the newer tractors. So my questions are:
1. Is there any benefit of duals over a single wide tire for traction? I will not need them for row crop with this tractor, just for pulling tillage equipment.
2. Will a wide single hurt the steering/axles anyway on a 4490?
3. If all 8 tires need to be replace, would 4 wide singles be cheaper? I know what the 18.4s cost, not the wide ones.
4. If I went back with 8 duals, would there be any problems jumping up to a 38 inch rim and tire?
Thanks in advance for the info guys.
Martin