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For that light duty work, go with the bias ply. Radials will never pay for themselves with that kind of life. We've got 18.4-38 COOP radials that came on our Oliver 1855, and while they do seem to pull pretty good for their lack of tread, I just don't like the way they ride. To me they seem to squirm too much, espescially when on the road with a load of corn silage behind the chopper coming home from the field, or anything heavy on the rear end like the hydra-swing haybine or semi-mounted plow. We plan to replace them next year if the budget allows, and we'll proably go with either Titan LB/SB, or maybe try to find a new pair of Power Mark LB/SB. We've got the Power Marks on our Massey 285, and they have worn very well and gave a good life. They may be getting replaced in another 2 years, but they're well over 20 years old now and are starting to see more road travel (pulling wagons instead of filling them) so they're starting to wear faster. We've got some smaller Titan's on our 165 w/ a loader, and I think they're holding up pretty good. They're 5+ years old now and don't have the horror story problems like so many guys tell of them, and neither do the Armstrongs of the exact same tread pattern that are on our dead 1755. The 165 had Frestone F&R's on it before the Titans, and while they were a good tire, we noticed an immediate difference in pulling power, and traction in mud when we replaced them. They were replaced because of a huge gash in one tire from my brother's running over a disk several years before that. The other side was good yet, but we don't like to mis-match tires if we can help it. They probably re-sold it to a guy needing one front on his MFWD because it's a common size front tire around here, or to another guy with one blow-out like we had. I've got some AgriMasters on my 1600, but it's not a tillage tractor anymore, just runs the blower, plants the seed in the spring, and a few other odds & ends. So far they're about 2-3 years old and look good. They don't see much road time because the 1600 is just too slow for me to want to haul wagons with it. Donovan from Wisconsin
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