Tractor tires..

JayinNY · Oct 14, 2012

I was looking at the rear tires on my tractor just now, there Goodyear power torque, they don't even seem like rubber, more like hard plastic. Well they are cracked, delamiating and I see a buldge and some cords??? How long do I have on these? Tony Stewart said goodyear can't make tires! Lol,,well I only use the tractor for haying, brushhogging manure spreading ect. I'm thinking firestone r1 radials, but I have them on my smaller ford and they have cuts in them for some reason, so i am wondering? What do you think would be a good choice for tires? Or what kind do you like? Is the firestones good enought, or something else be better?

rrlund · Oct 14, 2012

If you can see a bulge and some cords,I'd be letting as much air out of them as you can without letting them all the way to the rims,and then I'd stay a fair distance away. You can't imagine how much force those things have when they explode unless you've see it with your own eyes.

JayinNY · Oct 14, 2012

No I have never seen it, and hope I don't. How much you think a calcium loaded 16x9x30 tires weights? Any idea.?
I am also thinking of reloading with something other than calcium, that rim guard or something!

rrlund · Oct 14, 2012

I can't tell you what they weigh,but I had an 18.4 38 Firestone split at the bead and blow out when I wasnt around. There was chloride on the inside of the roof of the toolshed even. Not to mention having it cover everything on that side of the toolshed.
I had an 11x40 on an Oliver 70 blow one time,blew the fender right off the tractor.
Had a 28 blow on an 8N Ford. Sounded like a shotgun.

Royse · Oct 14, 2012

As an idea, according to the ballast chart on Messick's site, a 16.9x30 would
weigh 609lbs if filled with water.
More with chloride, but it would vary by concentration.

oleblu · Oct 14, 2012

Jay, each 16.9x30 holds aprox 73 gal. Calcium is about 12lbs to the gal.

JayinNY · Oct 14, 2012

Thanks

BCnT · Oct 14, 2012

yep...my '62 Ford 2000 has one of the orginal Firestones on the back and its in better shape than a 15 year old goodyear we bought new...pure crap.

Traditional Farmer · Oct 15, 2012

Radials aren't worth the extra money if you're not using the tractors for tillage.

mkirsch · Oct 15, 2012

I'd go so far as to say radials are a waste of $$$ on ANY part-time use or antique tractor.

The difference in traction just isn't justified by the difference in cost.

I would drain the calcium out of the tires before trying to handle them.

Sounds like you're thinking of removing them and taking them somewhere to have them changed. Frankly, I would just change them, or have them changed, right on the tractor.

JayinNY · Oct 15, 2012

No I'm not gonna try to move them, just was wondering how
much they weighted. So your saying bias ply tires? Thanks

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