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Question about 7.50-16SL tires

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RobMD

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The tires on my loader are 7.50-16SL 8 ply tires. These tires (Goodyear) appear to be taller and larger than most other 7.50-16 tires.

What does the "SL" mean after the tire size? Are 8 ply 7.50-16 tires just bigger than their 4 and 6 ply counterparts?

Thanks, confused as I need a replacement tire, and a 7.50-16 tire that came off of something else is smaller than my loader 7.50-16s.
 
From the website linked below... what "SL" means on a farm tire...

"Since time is money for business these days, the agricultural
industry wanted to transport implements from dealer to farm and
from field to field at a faster rate. Standard implement tires had an
"SL"suffix to the basic size (such as 11L-15SL). The "SL" meant
service limited to agriculture and was limited to 25 mph transport
speed. Going to higher speeds required qualification to the same
regulations that govern highway tires. To handle this need, a new
classification of implement tire was developed. The "FI" suffix
denotes the highway speed qualified implement tires can be used to
transport implements. Even though the transport speed is less than the
load rating on the "SL" tires, the in-field load capacity of the tires
actually exceeds the in-field capacity of the "SL" tires. These new
"FI" tires, such as "F1" 11L-15FI, offer you great opportunity to
improve the time efficiency of your operation. "
Click and scroll down
 
"SL" stands for single load, meaning the tire is an uno, not meant to be used in tandem such as on a corn planter or disc and such or cultivator where the tires are close to each other.
 
I was always taught when selling tires that the SL stood for single load and after reviewing the link below that Bob posted I am probably wrong in saying that.

John
 
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