Hay Wagon Tires

knightstead · Jan 25, 2010

Hay wagon hasn"t been used in years and I"m planning on rebuilding it to use this summer. All four tires are bad and I"m having lots of trouble finding some used tires for a reasonable price (under 25 each). Any idea what size pickup tires will fit? It has two 16x7"s on it now and two 16x6.5. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 25, 2010

Probably 16 x 235 metric are a close match. But the modern tires won't last well I've found.

Gerald J.

kyplowboy · Jan 25, 2010

They look kinda funny on there cause they are a little wide but my gravity flow wagon had rotten 16X6.5's on it when I got it. I got new tires for my half ton pick up and put my old 275-65R16 wranglers (I think that was the size) on it and they have worked great.

Some places might not do it, but if you take your old tires off and take the wheels to a gas station that sells tires here they will put on good used tires here for about $20 each. That cuts down on the number of used tires they have to pay to get rid of.

Dave

BANDITFARMER · Jan 25, 2010

You can use 215-85R16 to fit the rims you have. They came factory on alot of Ford trucks 90-97 for sure. I have a 95 F350 and have got alot of tires off it for my wagons. I use 10 ply on the truck, then I have good tires for my wagons. Hope this is what you are looking for. Bandit

Spook · Jan 25, 2010

I have bought a bunch of tires for my vehicles from Belle tire. When I needed tires for my hay wagon, the gave them to me. I guess then they didn't have to get rid of them. Very nice of them.

msb · Jan 25, 2010

If you wanna buy new. cokertire.com

Interesting site, but take your checkbook. They are NOT cheap.710-15 tire(old style) and tube for an antique David Bradley hay rake $175

olgentdc · Jan 25, 2010

modern radial tires ain't wurth a durn!... If they get water in ther belts they rust out and breakout and go to heck just sitting ..

Ecnerwal · Jan 25, 2010

I replaced 16x7s with 235-85-R16's from a truck - work fine, rated (once looking up the "bias ply rating to radial letter rating") about 4 plies higher. Unless you are running them way down on pressure I don't see any reason "modern" tires wouldn't hold up better than "old fashioned" tires - they certainly do on cars & trucks. For anything with low speed, intermittent use and originally with tubes, I'd put tubes in them, even if the "modern" tires say tubeless.

RodinNS · Jan 25, 2010

235/85R16's... or whatever you can find as with that budget, you can't be picky.

Rod

knightstead · Jan 25, 2010

Thanks for all the help. I'll take the rims off this weekend and see if the local tire shop has some used ones that will fit. I don't need anything fancy, but I guess I can spend more money and get some tubes. I'm a college student and just tired of haulng bales from the field in my truck.

Leroy · Jan 26, 2010

You are the only one that has come up with the correct size, those rims will be narrow and putting the 235 size on then could cause the rim to split most likely at the base of the bead, then you will be buying new rims as well.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 26, 2010

But until they come apart, they ride nicer, they roll easier, and they give better traction. My tire supplier tells me 5 years and the rubber gives up. And I'm seeing that with lots of cracks by 5 years of age.

Gerald J.

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