Posted by Banditfarmer on March 10, 2015 at 08:16:48 from (75.186.9.25):
Over the last 40 some years I've been farming and using tractors I can honestly say no tractor I had or even drove ever had new tires on it. All the used tractors had decent tires on them and they did there job and they lasted till I sold or traded it off. None of any of the tractors had new or like new tires on them. At a sale 14 years ago I bought a set of 15.5x38 T rail duals that the tires were about new for $150, I switched the tires from the duals to the tractor and from the tractor to the duals. Lots of work there, But when you don't have the money this is what you do and this is what I have always had to do.
About a year ago I found and bought a tractor that I had been looking for for 30 years. The tractor is an Oliver 1550 diesel Utility, Kinda rare (maybe not) but I really like the tractor. When I bought it it had 1 new rear tire a BKT 14.9x28 on it and new rear rims, The other 3 tires were junk! Simple plan, Buy another new tire to match the one on the tractor (a BKT 14.9x28) and get 2 new ones for the front. Witch is what I did, Now I have a tractor with all new rubber under her.
For the first time in my life I own a tractor with all new rubber and was proud of that fact. I cleaned her up and got the paint to have color again to look good. She's not perfect and has some battle scares and the plan is to fix and repaint to make her stand proud again. I took her to the show, Lots of people looking at her as they had never seen one before. But the one thing that got me was Why did you put those junk tires on it? WHAT? You should have put new Firestones or GoodYears on it NOT them junky things. WOW! I cant believe it, I put new tires on and get beat up for doing it because I didn't put those high priced tires on it. More that likely it wont see the road unless I take her to the show again and these BKT tires will outlast me for the way I use her. The tractor is in the barn when not in use and I try to take care of what I have, I have to work to get what I have and money is never there so I have to really watch what I do and make things last.
So what's the deal guys? Why do so many people have such a negative vue of these BKT tires? I know there not top of the line, But there still good tires Right? Bandit
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