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Topic: Petlas rears

Posted By: johnkc
Subject: Petlas rears
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 8:43pm

What’s the word on Petlas brand tractor tires? Looking at getting new 18.4 x 38‘s for my 7040 which is being used primarily for grading the lane and run my tiller. I am not plowing or disking with this tractor. These are around 500 each where Firestones are around 700 each. Any input is appreciated.Thanks, John.

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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 10:59pm

John they are a cheaper casing and the tread is designed for European peat type soil not our clay loam soil. If all you is going to do is as you stated they should be OK. They are only shown as a 10 ply tire tube type tire. I would highly recommend you put new 18.4x38 HD radial tubes in them. If you attempt to mount them yourself and you are inexperienced with mounting rears, the first thing you need to do is find a good brand of rubber lube such as Ruglide, or NAPA has a decent lube. Dish soap is not slick enough to mount tough 10 ply rears. Good luck with them.

Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2017 at 11:51pm

You get what you pay for when it comes to rear tractor tires. I learned that the hard way.

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2017 at 2:54am

I've never heard of them, but then again I had some on my 7080 I never heard of before and they worked great. i'm sure they were a cheaper tire than others on the market when they were mounted on the 7080. for light work and if they hold air, they should be fine for you! like Tom says tho, put tubes in them

Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2017 at 8:03am

Get the Firestones

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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2017 at 9:11am

Considering the light duty and probably few hours you use your tractor every year, why spend the extra $400? The cheaper tires will probably work for the rest of the time you own that tractor.

Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2017 at 11:08am

Well I can't say about that brand but whatever brand my Dad put on his C, they look terrible just a few years later. He put them on because they were cheap.

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Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2017 at 8:13pm

Put BKTs on the back of my 8070, they were quite a bit cheaper than Firestones they are great and still look new after 4 seasons. Put Alliance tires on the front at the same time and they are terrible showing stalk damage and one is cracking at the base of the cleats.

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Posted By: GM Guy
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 6:16pm

I would pursue a used set of firestones.

Basically the issue with these older machines is no one is normally going to put enough hours on to wear out any brand of tire, so one needs to buy the brand with the most age-resistant rubber compound that will last the longest before cracking apart. I have yet to find a rubber compound that lasts longer than Firestone.

Alot of the import tires are known for rubber that cracks over time.

Even Goodyear makes a longer lasting rubber than most imports.

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Posted By: Arcs and Sparks
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2017 at 7:27pm

I work at a synthetic rubber plant and we are a supplier to Petlas. Their raw material specs are high so they are not built from inferior material. They are made in Italy I believe. I have them on 2 tractors. Both tractors have the radial versions on them.One is my manure tractor ( has 20.8/38s on it ) and it gets a considerable amount of roadwork with some pretty heavy drawbar loads. They have been on that tractor for 3 years and probably have about 300-350 hours on them travelling back and forth. They show little obvious wear yet. My neighbors have them on several tractors, all with similar results. If I remember some of the negative press they got when they first were advertised around here was that if you count the number of lugs on them verses the major brands they have 1 less lug ---or worded differently the lugs are spaced slightly further apart than north american standards. They seems to ride quite smooth despite that. I could not justify the extra money that other tire companies wanted. It is your money to spend and I won't offer any advise but this is some real life experience that I have had with them. I hope it helps in your decision.

Posted By: johnkc
Date Posted: 16 Dec 2017 at 11:48am

Thanks for all the input, found a better deal on the firestones at 610.00 each. I'll make my mind up in a few days.

I got my wheels back from the powder coater and they look Great! so now I need to do the front wheels and polish up the rest of the tractor.

Isn't it Great! when one thing calls for another. but that is OK, it's a good tractor worth putting some TLC into.

Thanks again, John.

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