replacing tires on 7040 tractor
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Topic: replacing tires on 7040 tractor
Posted By: nick121
Subject: replacing tires on 7040 tractor
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 5:41pm
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So just looking for suggestions on replacing the rear tires on my 7040.. Currently it has fiesetone champion spade grip tires 18.4-38 on it. I am located in Ontario
I use the tractor for all heavy pulling and tillage so I will need all the grip I can get. would it make sense to go to radials? What is the cost difference between bias and radials? Is it worth putting radials on a $5000 tractor? What brands are good?
The current tires are loaded so I would get the new bias tires loaded also.. But do you load radials?
Just looking for suggestions. I probably wont do it till the summer or even next winter but thought I would ask now.
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Posted By: 7060
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 5:57pm
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If you want the best bite a loaded 20.8R38 Firestone 23 degree would be best. I put 4 new 20.8R38s on my 7060 with double wheel weights and it has plenty of traction. The narrower the tire the less difference going to a radial makes it seems. But in an 18.4 I would still suggest the 18.4R38 Firestone.
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Posted By: tornado8070
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 7:51pm
BKT radials are my choice.
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Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 8:07pm
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I replaced the rears on my 7010 umpteen years ago with Firestone radials when the factory tires wore down. they are great on flat and gently rolling hills, but on steeper hills they'll roll sideways a bit unless you pump them up tighter. for the price difference and not much difference in slippage, I wouldn't waste the extra money. and i'm sure i'll get arguments on this....but plowing bottom ground with 5 bottoms sunk all the way in, I had better tracrtion with bias than I did with the radials. but appeared to have better traction disking with the radials than with the bias. so it's kinda a crap shoot. oh...and neither set were loaded.
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Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 8:10pm
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on another note, I put new dry bias on the rear of my 2290 Case, and even with duals it didn't have the traction
when it did when the old tires were loaded. so I had beet juice put in and that made the difference on traction.
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Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 8:22pm
Can't beat the firestone 23degree. Make sure there the good ones. They make a cheaper one that has less bars, and the bars are smaller. BKT second.is my choices
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 8:38pm
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Nick in the 22 years I was in the farm tire business , we found Firestone tires to be 2nd to none. If that were my tractor or I was making a recommendation to 1 of my customers, I would recommend Firestone Super All Traction tires. I would not sell you Super All Traction 2 tires if you are going to depend on this for primary tillage. The tread is not as deep and has less bars on the casing.
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 8:48pm
Nick I just checked with 1 of my old suppliers. Firestone Super All Traction 23 tires should cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $800.00 each American. This price should be put on the tractor. It does not include milage, pumping fluid, or new tubes. I always put new tubes in new tires. Only use heavy duty radial tubes. Standard tubes have a tendency to split seams. Put the fluid back in. You will need it to get the horse power to the ground.
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Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2016 at 10:39pm
Priced 18.4 x 34 Firestone SAT 23 last week in Ontario for $895 each. Not including tubes, installation or tire disposal fees. By comparison, Galaxy tires were $750.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 6:13am
Posted By: nick121
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 6:33am
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Well, thanks guys. I think I would pretty much go with Firestone now.. The Michelin agribib on a farm I work at seem really good. The galaxy's not so much.
Anyone her have michelins? how are they? Im sure they are a bit more.
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Posted By: 7060
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 7:04am
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Galaxy is about the same as a bkt bias tr135. I sold a guy a set after pricing him those and Firestone and he went with the cheaper tire. They have way less lugs on them and I think the rubber is softer. He was not happy with them. Agribibs are good tires but they are a R1W tread meant for wet conditions and don't have as many bars on them. They would work best on a chore tractor in my opinion.
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Posted By: zulawski87
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 7:49am
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Have Michelin on a ac 200. My opinion they walk all over the firestone. Both good tires
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Posted By: VAfarmboy
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2016 at 4:20am
We have had good luck with BF Goodrich Power Radial 80s and have had them on two of our tractors for several years. According to the Michelin tire dealer we bought them from they are essentially the same tire as the Michelin agribib but sold under the BFG brand name for less $$$.
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