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Tires- Bar (Ag) vs. Rib
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    Posted: 08 Jul 2019 at 2:00pm
I've got a Massey Ferguson that I use for brush hogging.  Had the 2 rib front steering tires but they tend to not grab (slides across the ground) when turning despite having 600 lbs of weight upfront.  Was thinking of switching over to a Bar type AG tire to see if it wouldn't grab better and maybe even be less prone to puncture (at least on the bar part).  It's not 4 whl drive so not going to be any benefit there.
Anyone have any thoughts?  Tire shop telling me it won't make any difference......
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I have 12.5 X 15 bar/tractor tread tires on the front of my Oliver 1365 loader tractor
they will steer better than triribs or other conventional front tires in my opinion.The reason I put them on was because they were 12 ply.
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I wonder if mounting them backwards would make any difference?  (like a ground drive manure spreader)Wink
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Tire shop said to mount then backwards for less wear
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…but they also said it wouldn't make a difference?
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Originally posted by TimCNY TimCNY wrote:

…but they also said it wouldn't make a difference?

Well now, that’s what I was thinking. But I think what he was implying is that the “bars” will wear down quicker then a rib tire......but that ‘wear’ has to be driven by something.....
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that's what steering brakes are for .
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Originally posted by Gary in da UP Gary in da UP wrote:

that's what steering brakes are for .


Gets pretty expensive driving with the brakes.
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I would think a regular 3 rib, would do better than a 2 rib. 3 ribs have most of the weight on the center rib, so more lbs per square inch of surface contact.
 I use my brakes when needed for steering, which happens if I'm going uphill with my little Massey and have the mower raised up.
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Four rib tires have been working on my tractors for decades, though they haven't been worked in fields for ten years.

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I don't see how anything could beat tri-ribs for steering on a 2-wheel drive tractor, as long as you aren't in mud. That center rib is going to dig in better than a bar tread. 

I'd say bar tread may work better in mud. They will work better mounted "backwards" in mud.
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