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Decent Tires?

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Tinkerer

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Front or rear ?
Or both ?
2 wd or 4 wd ?
I bought a set Hercules Super Lug R4 16.9x24 tires for the rear of my tractor from a local dealer. His price was better than all the brands and dealers I looked at.
Most dealers I talked to wanted way too much to mount them.
Not only was the price of the tire cheaper than the others, the price included mounting them.
I took them to their shop in my truck.
So far I like them. Really good grip when digging in piles with the loader.
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Legdoc

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I think it all depends on your access to the different brands and price you can get them for. My 2004 Case 580M with 800 hours on Goodyears and kept in the barn shows little wear or weathering. 2006 Kubota M9540 with 1100 hours on Titan tires need replacing. Not due to wear but deterioration. Deep cracks treads tearing. I have good pricing locally on Firestone and am going with that.
 
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Canadian_digger

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If you want a radial tire these have served me well. You will pay more that a bias ply but they ride a lot nicer and more puncture resistant F917C7FE-4274-4B3F-986C-704D0BE5973C.png
 
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onehandman1

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Canadian digger, those tires look nice. Not quite sure if I need that nice of a tire. I mean I would like one. My main concerns, I tend to operate in soft ground/mud. I would like a tire that doesn't load up and become slicks. I am for sure doing front tires, and probably rears. They appear to be originals, maybe seconds. They are dry rotted, and starting to slice easy.
 
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Joe Friday

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Sorry I don't have a picture. Just for price comparison I just put 17.5 x 24 rear tires on - with wet tubes and calcium chloride for $1430.22 installed. Tires 446.11 each w/ tubes = 892.22 $198 for fluid $340 to mount. What is everyone's thought on the fluid?
 
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fpgm04

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Unlike farm tractors, backhoes are normally rear end heavy, I can’t image why I would want to add more weight to the rear of a backhoe.

However, I can sure think of a lot of negatives for adding permanent ballast via calcium chloride to rear tires of a backhoe.
 
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Tinkerer

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Joe Friday said:
What is everyone's thought on the fluid?
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Huge waste of money.
Normal tire pressure gauges will be destroyed just getting close to cc.
When you get bogged down in mud, using the backhoe to get yourself unstuck will be more difficult.
Why was the installation so high ? Did a tire truck come to your location and do the work ?
That chloride will be a mess if you puncture the tire. Can't patch a tube with that crap in it because the tube has to come out for the repair.
How full are the tires ? Axle height or beyond ?
The chloride may or may not create a problem with the tire warranty if it is needed.
 
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I just bought a Carlisle Industrial F-3 Tire 11L-16SL 12 ply for the front of my "new to me" John Deere 310SE. Haven't mounted them yet. I'm replacing Goodyear Laborers.
 
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