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i am having a hard time trying to find tires for my John Deere MT (11.2 x 34) that are not expensive. Can anyone tell where i can find tires that are not going to cost me an arm and a leg

Now days cheap and tires do not mix. The more common sizes like say a 13.6X28 will cost a person around $400 each if not more

New or used a lot of large tire shops keep tires that worn some but in good condition. They can cost about a1/4 or less than a new one you just have go out and ask for them. I found some brand new tires for my 1985 Kubota for half price. Sometimes some with more money that brains will exchange tires because he does like the brand or he wants the next size up or down or a different thread.
Walt
Ps be carful buying from someone that you don't know.

In an effort to curtail global warming our government has made energy more expensive also in an effort to make America more fair anyone making any money is having it taken from them to give to people that don't have money. Tires require energy and labor so these changes make them more expensive. That in the fact that most tires are made overseas and the value of a dollar is falling in the world market will make Americans wanting to buy tires pay even more

To give you a solution- you'll need to research scrounge and hunt for what's available. The tire size you listed is not what was on the MT I knew as a kid so they were available with different size tires or yours has been changed to a different size. Why is this important? Because someone may of had a similar problem with your very tractor and changed the tires to something they found on the cheap. Find out what axle size or bolt pattern your tractor has and find out what other tractors use the same, they are now potential donors for your tractor. Also look at other agricultural equipment like sprayers, combines swatters and such.

Find any local agricultural salvage (junk yards) centers and ask them what they have. Stop and talk to the old guy that has 42 tractors in his yard, he probably won't be willing to sell anything but he might know where he'd get one on the cheap and share that contact with you. Keep an eye on E-Bay and Craig's list, not only for tires but equipment that uses similar sized tires. You might be trading labor for money- buy a tractor or combine use the tires and use/sell the other parts. Ask around and network, ask any and all tire dealers in your area and in your travels, might find someone with a new or used tire in the back room that has been there way to long and they might be willing to sell it to you at an old cost.

We have 3 MT"s and have been looking for good used tires of that size for months. Lots of 36"s, but 11.2 x 34 are hard to find.

New ones are $750 each.

Settle in for a long search.

I doubt you will find cheap as all tires have gotten expensive. If your tire size is hard to find you can try Miller Tire as they specialize in tires that aren't common any more.

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Tires got ridiculously expensive long before the current administration or their political party were in power, so you can firmly plant the blame on the tire manufacturers who have been using the price of oil as an excuse to continually raise the price of tires.

You're either going to have to pay the long buck for new tires, or scrounge for good used ones. Finding good used ones is more a matter of luck than skill, because you have to be in the right place at the right time with cash in hand to beat everyone else to the punch.

(quoted from post at 14:21:13 11/14/12) Tires got ridiculously expensive long before the current administration or their political party were in power, so you can firmly plant the blame on the tire manufacturers who have been using the price of oil as an excuse to continually raise the price of tires.

You're either going to have to pay the long buck for new tires, or scrounge for good used ones. Finding good used ones is more a matter of luck than skill, because you have to be in the right place at the right time with cash in hand to beat everyone else to the punch.

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Really? I bought a pair (2) of 13.6x38 tires, plus new tubes, while G.W.Bush was in his second term in office. $360 and I was out the door.

What was the price of soybeans then? What was the price of feeder cattle?

Wis- That 11.2-10x34 was what most MT and 40T tractors were set up with. I replaced two sets of them over the years. If it was me today, I think that bolt pattern is the same as on many 28" wheels for the newer JD's, and I think I'd gamble at finding a pair and converting the tractor. The tires are much more common, and won't change the tractor profile too much.

Tire town has great prices - just don't expect them to have the tires.

So would other people like to get some cheaper tires. Due to costs there just arent any prices that would compare to what they were just a few yrs ago.