irrigation tires verses tractor tires

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Oct 22, 2017

I have my Dad's 41 Farmall H he farmed with for 45 years, and now it leads a life of ease. I drive it 5 miles to town once or twice a year for parades, and occasionally mow off a field by my house, only weeds in it, no brush or stobs. When the old tires on it got to bad to use, I found some 6 ply lug tires marked irrigation use for a reasonable price. I was wondering what the difference was in tractor and irrigation tires.

oleclint · Oct 22, 2017

We have a M_M "R" with irrig. tires on it for twelve + yrs now. I know it is not a big heavy tractor but they show no breaks, cracks ,etc. on them The size is 12.4 x 38.They are mounted backwards , helps to get unstuck.

WayneLee · Oct 22, 2017

I see no reason why irrigation tires would not work.

DeltaRed · Oct 22, 2017

I have an H with 11x38 4 ply irrigation tires. Hate em. The lugs are 1/3 to 1/2 further apart,and only about half as tall as a regular 'tractor' tire.But they have been on for 10 years.No issues,no flats yet.They seem to be wearing just fine. they are a bit rougher on pavement than a regular tractor tire. They were also $200 cheaper each than a 12x38 'tractor'tire.

sunsettractor · Oct 22, 2017

I purchased a set of irrigation tires for my H several years back when the tires on my tractor finally failed completely as well.The man who owned the tire
dealership told me the irrigation tires are made with less reinforcing inside than a R1 tractor drive tire. Primary use is for an irrigation "Pivot", not much
torque applied during usage. Basically supports the irrigation system as it pivots around in circles. On the plus side they are supposed to be made with a more
outside weather resistant rubber compound than "regular" tractor tires, so they may last longer without cracking when left outdoors. I replaced the worn out 12-
4x38 tires I had with 11-2x38 tires do to the cost difference, they are considerably smaller but still very nice compared to the cracked up tires that failed. My
H is a play tractor as well, the tread pattern looks good and they are holding up very well, I would not hesitate using them for any of my tractors down the road.
Picture is my H with 11.2x38 irrigation, and MM Z with 12.4x38 R1 tractor, pretty noticeable size difference, Regards...Tom

hd6gtom · Oct 22, 2017

We put a lot of them on smaller tractors. Never heard of a failure with them. They do have a lighter casing
than a regular tire.

Rich'sToys · Oct 22, 2017

Some of the newer sprayers are now using 38" tires. I bought a used 38" tire this summer for one of my tractors and the guy at the tire shop said it came off of a sprayer.

Texasmark1 · Oct 23, 2017

When I bought my Branson 6530 in 2007 the ads showed it with irrigation tires for the Korean market. I thought those aggressive treads
were cool and were the way to go.

For American import, the tractor comes to Rome Georgia without tires and wheels.....maybe it comes in as "tractor parts" rather than a full
blown tractor and import duties are less, or it's cheaper to ship quantities in crates without tires.....don't know.

Anyway once here they get Titan (USA) tires and wheels (shown is a posting I answered on "offset disc" this morning) which are the regular
F1 tires.

As it is, the F1s are bumpy enough and I'd imagine that irrigation tires would bounce you around big time. Just an assumption. For that
reason I quickly forgot my initial urge.

irrigation tires verses tractor tires

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