Tyres

[Tom D]

Pricing up tyres for the Valtra roof mount. Normal forestry crossplys work out about £900 a corner, they are quite narrow and wear quickly. There are forestry radials that will fit but they work out about £1500 a corner. The radials are 600 mm wide and should solve my sinking problems, the tractor weighs 9.5 ton so she's not great on soft ground. But £6k is a huge amount to spend on a set of tyres.

 

Anyone got any thoughts?

[luftwaffe]

is twin wheels an option.

[biggarlogs]

What about fitting dual wheels when on soft ground and normal wheels for road work

[Johny Walker]

try dealers for some part used 1,s + farmtrader

[woody paul]

I know there not near you but may be worth a ring they have take off tyres which can be brand new, I got a pair of 13.6 x 38 firestones for less than £700. Independent Tyre and Wheel supplier and Honda Power Equipment Supplier | Fieldens

[aspenarb]

Pricing up tyres for the Valtra roof mount. Normal forestry crossplys work out about £900 a corner, they are quite narrow and wear quickly. There are forestry radials that will fit but they work out about £1500 a corner. The radials are 600 mm wide and should solve my sinking problems, the tractor weighs 9.5 ton so she's not great on soft ground. But £6k is a huge amount to spend on a set of tyres.

 

Anyone got any thoughts?

 

It may be worth having your cases remoulded Tom.

 

Bob

[Brushcutter]

Pricing up tyres for the Valtra roof mount. Normal forestry crossplys work out about £900 a corner, they are quite narrow and wear quickly. There are forestry radials that will fit but they work out about £1500 a corner. The radials are 600 mm wide and should solve my sinking problems, the tractor weighs 9.5 ton so she's not great on soft ground. But £6k is a huge amount to spend on a set of tyres.

 

Anyone got any thoughts?

 

Do you needforestry crossply? Nasty things on the road. I've been using

Mitchlin Agribib tyres for years on forestry - not roof mount though.

 

Michelin Agricultural Tires

 

I'm currently looking at getting some Trelleborg TM600 for a little massey. Work out a bit cheaper than the agribib but are quite hard wearing.

[Brushcutter]

Also give Brocks a call. Other the end of the country to you but they are fantastic. https://www.bwt.uk.com/

 

Carry used tyres in a range of sizes for reasonable money and they're new stuff is quite affordable. I think i was looking at around a £600 quid discount on a set.

[difflock]

Oddly for someone who is "careful" with money, I would unhesitatingly plump for the 600mm wide radials, tyres being essentially the one key limiting factor, irrespective of what vehicle they are fitted to.

But I suppose that is why I am regarded locally as being (a bit) barmy for fitting new(15 odd year ago) 520/70/34 radials to my knackered old 1984 vintage David Brown.

cheers

mth

[monkeybusiness]

Do you needforestry crossply? Nasty things on the road. I've been using

Mitchlin Agribib tyres for years on forestry - not roof mount though.

 

Michelin Agricultural Tires

 

I'm currently looking at getting some Trelleborg TM600 for a little massey. Work out a bit cheaper than the agribib but are quite hard wearing.

 

I was offered 'new take off' Agribibs pretty cheap but was told by a couple of people that they have really thin sidewalls. I ended up spending a world of money on some wide (620 I think) crossplys but they are a nightmare for flat spotting (even overnight) and road work is eating them really fast.