Re: 20.8 vs 18.4 and radial tires vs. ply

Posted by Jonboy on December 13, 2004 at 20:07:17 from (64.91.160.131):

In Reply to: 20.8 vs 18.4 and radial tires vs. ply posted by curt1256 on December 13, 2004 at 14:04:14:

Bias tires are quite a bit less expensive than radials, but if you want deep treads, you will have to go with radials. I think bias tires would be fine for what you want to do except for disking in wet soil with a good sized disk. If your land is wet then radials are the way to go, but then on the other hand, running rice and cane type tires in a hayfield tends to cut up the hayfield alittle, but depending upon your soil, they may mean the difference between getting stuck and accomplishing nothing and getting the job done. A wider tire is better in soft conditions, as flotation is very important (you don't want to sink), but will actually hurt performance on a hard surface because the tractors weight will be distributed over a greater area due to more tire contact surface and allow easier slippage.
Hope this helps,

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• Re: 20.8 vs 18.4 and radial tires vs. ply Harold H 08:37:30 12/14/04 (0)

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