Tires and wheels...

[eastonct124]

Hi all, I'm new here and my 124 is basically a workhorse...I need to put the widest and tallest big bites on the back (have some mud to drag cut downs through, and barely making it). Do I need 10" wides, and what/where should I order?
Are the carlisle tru.....(can't remember) good?
Thanks

[RPalmer]

Are you running wheel weights? I have seen 26" tires on those BUT if you are in mud I think you would tear up your fenders running them.

[eastonct124]

Don't laugh, but my son (11 yr old)couldn't drag a load of dirt up the hill so I made a quick fix....80lbs of concrete in buckets with pvc to leave holes...so, I have 40lbs per wheel.
I'm usins the stock 6"? wheels, and the stock firestones.

[truckntran]

Got 23 /10.5 x 12 turfs on my 1250. Went to a fun tractor pull, stone boat deal and couldn't move the sled at all without weights. I added a LOT of weight and easily pulled 1600 lbs without slipping much. Moral of the story...a bunch- o- weight is a good thing for traction. I had a set of stock simplicity weights, a pair of Case VAC weights, and 1.5 wheels worth of 9N ford weight halves draped over the tunnel cover. By the way...the cheapie trailer I was towing the tractor to the pull with didn't apprecialte all the extra weight either.. :biggrin2.gif:

[eastonct124]

thanks for the info. can I still buy those rims new?
And nobody has any advice to give on tires? I was looking at the carlise trupower (I think) because they look like they have a real aggresive bite.
I'm haulin cut timber through woods and a creek with a muddy bank...so far so good, but I'm limited to the amount I load on my steel sled becuz traction prob.

[truckntran]

Have you checked Tucker tire's ebay listings?? He's got excellent pricing.. I think unless you actually go get professional pulling tires , ag tires will all be pretty much the same for your uses.

I have never actualy owned a pair of small tractor ags, but I do have a set on order from Tucker. 10.50x 12 23 high You also could get 26 12 x 12 ags.. The taller tires will take more power to turn.....

[RPalmer]

eastonct124,
I recommend ags all around. What I have done with one tractor, so far, is to have the tires foamed filled. Here are my perceived benefits. No flats, no leaks, 50lbs extra weight per 23x8.50x12 tire, no load limit. While mine are 4 ply, I could have gotten away with 2. The down side. No cushion from air and when you finally wear out the tire you have to cut it off the rim and clean the foam off. But if you think that you might actually wear out a set of ags you could install a tube first. Then the foam will be stuck to that and not the wheel. I got an extra 25 lbs per wheel up front with 4.80x4.00x8s.

[Cub61]

Hey eastonct124!!!! How's it going good buddy!!!!

To answer your question about the rear tires, it all comes down to your own preference. But I can give you a few choices of tires that have an aggressive bite to them. To begin with there are the Carlisle Tru Power tires with its aggressive bite. Excellent tire and are being used on a lot of garden tractor pullers. Second there is a tire called the Highlifter Outlaw Tire and it's only available in a 6 ply tire. It's was designed for the ATV's. But I have seen a few Cub Cadet Super Garden Tractors use them as there rear tires. And they seem to work very well in all conditions. Third, you could also choose the Firestone Flotation 23 G-1 ag tire. Which by the way is the tires that I have on the OL' Girl. They work very well and are self cleaning tires also. All three tires mentioned here are all available in the 26x12x12 size, considering if that's the size you want your rear tires to be. As for the rims. You can fit a 26x12x12 tire on a 8.50 wide rim. And I speak from experience. I have the 26x12x12 Firestone tires installed on a pair of 12x8.50 wide rims. And they fit perfectly. So you will not need to buy another pair of rims.Not unless you really want to. I'll post some pics of each tire so you can compare and maybe decide on what tire you'll exactly need to get the job done. I hope this helps in one way or another. Take care good buddy.

MATT

Highlifter Outlaw 6 ply ATV tire


Carlisle Tru Power tire. This tire is available in 4,6,and 8 plys in the size of 26x12x12.


26x12x12 Firestone Flotation 23 G-1 4 ply tire.


Here's a pic of the OL' Girl with the 26x12x12 Firestone Flotation 23 G-1 4 ply tires.

[Matt G.]

Cub61-

If he's got 6-12s on the back like he says he thinks he does (he should probably verify that ) then he'll need wider rims.

Actually, I don't think 26" tires will fit under the fenders on a 124...I tried to put 25" tall tires on my loader 124, and there was maybe 1/4" of clearance between the fender and the tire. That is not enough.

[MFP8055]

Any suggestions for tire vendors? Tucker was mentioned, but I didn't find anything on ebay. Any experience with Miller?