Tires

[WALTER]

ANYBODY RUNNING AG TIRES ON THE FRONT OF YOUR TRACTORS??

[aagitch]

I have front ags for my 782. When i was using the 782 for mowing, I didn't use them since the ride isn't as smooth. But the 782 is no longer going to be used for mowing, it will be used for chore duty stuff around the yard and also plowing so the tires will go back on. They work great for snow plowing and plus they look cool and are cheap.

[WALTER]

Thanks, aagitch. I was woundering how they would do mowing. Might go with tri-ribs. Tires on my 582 want to skip instead of turning sometimes.

[dale.l]

I use tri-rib 4.00x8 for the front. They were made for steering tires. you can find them on ebay. I could not find them at any local tire shop.

[dale.l]

I am geting ready to buy a set for my 582 . I think i am going to have to find a narrower set of rims. the ones i had was on a wheel horse. Cub cadet uses wider rims.

[RPalmer]

Originally Posted by WALTER

ANYBODY RUNNING AG TIRES ON THE FRONT OF YOUR TRACTORS??

Glad you asked. Yes 4.80s on a 104. Just finished cutting grass with it. I also have a 100 with 16x6.50 ribbed that needed to be started and run for awhile. So I went to one part of my yard and dropped the deck one notch lower that I had just cut and ran the 100 for a bit. I felt like I was steering a truck. I wore me out. To each their own. But my tractors are all going to be out-fitted with 4.80x4x8 with ags. I'm too old to work as hard as I just did with that 100 and it's "cool looking" wide tires.

[Matt G.]

Hey RPalmer, does your 100 have any camber left in the spindles? Those NF spindles get bent over time and you usually wind up with some negative camber, which makes it really hard to steer. If the steering gear is in good shape and the tires aired up, it'll steer quite easily.

[RPalmer]

Originally Posted by Matt G.

Hey RPalmer, does your 100 have any camber left in the spindles? Those NF spindles get bent over time and you usually wind up with some negative camber, which makes it really hard to steer. If the steering gear is in good shape and the tires aired up, it'll steer quite easily.

I got to say I don't know. The steering gear is good. I replaced the left spindle because the hole was egged out. And I put all new tie rod ends on it. And centered the wheel. So I guess I should know.. but I don't. I'll have to check it out. I hope some sort of measurements are in the manual.

[RPalmer]

Matt,
I see specs are 2 1/2 degrees. How do I measure and where, to figure out where I'm at with mine?
Thanks in advance.

[Mountain Heritage]

Originally Posted by aagitch

I have front ags for my 782. When i was using the 782 for mowing, I didn't use them since the ride isn't as smooth. But the 782 is no longer going to be used for mowing, it will be used for chore duty stuff around the yard and also plowing so the tires will go back on. They work great for snow plowing and plus they look cool and are cheap.

aagitch That is one SWEET 782 you have there with the ag tires all around....50" deck on it? what year is that one if you don't mind me asking? Do you have anymore pictures of it, perhaps in action?? :O)