9.5 x 24 front tires under a FEL - are radial tires stronger / more rugged on a M6800 used in the woods?

Gus1957

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Hello,

Looking for opinions on replacing from tires on M6800 21 years old. Recently a root broke the valve stem off and I had to have a new tube put in at the shop. . Tire repair said to think about replacing tires and rims as they are beat with corrosion on the inside. Rims have enough deformation from hitting rocks going thru creek areas.

With new rims they would opt for radial tires giving more sidewall strength and shorter valve stems.
Front tires do take a lot of side load when lifting 16-24' logs on the sawmill. Probably the worst conditions.
 

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12251hd

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I have a similar 20 year old M6800. I run R4's front and back for bush hogging and other rough conditions. What ever your choice, match front and back with the same type to avoid strain on 4 WD. Good luck.
 

JohnDB

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Hello,

Looking for opinions on replacing from tires on M6800 21 years old. ...

With new rims they would opt for radial tires giving more sidewall strength and shorter valve stems.
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What are the original/Kubota ops manual tyre type/size? Will the proposed replacement have the same rolling radius/circumference?
 

BAP

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If you have made it 21 years on those tires doing what you do with your tractor, then I wouldn’t worry about putting on anything different when you replace them. Go with the heaviest ply tire you can get. If you change to R-4 tires like everyone is pushing, you will need to buy 4 new tires and 4 new rims because you can’t just change the front tires and R-4 tires use a different sized rim.