Farmernickt
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Looking at some new rear tyres for my main workhorse, has anyone got any experience with BKT’s? They are a lot cheaper than others so makes me question if they are a good! Any feedback appreciated. 
BKT Tyres
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Farmernickt
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- The Fens
Cheers, 650/65-r42
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- Darlington
Got them on one of mine, grip a lot better than the michelins, only fault I have had is when hedgecutting, had a thick hawthorn stem go through front tyre sidewall.
If you do a 700 800+ hours a year doing heavy work with it would personally be looking at a more comfortable tyre. I have used bkt tyres for over 10 years. Theres a point where you get fed up of getting tossed and bounced around on the road or during harvest carting. Thats anything from a 20.8 to a 650. Yes hard wearing and ok grip. For occasional work or loader tractor they are fine.
Have 18 BKT tyres here from small trailer tyres right up to 650/65r38 and haven't had any bother from any of them. I do think the 650's grip better than my other Michelins.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
BKT are the only tyre I fit these days. Good tyres, and a sensible price.
Last set we got were not much cheaper really, just earlier this year was 620/70/42 and 540/65/30. Replaced michelins, i wish i had just paid the extra £1000 or so for michelins again just for comfort alone. I was told i would need v-flecto bkt’s to be the standard of a michelin multibib which are more expensive than a multibib. Also measuring the rear bkt 620 tyres are a lot smaller than the 620 Michelin hight and width. So i guess the bkts were only cheaper because they are less of a tyre.
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- Co antrim
Is the 620 70 not an omnibib in the michelin
Yes sorry I don’t think you would get bkt v flecto in a 620. Think it was 650s we were getting quoted for at the time when they were compared to multibibs
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- Lincs / Cambs border
Every tractor we have is fitted with BKT tyres and have had no problems, BKT on the Teleporter not so good .
Pistonbroke
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I put a set on ours in march,no loader but a lot of road work with stock box and bale trailers. It's only in the last week or two that the numbers have worn off the face of the treads in the fronts.
Pistonbroke
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Not your sizes,but 580/70r38 trelleborg were £2250 each and bkt were £910 in march. On a set of four,just a fair saving for tyres that some people swear by
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- Co antrim
Does a 620 have a larger rolling circumference than a 650?
As far as i know they are meant to be around the same circumference and there could be differences depending on manufacturer.
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- Co antrim
Wonder what the purpose on having 620s and 650s if theyr the same rc
Thats a fair saving and wouldn’t justify the trelleborgs. I can’t remember what we were quoted at the time michelins were a good bit more but wasn’t double, firestone tyres were around about the bkt price. Which we’ve been pleased with both in the past but were swayed with bkts on recommendation by the tyre fitter.