Flotation tyres

[biggmw]

Evening all

Looking to fit a set of 550 45 22.5 on eight stud rims to a baler.... Where would be the best place to pick up such... Prefer second hand? All suggestions welcome

 

[Farmer_Joe]

British rubber co

 

[snipe]

@Terry Elsey Tyres

 

[ih1455xl]

Evening all

Looking to fit a set of 550 45 22.5 on eight stud rims to a baler.... Where would be the best place to pick up such... Prefer second hand? All suggestions welcome

Where abouts are you I’ve got a set here

 

[daveydiesel1]

If ur lookin flotation ud be better fittin a wider tyre than that

 

[biggmw]

If ur lookin flotation ud be better fittin a wider tyre than that

Think that would be as wide as I can fit sensibly... Still a fair step up

 

[jackstor]

We’ve got a set of wheels and tyres off a Mchale baler, they’re 500 50 17.
Excellent condition, taken off the baler at 8000 bales.

 

[biggmw]

We’ve got a set of wheels and tyres off a Mchale baler, they’re 500 50 17.
Excellent condition, taken off the baler at 8000 bales.

That's whats on the baler just now. Wanting to upsize a fair bit to allow for "non ideal" conditions at times!!

 

[Will0]

I think I was recommended 560/45s. Something to do with better sidewalls?

Terry Elsey tyres sorted us out

 

[biggmw]

I think I was recommended 560/45s. Something to do with better sidewalls?

Terry Elsey tyres sorted us out

What baler is that on?

Friend has 550 45 22.5 on his machine which is our ones twin... Didn't seem like much room left?

 

[Will0]

The 560s are on grain trailers, maybe the 550 is plenty on a baler?
I figure they’re only 1cm wider though

Flotation tyres 560 45 22.5 on a bale trailer

Been offered the option to have a new bale trailer 14 ton capacity on flotation tyres over super singles the flotations would be 560 45 22.5 in size. Are these tyres/wheels ok or are they not a good flotation size? The super singles are 385 65 22.5 so those are the only flotations that will fit...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Optimus]

Just got a new vicon its on 560s

 

[Boohoo]

550s are crossply, 560s are radials. I'd go for the radials with as open a tread pattern as you can get. It isn't much fun when the tread fills and the wheels stop turning..

 

[jackstor]

That's whats on the baler just now. Wanting to upsize a fair bit to allow for "non ideal" conditions at times!!

This is what we upsized too-

They make a big difference, not only being wider, they roll a lot better being taller

 

[biggmw]

This is what we upsized too-

They make a big difference, not only being wider, they roll a lot better being taller

What baler is that on?

 

[jackstor]

What baler is that on?

Mchale 550. We got them off Kirkby tyres

 

[biggmw]

Mchale 550. We got them off Kirkby tyres

Is that the 550 45 22.5 you went up to? Same as we are meaning to or are they bigger? Just measuring baler now and don't think I can get away any bigger than 550 45 22.5?? Also mchale 550

 

[jackstor]

Is that the 550 45 22.5 you went up to? Same as we are meaning to or are they bigger? Just measuring baler now and don't think I can get away any bigger than 550 45 22.5?? Also mchale 550

They’re Alliance 560 45 22.5 radials 885, not a lot of space but they fit on. As already had been said, radials will travel better than crossplys.
They have made a big difference to the way the baler travels.

 

[biggmw]

That's exactly what I'm looking for. Last couple of years have been rather tight windows to say the least for second cut....

 

[biggmw]

Wee unashamed dunt up to this incSe someone has tripped over some second hand wheels they want shifted out of the way??!?