Narrow tyres or normal tyres

[Petetheploughman]

How wide are the back tyres on your tractor and what size tyres would you recommend?
I have been looking at a few pictures form the nationals and I've seen a few people use narrow tyres and a few people use normal sized tyres. Do you think it matters how wide the back tyres should be? Or do you think narrow tyres are better because they can do less damage to your work?
As usual I would like a few opinions.

 

[arcobob]

I use 11.2/10-28 which was the old Fergie TE20 standard. There are pros and cons. Firstly you can drive off the furrow wall without marking your work so much but when it comes to closing the crown I set the plough an inch wider on the cross shaft and drive away from the wall 1-2" in order to crush the chip and leave a level bed for the first furrow. My chip is hopefully 25" wide.

 

[Petetheploughman]

Thank you Bob.
Any others that think the wider tyres like 12.4 / 11 - 28 is a good size for ploughing?

 

[arcobob]

Thank you Bob.
Any others that think the wider tyres like 12.4 / 11 - 28 is a good size for ploughing?

Incidentally, I use 5.50 -16 on the front.

 

[Petetheploughman]

Incidentally, I use 5.50 -16 on the front.

Weren't the original size for the font wheels of the Internationals? As far as I can remember they were the standard size for Internationals.

 

[arcobob]

My tractor had 4.00-19 originally, which was an option.

 

[Howard150]

Thank you Bob.
Any others that think the wider tyres like 12.4 / 11 - 28 is a good size for ploughing?

Ok for Classic work which is wider and pushed a bit further than Vintage work

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

I use 12.4/11-28 with no problems. Compared to 11.2/10-28's, the extra 1" width of each tyre gives you in the region of 10% more tyre footprint, which is pretty significant in traction terms. You'll be glad of it on a nasty sticky day... On something like a TE20, the 11" tyres are perfect, whereas the 12" look too big IMO.

 

[Petetheploughman]

Ok for Classic work which is wider and pushed a bit further than Vintage work

I use 12.4/11-28 with no problems. Compared to 11.2/10-28's, the extra 1" width of each tyre gives you in the region of 10% more tyre footprint, which is pretty significant in traction terms. You'll be glad of it on a nasty sticky day... On something like a TE20, the 11" tyres are perfect, whereas the 12" look too big IMO.

The thing I don't like about the wider tyres is it can be easier for you to ruin your work. But wider tyres have more grip and it is easier to load onto the lorry or trailer. With narrow tyres its isn't so easy to ruin your work but you don't have so much grip.

 

[colhonk]

I have 13.6 x 28`s on my ford,on the 2inch wider rims,set at 40 inch gap between the inner walls,most people skit and scoff,until the finnished job.
Tyre pressure is much more important than width.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

son has a B275 on 10x32 and look good for ploughing, my B275 is on 11x28 as is ploughs vintage,or classic and also reversible, so wider tyres needed for that, W4 is on 11x28 and is fine in the trailed class

 

[Gruffalo]

I have 13.6 x 28`s on my ford,on the 2inch wider rims,set at 40 inch gap between the inner walls,most people skit and scoff,until the finnished job.
Tyre pressure is much more important than width.

What pressure do you run at ?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

i run 2 bar in the fronts, and 1 bar in the rears

 

[Gruffalo]

i run 2 bar in the fronts, and 1 bar in the rears

Presumably x plys, thinking about entering my 2nd (1st was about 10yrs ago) ploughing match on sat with a super major and bamford kv 2f. Think rears are 12 and fronts 25 ????

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

yes x ply

 

[colhonk]

Fronts 30lb,rear 5lb. 3/4 worn Goodyear 23degree tread. Always,Always use the diff lock, watched too many people with their rock hard new tyres
spoiling the on land ground with slip where the next rear furrow will be.

 

[Petetheploughman]

View attachment 223172 son has a B275 on 10x32 and look good for ploughing, my B275 is on 11x28 as is ploughs vintage,or classic and also reversible, so wider tyres needed for that, W4 is on 11x28 and is fine in the trailed class

WOW! I wish my b275 looked like those. In the picture which one has varitouch hydraulics?

 

[Mydexta]

I use 11.2/12x28 in the back, and 600x16 on the front.

However, I run my rear wheel track at 56 and my front axle in as far as it will go. When ploughing, the inside of my back wheel sits roughly 1" away from the furrow wall. I used to have the front axle out 1 hole (52" centres I think) and could never get the plough to run correct.almost all internationals up here are set up the same way.

If I changed to 5.50x16 would this help solve the problem.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

WOW! I wish my b275 looked like those. In the picture which one has varitouch hydraulics?

both are vari touch

 

[Petetheploughman]

both are vari touch

The one without the cab is exactly what I'm looking for. With vari touch hydraulics and the very very last that has the electric key start. Is the serial number fifty four thousand and something?