Opinions on Bridgestone VT / VX tyres?

[PSQ]

Considering a set of VF type tyres and wondering if anyone has experience of either the low pressure Bridgestone VT range or the new VX more ‘road oriented’ tyres.
Will be used for all arable jobs and a bit of road work.
For what it’s worth it’s 600/70-28 fronts and 710/70-38.
TIA

 

[wuddy]

Considering a set of VF type tyres and wondering if anyone has experience of either the low pressure Bridgestone VT range or the new VX more ‘road oriented’ tyres.
Will be used for all arable jobs and a bit of road work.
For what it’s worth it’s 600/70-28 fronts and 710/70-38.
TIA

I think our new tractor (due in July) is coming on Bridgestone vt tyres! 710/42 rears 600/28 fronts???? I think that’s the sizes! Not much help to you at the minute though!

 

[Gerbert]

Considering a set of VF type tyres and wondering if anyone has experience of either the low pressure Bridgestone VT range or the new VX more ‘road oriented’ tyres.
Will be used for all arable jobs and a bit of road work.
For what it’s worth it’s 600/70-28 fronts and 710/70-38.
TIA

Are you sure on the sizes? 710/70r38 (note the r, not a dash) will match to a 600/65r28 typically. Vredestein do a 710/75r38 which matches a 600/70r28, so both a smidge taller. I would seriously consider that.

 

[PSQ]

Thank you @Gerbert
Yes, all radial tyres. The tractor (Puma 240 Cvx) was supplied with 600/65R28 MachXbib on the front and 650/65 R42 Multibib on the rear. They weren’t my choice, tractor is from dealers stock.
the 42” Multibibs are the wrong tyre for me. I was hoping to change the rears to a 38” MachXbib option, but it’s apparently far cheaper to change all 4 tyres and rear rims to Bridgestone VF.

Case supplied 42” Multibibs at 9t axle load = 20psi
Bridgestone VT 710/70 R38, same load = 11.4 psi

 

[PSQ]

Are you sure on the sizes? 710/70r38 (note the r, not a dash) will match to a 600/65r28 typically. Vredestein do a 710/75r38 which matches a 600/70r28, so both a smidge taller. I would seriously consider that.

Back in the office. Just checked the quote, and you are right the fronts are 600/65 R28, not 70 series as per my 1st post ?

 

[Jon Boy]

We have several sets and can not say anything bad about them ride well and had support weight well no failures or cracks visible yet dont seem to wearing any better or worse than other brands.

 

[wuddy]

Thank you @Gerbert
Yes, all radial tyres. The tractor (Puma 240 Cvx) was supplied with 600/65R28 MachXbib on the front and 650/65 R42 Multibib on the rear. They weren’t my choice, tractor is from dealers stock.
the 42” Multibibs are the wrong tyre for me. I was hoping to change the rears to a 38” MachXbib option, but it’s apparently far cheaper to change all 4 tyres and rear rims to Bridgestone VF.

Case supplied 42” Multibibs at 9t axle load = 20psi
Bridgestone VT 710/70 R38, same load = 11.4 psi

had a look today our 195 is on machxbib, 650/85r38 rears and 600/70r28 fronts great in the field but a little boat like on the road with a fully loaded trailer!

 

[Fragonard]

Is one of them more suited to road work?

 

[Michael S]

VX tyres are "standard" type tyres, VT tyres are very high flexion type. We have had a set of VTs in 710/70R38 and 600/65R28s on a Fendt 724 for about 2000 hours and so far so good. Enough so that when I bought an ex-stock Valtra T175 that didn't have the right size tyres for me, 540/65R28 and 650/65R38, I was happy to have new rear wheels and a set of Bridgestone VTs in 650/75R38 and 600/65R28. This tractor does a lot of road work with a slurry tanker spreading 6000m3 or more of slurry on an average round trip of six miles, done 200 hours so far and looking fine running a couple of psi softer than the same size Trelleborgs on the previous T174. VTs cost a little more than VXs I believe but worth it.

 

[Zebbedee]

I put the Bridgestone vt tyres on my cvx 240 just before drilling, replacing 650/75/38 Michelin Mach x bib with the 710 Bridgestones largely as they were the only tyres available in 710 size but to be honest I am fair impressed with them so far appear to outgrip the Michelin’s easily and as comfortable on the road if not a bit better with no noticeable road noise so all good so far and according to website they have 10 year warranty??? Got a few years to prove themselves yet though.
@PSQ how are your bridgestones going?

 

[Salopian_Will]

VX tyres are "standard" type tyres, VT tyres are very high flexion type. We have had a set of VTs in 710/70R38 and 600/65R28s on a Fendt 724 for about 2000 hours and so far so good. Enough so that when I bought an ex-stock Valtra T175 that didn't have the right size tyres for me, 540/65R28 and 650/65R38, I was happy to have new rear wheels and a set of Bridgestone VTs in 650/75R38 and 600/65R28. This tractor does a lot of road work with a slurry tanker spreading 6000m3 or more of slurry on an average round trip of six miles, done 200 hours so far and looking fine running a couple of psi softer than the same size Trelleborgs on the previous T174. VTs cost a little more than VXs I believe but worth it.

Priced up some VX 650/75/38. Double the price of the BKT with the same pressure/speed/load rating and so even if they last twice as long, we were no better off.

Was struggling to find 'VF' tyres in this size from any manufacturer. I am guessing because this tyre size already has quite a high load rating. To go from a 169 to 175 load rating (Klebers VFs) was more than double the price and an increased load rating of only about 600kg at 0.8 bar. We have some Michelin VFs (710/75/R42) on another tractor and have been very impressed but given the huge cost and marginal gain, we will just drive slower with the bog standard BKT!

As an aside, it there a tool you can plug into the valve which will deflate a tyre to a pre-set pressure?

 

[quattro]

I got a set of 900 and 600s Bridgestone vf leave a very light foot print

 

[PSQ]

I put the Bridgestone vt tyres on my cvx 240 just before drilling, replacing 650/75/38 Michelin Mach x bib with the 710 Bridgestones largely as they were the only tyres available in 710 size but to be honest I am fair impressed with them so far appear to outgrip the Michelin’s easily and as comfortable on the road if not a bit better with no noticeable road noise so all good so far and according to website they have 10 year warranty??? Got a few years to prove themselves yet though.
@PSQ how are your bridgestones going?

Absolutely fine. I should add that between the weigh bridge and the Bridgestone 'AG Tyres' app we can can pretty much nail the pressures to the book (app) value for every application. It takes a bit of buggering about with a tyre inflator, but other than the tread bars the tyres barely leave a mark on worked ground. For 35 years I've been a slave to fitting and removing duals for top work and sowing; no more!.