Second tractor - which tyre!?

[cquick]

Afternoon all,
Due to circumstances we have decided to replace the tyres on our 20 year old MF6290. It was on Michelin XM108, 650/65/R38 rears and 540/65/R28 fronts. Great tyres in my opinion.
Now our front-line tractor, an MF7480 is on identically sized Multibibs, 60% worn. Again decent tyres, but an upgrade is worth considering.

I think this presents me with 3 options:
A) Swap the Multibibs onto the 6290 and get some fresh rubber on the 7480
B) New XM108s on the 6290
C) Cheapo tyres on the 6290

Which option would you choose? The workload of the 6290 is about 50% road and 50% top work such as rolling, occasional stubble raking, and backup drilling. Low ground pressure is very important to us, which I think rules out option C.

If option A, what tyres for the 7480? I like the idea of Xeobibs, but a new set of rims is out of the question. Do you really need the special rims for them?
Any soil- and wallet-friendly tyres that are worth looking at, to put directly on the 6290?

 

[startinghandle]

When I saw older tractor I was expecting to see something like
1960 Fordson Major

 

[cquick]

When I saw older tractor I was expecting to see something like
1960 Fordson Major

It's old to me!
For perspective, one of my earliest memories is as a 4 year old climbing up into it, when it was brand new.
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[daveydiesel1]

Well u dont get xm 108 650s anymore. Id say put new tyres on 7480. If concerned about ground pressure id go either trelleborg or vredestien as they measure wider than a mich of same size

 

[C.J]

VF tyres on your 7480 and put the used Multibibs on the 6290

Bridgestone make VF tyres in your sizes(VT Tractor) and they are NRO (Narrow rim Option) if your rims were a bit tight.

 

[daveydiesel1]

VF tyres on your 7480 and put the used Multibibs on the 6290

Bridgestone make VF tyres in your sizes(VT Tractor) and they are NRO (Narrow rim Option) if your rims were a bit tight.

Local contractor put bridgestones on a t7185 and he says ther totally useless for grip as the tread bars are too wide and tractor cant penetrate ground when its dry

 

[Farmer-George]

I’d go option A. Michelin take some beating, although we bought an ex demo on Trelleborg and I’m really pleased with.

I would spend more time making sure your machine is ballasted correctly for the job your doing, you’ll get much better performance from any tyre that way.

 

[DeeGee]

Definitely go for option D. Sell me the 6290 and put the money towards a newer tractor. Time you changed it anyway, sell it privately to a good home and get huge discount off a new one!

 

[C.J]

VF tyres on your 7480 and put the used Multibibs on the 6290

Bridgestone make VF tyres in your sizes(VT Tractor) and they are NRO (Narrow rim Option) if your rims were a bit tight.

BKT also do the Agrimax V-Flecto VF tyres in your sizes, they are also NRO

 

[james ds]

New Michelin’s are too soft for road work. And too expensive , I’ll never buy them again,