What are those Funky Tires on New Kubota and LS Tractors?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มิ.ย. 2024
- Walking around the National Farm Machinery Show you notice some of the new tractors have a different tire on them. It looks a little like an R-4 industrial tire but it has lugs on the outside that look like an R-1 agricultural or "ag" tire. What is it?
Turns out, the folks at Goodyear/Titan have taken the best characteristics of the R-4 tire, the wide footprint, and mated that with the aggressive lugs of the R-1 tire to get a hybrid they're calling the R-14 (R-1 and R-4 together). In this video we look at the advantages of this new tire.
In large part, this tire was developed so customers who owned a tractor with agricultural tires that wanted a wider footprint, could buy new tires to fit the ag rims. Before they had to change both the tires and the rims to get a less aggressive footprint.
If you ever attempt a tire type change on your 4wd tractor, you need to put the same sized tire back on it that came off of it. Otherwise, when engaged in four wheel drive, the front wheels can be working against the back wheels and causing premature driveline wear.
Some Kubota and LS tractors are now coming from the factory with R-14's and they look good and should function well in both field and turf conditions. I'd bet we'll be seeing more of them on tractors going forward.
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I bought a new Kubota B2601 last July with R-14 tires. Love them! I live in MN. I think they work great in snow too!!
I just swapped out my R4s for R14s on my B2650. Do you notice any stability concerns with the R14?
The view of each of the four different tread designs made it all clear for me (new to the tractor and land owning life). Thank you for this really helpful video
Great Video Mike! Thanks for sharing.
I would love to see how these R-14 tires would perform in ice, snow, or mud. Thankya for sharing this video
Great idea! Great content, as always Mike, thanks.
Good video Mike! Thanks.
Interesting tire option. I'll keep this one in mind.
It is baffling that R4s took over the compact utility market. They are awful in snow and damp grass. I look forward to more R14 options and Versaturfs as well in the future.
Great info. Thanks
Great info - Thanks!
Good interview Mike
Love your videos easy listening
Good interview!
Love my 25HP LS tractor. It out performs my dad's 36HP Kubota.
I have them on my lx2610. Love them. We'll see how they handle the snow here in the next few weeks.
Those are nice. I wish that I was made of money so that I could have a separate set of these for when I’m in a situation where I don’t want to tear up the ground!
Very interesting.
Nice video Mike I like the idea of the r14 because I do get in my yard more than I thought I would but don’t know still if they would be aggressive enough for the hayfields on the steep hills hmm things to think about,
Those R14 Actually look good. I have Titan AG tires on my new LS MT573, Excellent tires made in the USA. I really like that these R14 come in the same size, don't have to get new wheels. It drives me nuts seeing every new tractor with R4 tires because most of the time they are totally inappropriate. Love seeing those guys get stuck in the mud. The R14 look like an Excellent Blend of the 2 types of Treads.👍👍
Those look interesting. I'll be looking for somebody field-testing them in the mud, wonder if they'd load up no less than a regular turf tire, kinda looks like they would.
Looks like a mud terrain tire from the 4x4 world! Way cool
How's she goin'? Great info on this new tire tread!!!
Those new tires look like the super swampers on my Jeep!!
They do, closer to the old ground hawgs
How about r1w's for the compact and utility tractors. I work alot on soft ground
Interesting tire. I would think this R14 will not load up with mud as much as the R4.
I can't find them in my area (western NC), and the two Goodyear farm/industrial tire dealers I asked weren't familiar with them.
Man I want those on my tractor.
Eroupe has been using some similar tire like that for years haven’t they? Titan has been making many advancements lately in tire tech makes a guy wonder why this has not been done in the past or maybe the status quo was just fine for years and nobody poured resources at the ag tire.
I used a hand sipper to sipe my B21 tiers and it gives me lots of traction for snow removal. Even my craftsman garden tractor will now turn around on HILLSIDE s. Sipping was invented buy a NAVY sailor because he was sick of slipping on wet decks. American inventors!
Would the R14 tires work well on an old Allis-Chalmers WD used exclusively for mowing pastures? 13.6 x 28
I have a new Kubota LX2610 with R14's and I'm impressed so far in my application. I'm coming from a B7500 with turf tires that I used chains on in winter months.
How is it on grass? I just order the same setup
I just purchased my R14 for my LX2610 but there smaller than my turf tires they are 14.7 can I get bigger tires or is that only on the LX2610SU. ?
My favorite turf tire is that one with the diamond pattern.
The diamond pattern is the turf tire.
How durable are these tires and how well do they work in the winter time I'm getting ready to purchase a Kubota LX that is going to have a snow blower on it with cab will they work good for me in the winter time
I have the R-14's on my new L2501. They have done well so far, but this is my first tractor and I have nothing to compare them to. What I have noticed, they are very easy on the lawn, and don't load up with mud to terrible. I have had them spin while using the loader, but the L2501 isn't a real heavy weight and I haven't developed my loader skills yet. I will be fluid filling the tires soon. I did notice the tire rubber compound is a pretty soft mix. The cleat height doesn't set up to high and looks like it's a half worn tire, lol.. so I'm curious about the wear time. My tractor will probably never see any road trips tho. Honestly, they remind me of a high quality sport ATV tire. If I look at the R-4's long enough, they start to look like a racing slick because of the large amount of surface contact area on the cleats. The R-14 looks like a good compromise of cleat surface area and cleat spacing if that makes sense. They are still pretty new to the community in general so maybe my review and others later on will help everyone make an informed decision on using them. I'm a Newbie, first tractor owner, no experience, and I def didn't get paid by a vendor for my review.....I only got a fat payment book, LOL.
I'm on 25 acres of ground it ranges from sand to mud and I love my turf tires on my jd 4200 with loader they do just fine
I have had turfs on a 1990's JD 955 and they have been wonderful. I even have the R4 w/ rims 19.5" (turfs came on 15")
They are cute but let’s see the functionality in field work.
I saw those today on several of the new machines at my local John Deere dealer I was kinda wondering what thise were all Bout
Has Deere embraced the use of the R14 yet?
Just oredered my second small tractor,a John Deere 3039R,wish JD would get with Titan,I sure love the look of these R14s look like they would be a damn good tire for traction
The Versa Turf tire that John Deere uses might even be superior. It has a similar open design and I believe all sizes of it are radial, which I believe is a desirable feature. I believe not all sizes of the Titan R14 are radial.
I got R14s on a tractor last week and I like em. It seems to be a good blend or turf and ag.
I wish tractor tires were all sized in the same standard. There are like 3 different ways the sizing is stamped on the tire and it really makes shopping hard. Mine are 43x16.00R20 which is a cake walk to decipher. This 13.6-24 B.S. makes no sense and requires a chart to figure out the diameter.
Ag tire sizing needs to be more standardized. The metric sizing gives a more accurate representation as to what the actual size of the tire is vs getting a width and wheel/rim size that the mfg. May have a different sidewall height than the next mfg.
Really? To you maybe. Sizes should be where anyone can read them in metric and inches and standardized like some of the tools that are the same in size. It is what it is and different people have a different idea on sizes and measuring. It can be done in the best interest of everyone but seldom is.
-Flips Table- I want these tires on my McCormick x1.35! Damn it all
Just got a new Kubota with r4 tires and they are worthless even in lite mud. The r14 is growing on me I just would like to see the tread about 30% deeper
I just swapped out my R4s for R14s on my B2650. Do you notice any stability concerns with the R14 compared to the R4 when you got the bucket loaded?
I’ve got the Titan R4’s on my Kubota L4701 and I’m happy with them, they are not hard on the turf when in 2 wheel drive and offer great traction on a variety of surfaces when I go back to 4wd, . I am curious if the raised knobys on the outer sides of this new R14 won’t be just a bit harder on the turf, just by the way they look? But in my case, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
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I'm surprised the events not shut down because of the virus wish you all the best of health
I used a tire groover to make these tires out of my R-4's. Probably not as good, but it's much better than it was.
Looks very similar to the tires on Russian APC/trucks.
Is there a possibility to get these tyres in Europe as well sooner or later?
I'm looking around for a sub compact tractor and these tyres would be a good replacement for the AG tyres these come with...
i’d like to see some drawbar tests
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There ya go buddy boy
Even with turf tire's a real man can easily still pull a 140' tall white pine through slick Clay mud. What you do is rapidly wiggle your A$$ side to side....simple as that!
My Deere has real AGs as I'm never on blacktop unless I feel like cruising down to the local gas station, but it has road hop so it isn't fun after the first 3 miles lol
Nokian has some awesome treads available, can't wait to see where these newer type tires go. Firestone SAT2 is what I plan on next as slightly more lugs at a better straight line angle shell bite better in snow and ice (obviously even city boys know turfs are the best snow/ice tire) yet still pull the big ole Deere through the soft forest loam/mud.
Wondering how the R14's compare to the R4's in clay...MUD
I can tell you that I put a set of these on my JD F932 mower. Had turf tires previously that were well worn. My back yard is pretty steep down hill and solid clay. My kids kept burying the mower up to the frame. I put the tires on at the end of last season and I haven't had to pull it out yet. I will say that if you are the kind of guy that has a manicured yard you're not going to like what the tires do when you make a sharp turn. For me I'd rather not have to pull my mower out of the mud so I'm ok with the grass getting torn up a bit.
Im wanting a set for my pickup truck.
Go to 6:15 To see the tire