[AT] Tire size question

[Dudley Rupert]

Joe,

I have two Ferguson 35's, one with 14.9x24 (with a loader) and the other
with 12.4x28 and, like Mike has said, the outside diameter of the 14.9x24 is
the same or slightly bigger than the 12.4x28.  I've seen several 35's over
the years and this seems to be common:  if the 35 has a loader there is a
good chance it will have 14.9x24's and if it does not then it's probably
50-50 between the two sizes.

If you change diameters I assume you will have to acquire new wheels and
rims and that the price and availability of these for 24" and 28" is roughly
the same.  If I didn't already have the good 28" tires on-hand then I am
sure I would choose to go down to 24".  But, only you know how much having
these tires on hand will tip the scales in favor of 28".

But let me say I have no idea what a Case 430CK is so making this comparison
between it and the Ferguson 35 may not be a good one.

Dudley
Snohomish, Washington


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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Tire size question

That is interesting, Joe. I was just looking at the tires on my Case
430CK because someone offered me a set of 26" tires and rims. The ones I
have are 14.9x24, and they are bigger than the 13.6x28s on my Ford 860.

I think the main thing you need to go by is the outside diameter of the
tire, not the rim size. I measured the above 24" tires out at about 48".

You can see them at
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/case_430_ck/case43024tires1.html>

(I was beginning to think I was the only guy in the northern hemisphere
who owned a working Case 430 CK!)

Mike

jahaze at aol.com wrote:
>
> I have a Case 430 CK.  It has 26" tires on the back that need to be
> replaced.  I have a great set of 28's in the pole barn and seem to
> find 24's for sale at reasoable prices almost everywhere.  This is my
> main loader tractor and gets the most use around my place.  My
> question is this, if you had to chose to either go up, or go down in
> tire size what would you do?  Is there an advantage to using 28's or
> 24's?  I think I might be able to find a new set of rims for either
> size (28 or 24) easier than I can find a reasonable priced set of new
> tires (26's).  Thanks.
>
> Joe
>
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