[AT] High cost of tractor tires

[Indiana Robinson]

I'm pretty sure steel wheels are in the list of accessories for the TO-20
and for the 8N too. They would interchange...

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 10:39 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com wrote:

> The MH GP my grandfather had bought in the 1930's was gone by my
> childhood. My father mentioned how the horse team that preceded it worked
> better for orchard spraying since the horses would follow verbal commands
> to start and stop while the human walked and used a spray gun on a hose.
>
> I never got any info if it was on steel or rubber.
>
> [Spencer Yost] Massey Harris GP was one 4wd that was available on steel.
>
> [ James Peck]  Has anyone seen a 4wd tractor on steel
>
>  [Steve W.] One way to get a set of tires around here is to visit the
> Amish folks who are looking to buy a tractor. They cannot use rubber tires
> so they will be pulling the tires and rims off. I bought a nearly new set
> for the TE20 a few years back for the price of 200 bucks and swapping on
> the steel wheels they already had. The worst part of the deal was that I
> had to drive the tractor back to the farm on steel....
>
> [Greg Hass ] The high cost of tires has caused many older, but good
> tractors, to be  parked. About 6 years ago our neighbor had a 4 wheel drive
> Versatile  tractor with a little over 300 hp. Cummins engine. It was an
> older  one, probably over thirty years old. It did not have all the bells
> and  whistles, but he said it was good reliable power. One problem; it
> worked great for spring tillage but come fall the tires were so worn  that
> in wetter ground they would spin. He said he priced new tires;  couldn't
> find used, and they were over $18,000. I'm guessing this may  have been
> tires and duals as he never ran singles. He said this was  more than the
> tractor was worth so during the winter he bought a newer  and a little
> bigger Versatile and was going to keep the old one for a  backup. Sadly,
> before he could carry out his plan, he died at age 59.  His two sons took
> over the farm that spring and sold the tractor with  the bad tires and just
> use the newer one with good tires  and bought a
>  used front wheel assist to do some of the lighter work.
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