Sorry for the dumb question again......front tires?

[BigBill]

I was planning a futuire 154 project and just thinking about it right now. I was wondering about the 600-12 and 500-12 front tires. The 500 and 600 means thats how wide the tires are right? There not much taller than my 400-12's? I was thinking of fabricating a front loader and backhoe for a 154 cub. That means a wider front tire for more weight so more support is needed and an AG tires on the rear possibly 9.5's. I just need something small to take care of the land for little jobs that i just can't do anymore by hand.

[Bigdog]

Bill - it's not a dumb question at all. The 400 - 500 - 600 etc. numbers do indeed relate to tire width. But, it is important to remember that an increase in tire width also brings an increase in tire height. And when you increase tire and rim width you need to watch clearances for the turning radius and watch for interference with the steering knuckle tubes.

[BigBill]

Your right i went to tractor supply today and seen the larger tires and there so much taller than the 400's are too. I may stay with the orginal sizes.

[junkman1946]

Bill Carrying capacity for tires does not necessarilly directly relate to size. Ply Rating or Load Range will make a "stronger" tire. I dont know if there are many choices in 12 inch but generally a high no. ply rating 4-6-or8 ply will give more weight carrying cap.Load Range system works with letters i.e. C. or D. is "stronger" than A. orB. Most tires made in the last 15 yrs. are supposed to have these ratings stamped right on them. Frank

[Phillip W. Lenke]

There are no dumb questions ,only the questions we fail to ask.
Phil

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

One other note, the older tires were stamped with 3 of plies. the newer ones are stamped with ply ratings, which is supposedly the equivalent to the older ply # as to load capacity, but may not actually be made of that number of plies. One other thing to think about is the higher the number of plies, the more resistant it is to thorns. On the H we used to Bush hog with it had 6 plie tires on the fornt and 8 ply on the rear. Flats from thorns were very rare, even though we ran through them a lot.