American Farmer tires

Sammy in Kansas · Apr 10, 2013

I am looking at some new tires for my tractor project and have found some tires that look good and they are the American Farmer brand. What can you guys all tell me good and bad about this brand. Thank you.

caseyc · Apr 10, 2013

I've sold some as a cheaper alternative to Firestone and they seem to be holding up. It's only been two years so I can't say what the long term outlook is.

Casey in SD

John_PA · Apr 11, 2013

I got 2 rears on a farmall cub in 2001. It's been inside the whole time, no weather checking, tread is holding up good, but it is a light small tractor.

Would I put them on a 140 horse diesel weighing 15,000 lbs? I don't think I'll cross that bridge...

I still rely on tires for a paycheck on this farm.

If it is for a show queen, or occasional work tractor like my cub, which has been relegated to ditch mowing and trips to the mail box on lazy days... Then yes, they are good for that.

I see no flaws in the rubber. Let us know what size you plan on going and what tractor. If it's something like a JD 4430 with 18.4-38 rubber, and you buy them, I would like to know how they hold up. Firestone 18.4-38 SAT 23 tires are now $1080 a piece!

Bret4207 · Apr 11, 2013

I have a set of fronts on my 800 Ford. Outside 24/7. Got so weather checks and cracks but seem fine other than that. About 5-7 years old now I think.

RLA · Apr 11, 2013

I installed a set of fronts on our 530 J/D.
The tractor is always is inside & has very
little use maybe 100 hours in 4 years since
the frts were installed. I noticed last summer
when taking a break raking hay, the sidewalls
are so weather checked it"s scary. I will not
replace them till the blow, & won"t put anymore
of that brand on....

AG in IN · Apr 11, 2013

I used to really like American Farmer tires. Not anymore.

Put new 12.5L-15's rib implements on a wagon a two years back. They developed serious cracking around the bead area inside of a year. Dealer said it must be a "bad batch of rubber". Took them off, got a new set via warranty and they are cracking out in the same area in the same amount of time.

There's a 20 year old set of 16.5L-16.1 American Farmer rib tires on a wagon here that have set outside forever that look better than these new tires.

AG

Sammy in Kansas · Apr 11, 2013

I really appreciate everyones input. I am looking for some 13.6 X 38 for my Farmall M that I am redoing. Just can not seem to find any matched pair used in decent shape but for the price sure do not want all the weather checking. Any other suggestions. It will only be used for play and parades

rrlund · Apr 11, 2013

I've got 9.5L15 triple ribs on the front of one tractor. For some reason,they wore bad between the ribs. Once they were down to the cords,that was the end of them. No rubber under the cords,just the tubes and then it's too late.

Bob Bancroft · Apr 11, 2013

It's a terrible thing to say- but- I've got a pair of "Akuret"(foreign made I believe) I've had for several years, that still look as good as new. Of the two pair of American Farmer I had bought(18.4x38, 14.9x28) the larger ones rode so hard I sold them after a year. Both pair started showing surface cracks right away. The smaller ones get used about like the "Akurets", so we'll see what happens.

fixerupper · Apr 11, 2013

I bought a pair of 13.6-38 American Farmer rears for the Oliver 88 but I haven't had time to put them on yet. For wagon tires, I used to have trouble with Firestone 12.5L-16 wagon tires cracking around the rim but that's been a long time ago. Bought a used 375 bushel gravity wagon with four different brands of 12.5L-15 tires. Goodyear, Firestone, Goodrich and the fourth one was a name I can't remember sold by Farm Service, a branch of Farm Bureau. The Odd Ball branded tire lasted forever. It got to be so bad looking I finally replaced it but it never did blow out. The other three were long gone by then. The brand names wimped out early but the off-breed tire won out.Go figure! This wagon made up to three trips to town, 7 miles one way, per day six days a week for three weeks during corn harvest. Jim

farmer boy · Apr 11, 2013

Put some on the balers. One is 9.5-15 and the other is 11L-15. They're only 6 months old, but they seemed like a good quality tire, though they were a fairly soft rubber compared to some implement tires. For what they cost, they better be good quality. Only time will tell though.

Brad in WI · Apr 11, 2013

I recently bought a set of 13.6 X 38 BKT rears for my H and paid about $1,200 for the pair of tires and new firestone tubes. I haven't got them mounted yet but it looks like it will be a good smooth riding tire. A friend likes them so much he wants to get a pair for his 5250 Maxxum.

W_B · Apr 12, 2013

From looking around the web on Akurets: Chinese tires, folks seem to have had good luck with them except for skid steer use (but admitted they are tough on any tire and the Akurets were really no worse).

AG in IN · Apr 12, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:13:46 04/11/13) ... and the fourth one was a name I can't remember sold by Farm Service, a branch of Farm Bureau. The Odd Ball branded tire lasted forever. It got to be so bad looking I finally replaced it but it never did blow out. The other three were long gone by then. The brand names wimped out early but the off-breed tire won out.Go figure!

The local CO-OP still has some CO-OP/AgriService tires on some of their Anhydrous wagons. They're 11L-15 rib implement tires, but the tread pattern looks a bit like a wide 4-rib front tractor tire. They've got to be 30 years old, and, although they have some wear, they have very little or no cracking. They sit outside every day. No new tire made today will look like this in 10 years under the same circumstances.

We had two 200 bu. gravity wagons that we pulled together for years. Front one had "Grand Prix" 11L-15 rib tires on it. I don't recall where they came from, but they were good "cheap" tires. They rode well, wore well and we never had a problem with one of them. I do remember the wagon behind it got new Armstrongs once. Those 4 tires were anything but long wearing smooth riding crack resistant rib implement tires.

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