Titan tires?

Gwiz · Dec 15, 2020

Dont you get tired of tire threads? Me too, sorry.
Im ready to buy 380/80/38s (formerly 14.9x38) for my Super MTA. Dealers says Firestones are nearly $700 more than Titans. Titans are made in the USA. Both tubeless radials.

What do you think of Titans? Ive heard at least one review say they crack sitting in the shed after 4 years. Ive seen them crack sitting in the shed 20+ years. Maybe these are rare cases, maybe ALL brands will do the same?

Do tires crack less if used regularly?

Tire dealer also said car tires crack occasionally in a few years. Manufacturers blame the environment .

Thanks
James.

jm. · Dec 15, 2020

OEM equipment on KUBOTAS for years and we have very little problems. I don,t think they are any
worse than and other brand on the cracking.

Shetland Sheepdog · Dec 15, 2020

My 5610 is running Titans 18.4 x 30 8 ply with no problem.
My 3910 is running Titans 14.9 x 28 8 ply with no problem.
My 5610-2 is running Titans 15.5 x 38 8 ply with no problem.
All three tractors are running with loaded tires, one with CaCl, & the other 2 with Rimgard
All 3 sets are bias ply
Age varies from 5 years to 15 years or older!
Yes I would buy Titans again!
HTH< Dave

Bob Bancroft · Dec 15, 2020

I guess Titan manufactures/sells some Goodyear designs still? I have no use for Goodyear rear tractor tires. My choice for a big, hard working tractor is Firestone radial. But do you really need a radial on your tractor? I have one small tractor with 14.9x28 Titans, and they're fine. Same tread design as the old Armstrongs that were on our "big" tractors [18.4x30] 30-40 years ago. I remember back then that they were a softer rubber, gripped well, but wore out faster than others. If they were under inflated, the side walls would crinkle and crack. But we kept ours maintained properly, and had no trouble. And they were filled to the top of the rim with calcium chloride.

Shetland Sheepdog · Dec 15, 2020

Been OEM equipment on green & yellow tractors some of the time also! I have heard horror stories about Titans, but have never experienced it myself!
YMMV, Dave

Absent Minded Farmer · Dec 15, 2020

I have Titans on the rear of my Farmall H. One is about 10 years old & the other is a couple months old. No cracking on the first one & it's still in
good shape. The fronts are American Farmer & only about 7 years old. Cracked between the ribs & around the letters on the sidewalls. Not impressed
with those.

Mike

41B-boy · Dec 15, 2020

Just put Titans on my new rear rims on the B I'm working on. I'm impressed.

Fr. Bob

buzz saw · Dec 15, 2020

I put Titan 13.6X28 loaded with calcium on probably 20 years ago, no problems at all. No cracks and have worn as expected. Dad put on a set of 18.4X38 loaded about the same time also with no problems either. Of course a lot can change in 20 plus years, I am assuming their quality hasn't changed.

Jay Liedman · Dec 15, 2020

I had Titans put on the rear of my IH Super M probably a good 20 years ago. It is my loader tractor. It spends lots of time both inside and
outside. The tires still look almost new--no cracks. I can't complain. I have had some poor luck with Armstrong tires; it seems like they
are prone to develop bad cracks in the sidewalls.

Fred47M · Dec 15, 2020

Wow that's alot, 4 years ago i got
firestones for my M and they were only
200 more than BKT.

thomas h kwapiszeski · Dec 15, 2020

(reply to post at 19:10:26 12/15/20) [/First post since joining. Titan rubber bought out Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company years ago. Titan tire in Des Moiines Iowa was purchased later by Parelli and has since closed. BFS is still operating a plant in DesMoines producing transports, rears and A2(earth moving tires). we shipped directly to JD in Waterloo as an OE supplier. Large rubber companies produce tires for many private companies..ie sears etc. they just put them in a different mold but all must reach government standards. SW will crack due to underinflation, overload and oxidation from the sun. thats why you see campwer wheels covered when they are being stored. Hope this helps. Tom,BFS retired with 38 years.

504 · Dec 15, 2020

This has nothing to do with your question but. Goodyear US AG, are owned by Titan and Titian bought
the Armstrong factory in IA 15 years ago(around there)

Bob Bancroft · Dec 15, 2020

Yes. Very disappointed with two sets of rear American Farmer tires.

fastfarmall · Dec 15, 2020

i got a set of Firestone,All Traction Champions,14.9x38, they are 55 years old, and still nice, but they been inside, most of the time, and never sat flat,they are nice yet,just small short cracks on the face, they will last another 15 years !!!

Pete in MD · Dec 15, 2020

I've had good service out of Titans. If you're looking for the old 45 degree lug pattern Titan has them.

ss55 · Dec 15, 2020

I've noticed that today's tires seem to age and crack a lot faster than tires did 20 years ago. Did something in the raw materials or the manufacturing process change?

paul · Dec 15, 2020

Owner of them used to get on the forums, was a nice guy but folks were kinda only at him.

They aren’t a Firestone, but the price is getting far enough apart they should be serviceable for you.

Paul

gene bender · Dec 16, 2020

Titan tires are still making tires in Des Moines,Iowa

gene bender · Dec 16, 2020

Titan is stil making tires in Des Moines,Iowa huge operation even making special tires for tractor rides

Brendon-KS · Dec 16, 2020

I'll circle back to a question Bob asked earlier - any reason you're not looking at bias ply tires? They are less than half the cost of radials and for the kind of use that nearly all
vintage tractors get they are plenty good enough.

UncleTom · Dec 16, 2020

I saw a tire off of a pickup leaning up against a building in town. The cable rusted off of the part that held it up under the pickup. It had never been on the road as the little things were sticking out of the tread. It probably never seen sunshine.The side wall was all cracked.

Blackhole49 · Dec 16, 2020

I've had this tractor for 15 years now. It had new Titans on it when I got it. They haven't cracked
sitting in the shed. I do some driveway grading with it, but it is basically a trailer queen.

Mike Groom · Dec 16, 2020

We have a Titan factory in Freeport,Illinois,used to belong to Kelley years ago.Lots of local farmers use Titans and like them.

DeltaSteve · Dec 16, 2020

I've had very good 'luck' with Harvest King.I,ve had several sets over the years. My tractors all sit outside in the bright,brutal high altitude southwestern sun.Have never
experienced any cracking on them. I do a lot of roading,they wear well.They look a lot like the 'old' Firestone 'Traction Field and Road.I just put new rears on my 8N.11.2x28,8 ply.
$214 each.The next tractor to get new is my 706(16.9x38). Most likely theywill be harvest King.

Super H Mike · Dec 16, 2020

I have a set of 20 YO Titans, no cracking, been good tires for me. I put chains on them and plow snow in winter, some road use in summer, I have moldboard plowed and hayed with them, 450 lbs of iron weights on each side, so not a trailer queen. I don't know if anything has changed since then about them that would make them more prone to cracking? My tractor is always in a dry shed out of the sun when not using. I have another tractor with Firestones that have just started to crack now after 45 years of normal farm use, amazing really.

Ellis Kinney · Dec 16, 2020

I have three Farmall M tractors. One tractor has Firestone 13.6 x 38. One tractor has really old mix-matched, worn out tires. One tractor has 15.5 x 38
Titans. With the Titan tires the tractor tends to jiggle back and forth going down the road in 4th gear. Not in 5th, road gear. It had bigger lugs than the
Firestone and the Titans have about a two inch higher profile, but I don't notice better pulling in the fields. Ellis

Gwiz · Dec 16, 2020

So Ive learned a few tings. My local small town tire shop wasnt necessarily on the same page as me.
The Titans he quoted were $75 cheaper in Nebraska than just south of KC. I was halfway there yesterday so called around. Of course no one stocks them and making a second trip would not justify the cost difference. As I was leaving a tractor salvage yard, I saw the Titan tire I wanted (new, freshly mounted). I was ready to pull the trigger but wanted to look once more online at tread patter.
Turns out my local guy was quoting what full time farmers would choose. The tire I liked was a bit cheaper (nearly same cost after buying tubes), but was not available from any of his suppliers. I called Titan and the a local distributor. Titans can be available the end of January. Firestones only a couple hundred more instead of double the price. I went with the Firestones.
I want the Original tread Firestones on the front. Seems no dealer can find these. eBay or Steiner.
Maybe this would not be so complicated if I bought tractor tires every day. So far its a PITA.
Thanks guys for your input. Im still wondering if unused tires crack worse than the ones that are used and abused?

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