tractor tire tread direction

U.P. john · May 3, 2011

A buddy of mine bought a case SC a couple years ago and one of the rear tires was backwards, the tread faced the wrong way. We didn't think much of it untill I bought a SC last fall. One rear tire on mine was backwards too. Was there a reason for that? We were thinking maybe for cultivating?

Brad in WI · May 3, 2011

that's because the previous owners of the case tractors knew you guys. The SC case I bought had both back tires going in the correct direction. Just picking on ya buddy. it could be an tire and rim off an IH cause it is the same rim

thurlow · May 3, 2011

Is one of the tires closer to the center of the tractor? Only thing I can think of is that the furrow (right) tire has been reversed to make the width right to pull a breaking plow........by someone who obviously didn't know what they were doing.

504 · May 3, 2011

It used to be common to turn both around when cultivating for the width, I have turned a few Ms around to get them on a trailer.

2cylpartsinfo · May 3, 2011

This is just a guess but maybe at one time the tractor had a loader on it and thinking was a tire mounted backwards helped them back up.

Tires mounted backwards was commonplace on conmines 30 years ago. Tinking was it was to help get out of mud.

Nebraska Cowman · May 4, 2011

Usually it's because someone took the rim off and took it to town to get the tire replaced and somebody didn't put the tire back on right.

Anonymous-0 · May 4, 2011

Would a backwards running tire get barf on it, or just the same ole schutt?

greenbeanman in Kansas · May 4, 2011

Here's is something for all of you to think about and consider.

We all know the inherent nature of differentials to spin one certain tire when there is insufficient traction.

By turning around the tire that doesn't usually spin it will therefore have about the same amount of traction as the one that normally spins thus somewhat giving the tractor equal traction for both tires so that both pull equally instead of just one slipping.

Tony in Mass. · May 4, 2011

sometimes someone gets a flat tire. He can't repair the old one, finds one for sale on a rim, that fits, bolts it to the tractor and continues to work. Wrong direction don't matter much if the rig is up and running again.

Owen Aaland · May 4, 2011

On firm surfaces it makes little difference which direction the tire is run. In muddy or loose soil conditions running the tire in the way see them normally installed will allow them push the mud out of the way rather than just building up on the treads.

pete 23 · May 4, 2011

I'm with the loader option opinion. I have seen some reverse one tire tread for better traction backing out of that manure pile by alternating use of the brake pedal . One guy comes to mind.

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