New (Ag) shoes

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

Put new tires on my 520H, so my HF tire changer paid for itself already.

One new, one old:

 

 

Both replaced:

 

[857 horse 2,588]

WNY,,,,i bought the large one,,,and the small one.....does an amazing job on all my W/H rims.....as well as the "other brand" machines in the herd.
and yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,paid for !!!!    good investment
 

[squonk 43,842]

I'm a whimp. I send them down the street!  Of course after doing it for 30 yrs it does get old! 

[JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,499]

Brian. Nice job. A+ lookin good........

Glenn

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,158]

Lookin good! Running AG's up front as well?
Mike........

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

Lookin good! Running AG's up front as well?
Mike........

Not yet. I didn't see any on my size, and I wanted to see the quality before spending too much. I'll look again in a day or two. 

 

[Wishin4a416 2,191]

Looking good!! Always nice to get new tires.

[Digger 66 3,488]

I'm a wimp. I send them down the street!  

Ditto .
Nice meats though !

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

They were $150 shipped for the set, Deestone 23x10.5x12

Seller is rustybore

I'm a whimp. I send them down the street!  Of course after doing it for 30 yrs it does get old! 

At $20 per tire, it isn't cheap. But I admit, getting the beads back over the rim was a chore, just about kicked my butt. And ags are tough to seat the beads, even using my cargo strap around the middle.

[DennisThornton 4,771]

Love the looks but you might find they don't work quite as well with the chains, snow and ice.  The turfs keep more of the chains pressed into the surface.  But they will work, and if not as well, just stop and look at them again.

[953 nut 60,059]

              If you load those tires you will gain a lot of traction.

[WHX?? 51,772]

Love the looks but you might find they don't work quite as well with the chains, snow and ice.  The turfs keep more of the chains pressed into the surface.  But they will work, and if not as well, just stop and look at them again.

Who cares if they don't work well ....looks sweet!!! Agree with 953...load 'em up.

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

              If you load those tires you will gain a lot of traction.

I am most likely going to, just gotta get the anti-freeze. 

 

And that reminds me, now I know why mechanics hate Slime. I broke the bead on the first tire, and Slime was instantly everywhere, it seemed. 

[squonk 43,842]

There's another reason to let some one else do it. 

[DennisThornton 4,771]

Ditto on the weight!  More is better!  Fill the tires and look for the biggest weights you can find!
Seriously though!  I just love the looks of Ags!  I just might have waited until Spring!  

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

Love the looks but you might find they don't work quite as well with the chains, snow and ice.  The turfs keep more of the chains pressed into the surface.  But they will work, and if not as well, just stop and look at them again.

I would love to have another set of rims, so I could switch between ags and turfs. 
 

[WHX?? 51,772]

I personally have never used slime..never will. To me it's a poor substitute for doing it right. Like a can of tune up when yer valve guides are shot.
Your HF changer sounds like it helped tho.
You plan on blowing or pushing with your 520? Now let's talk about getting that busted tail light fixed...chain 

[WNYPCRepair 1,923]

I personally have never used slime..never will. To me it's a poor substitute for doing it right. Like a can of tune up when yer valve guides are shot.
Your HF changer sounds like it helped tho.
You plan on blowing or pushing with your 520? Now let's talk about getting that busted tail light fixed...chain 

Blowing with the 520, pushing with the C165. 

 

I haven't fixed the tail light, because hopefully I am going to tear down the 520 over the winter and fix anything I find, clean it up, paint it, and drop the NOS engine in it. 

[ericj 1,579]

the deestone's tend to run on the small side. i have several sets of them and love them. but i run them on the 7.5 rims and when mounted they measure 9.5"  instead of 10.5





eric j

[DennisThornton 4,771]

Love the looks but you might find they don't work quite as well with the chains, snow and ice.  The turfs keep more of the chains pressed into the surface.  But they will work, and if not as well, just stop and look at them again.

I would love to have another set of rims, so I could switch between ags and turfs. 
 

I agree!

[Pullstart 66,803]

I've got smaller Deestones, no reason to complain yet, other than the slightly smaller size.  But I knew that going into the deal, so no biggie.  Looks great!

[clip 185]

I would too. When I put my 23x8.5 Tru Powers on, I saved the good condition Turf Savers so I could throw them on another set of wheels, load them with ballast and then use them for winter duty with chains or on some of the yards without hills, summer mowing. I love the ags for pushing the dozer blade and general mowing on uneven terrain and hills, but the ride does suffer slightly.

[Coadster32 793]

Love the look of AG's!! 
 
I ran liquid loaded Ag's for plowing snow for a few years. They plowed well without chains. One downside I found is that they flat-spot pretty quickly if the tractor sits for a bit of time.  I drive over stamped concrete, and don't want to ruin it. I have since switched to rim weighted turfs with rubber chains. I run new AG's on unloaded rims during the summer for the looks. I use two sets of hubs, and just slide the hubs with the rims/tires off. This also helps keep things from getting stuck as well. Seems to work great. Good luck.

[shallowwatersailor 3,214]

Strange, I ran loaded ags last winter because they were on the tractor when I bought it and found that any kind of decent grade would lose traction. They are great in the dirt and on the flat. This year it is turfs with wheel weights and chains.

[DougC 2,643]

They look great! I would love to have a set mounted on rims for tilling and turfs on rims for mowing and plowing snow with chains. I run field chains on Ag tires year round on my 1956 Ford 860 . Talk about getting your teeth shook out................