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Travis2766 
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Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:44am |
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I have 14.9-26 tires on my D15 that are defiantly on barrowed time! Neighbor has a used set of 16.9-26 radials with some tread left off his 4wd that he'd give to me. The current rims are 12" or 13" width and I have no fluid in the tires. I realized the tires may bulge some due to the narrow rims, which I'm fine with. I'm hoping lowering the air pressure can help this issue some. I don't use the D15 for heavy work just pulling the sickle and hay rake. The info I've found online says this can be done but I've found little to no info about doing it with radial tires. Thoughts????
Edited by Travis2766 - 08 Jul 2025 at 10:45am
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DrAllis
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Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 3:06pm |
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Go for it. You can try and run lower air pressure (like 8 to 10 lbs) to make them wear more evenly, but they're used tires, so the wear isn't that big of deal.
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Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 7:08pm |
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I bought a pair of 24" tires off the front of a 4wd tractor that I mounted on one of my D-10's. They ride terribly rough. Tread was worn unevenly.
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Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 8:10pm |
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I'm told that tires built for the front of a MFD tractor are built different then the same size tire intended for the rear of a smaller tractor. Likely why they are rough. 16.9 radials on a D-15 could be as low a 6 psi if they are tubeless
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Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:34pm |
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FWA tires are likely 10 or 12 ply sidewalls.
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 11:55am |
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unfortunately I think I ended up with the last pair of 16.9x26 firestone rear tires in the country. They do look better on a d15 then a 14.9
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 12:53pm |
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One thing for sure with 16.9 x 26's on a D-15, it makes the drawbar higher, the PTO higher and the lift arms/snap coupler bell higher. On some implements, that doesn't seem to make much difference, but to other implements it does.
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 6:00pm |
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16.9’s are 2.4” taller than 14.9’s. Hence raising the drawbar about 1-1/4”, I can live with that.
Edited by Travis2766 - 09 Jul 2025 at 6:56pm
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Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 8:00pm |
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With a narrower rim the 16.9s will have a more rounded tread shape, so will probably be even taller.
Edited by Dave (Mid-MI) - 09 Jul 2025 at 8:01pm
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