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Quality of Front Tractor Tires

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Topic: Quality of Front Tractor Tires

Posted By: wjohn
Subject: Quality of Front Tractor Tires
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 5:36pm

My narrow front WD needs new 5.50-16 tri rib tires. Local tire shop can get:

ATF (Asian Tire Factory - Indian?) 6 ply

Deestone 6 ply

Samson (Chinese?) 4 ply

Carlisle 6 ply

The Carlisles are the most expensive, but not by that much. The 4-ply Samsons are of course the cheapest. Deestones are $5 cheaper than the Carlisles and the ATFs are pretty much in the middle. I hadn't even heard of ATF or Samson. No loader work so not 100% sure I would need 6 ply, but I will probably pick a 6 ply tire anyways.

Are Carlisles still good enough quality to be worth $20 a pop over the cheaper tires, or are they all a crapshoot any more?

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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45

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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 8:06pm

I bought Carlisle for the back of the Garden Tractor and also the front of the Allis B.... seem to be very good tires at a good price.

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 8:29pm

I would go with the Carlisle's as well.

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'49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2

Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 8:46pm

I put a set of Deestones on the back of my Cub Cadet. Made from the old Goodyearmolds in Thailand. Pretty pleased. No weird wear and no dryrot or checking.

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Learning AC...slowly

Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 9:06pm

Carlisle. You won't be disappointed.

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Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires!

Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 9:27pm

Put the Carlisle on. I sold them for several years. They aren't nearly as good as Firestone's but their probably the best you can get now.

Posted By: Alex09(WI)
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 10:21pm

I like the Sampsons, beefy 7.50-16 that I have. But I would go with the Carlisle, made in the USA i think

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Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 9:27am

Another vote for the Carlisle's! Put them on the narrow front '45. When I went to pick them up at the tire shop, they had a pair of the Sampson's laying there. 4-ply, looked 'small', had them order the Carlisle's. No regrets. Put a new set of 9.5Lx16's on Dad's 4230 too.

Posted By: nella(Pa)
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 10:27am

Put a pair of Carlisle 18.4 34 on my 4020 last summer, molded on tire made in Turkey. They seem to be a good tire so far but they weren't the cheapest. I would go with the Carlisle.

Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 11:13pm

Thanks guys. I'll order the Carlisles. The guy seemed shocked that I'd mount them myself so hopefully I'm not missing anything. The old tires were a bit of a fight to get off but not too bad with decent spoons.

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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 11:23pm

i have both sampson and carlisle the carlisle are about a year newer but they do heavey loader work sampsons have a lot more hours but light duty they both look about the same but i think the carlise will last the longest even on the loader