Skid steer tire question

Got a Case 1845C that's going to need some new dancing shoes before to long. Backs are almost bald. Fronts about 25%. Here's my quandary, this thing spends 75% of it's time running in my stackhouse on concrete which, of course, wears the tires faster. Rears wear faster than fronts because that's where the constant weight is. These are the standard skid steer R4 type tires. Is there another tire that would last longer on concrete but still give good service in chicken litter? This is the machine I use in the chicken houses when I'm getting floors ready for babies so the ability to run in loose material is an absolute must. What have you fellas used and liked or not liked?

Edited by thendrix - 11 Mar 2023 at 2:44pm

When i had my tire shop,we sold many different brands of those. Titan and Galaxy were the heaviest tires we sold. I put Titans on my loader years ago, they are still looking good.

Lot of snow contractors in this area are going to truck tires for winter use , having new centers to match lug spacing on skid loaders , also using wider offset on rim centers as they use snow pushers or long plows . 
 Was hauling snow and they were loading with a track machine or should say trying to , as was a slight downhill grade in parking area and machine would just slide down that when getting near truck box . 
 Using low profile 22.5" tires on some and other like 19" low boy tires .

Any of you fellas ever try solid tires on concrete? Do they hold up better than standard? I know they're quite a bit more expensive but if they last long enough they might be worth looking into

I'm going back to Galaxy "Beefy Baby" tires on my 1845C. 1st set ran almost 1700 hours in concrete road construction atmosphere. 2nd set went almost 1400 hours with beet juice in all four tires for additional weight while pushing snow. Replaced rims and tires with Carlisle "Road Guard" thick sidewall tires and DO NOT recommend them at all. Far too soft and tearout of the lugs is prominent on these tires. Under 400 hrs on these and they are about 1/3rd down so wearing faster than the Galaxy brand also. There is no fluid in these. I mainly operate in a driveway and parking lot at my shop, (both gravel) with very little hard road exposure. I believe the rubber durometer rating is just about the same as their riding lawn mower tires as they are very soft. 

Wore out 4 Skid Steer Loaders.1 Bobcat 3 Gehls when I milked cows. A set of tires would last a year on concrete scraping manure and feeding. We got to putting the fronts on the back and new tires on the front so we bought 2 every year instead of 4. I can't recall the brand that wore the best. I do know the last full set was Carlisle and they seemed to last as long as anything else. Some Dairymen were buying the solid tires because of flats ,and their help all complained about the rough ride.I heard of farmers getting their Skid Loader tires foam filled for weight and no flat. Replacement costs were high as the tire had to be cut from the rim. Track machines are popular in construction and on farms here now.

DMiller wrote: Most contractors here are moving to Airless Tires but not Solids,  Look Perforated from the side and seem to hold up well.  Takes a specialized rim yet once done is supposed to also be less expensive.