60 hours and front tires are shot.

[Firedog]

L2501 60 hours. I had my first experience with a blowout tire. Sad part was I didn’t know it had lost pressure and I was in low gear rolling slowly and until I turned it was then I noticed the tire almost off or the rim. I went to Kubota and found I needed to buy a tire and rim combo. Well no surprise there because I destroyed the rim driving 40 yds. They wanted 500 bucks. I left and searched on line for one and I found a new R4 tire 27x8.5x15 and rim combo for 340. 8 ply tire.
Then I remembered that it’s a 4x4 so my question is do I need to buy a second tire ?
I should have bought the 2nd one with an almost 50 dollar discount when you buy the pair. So I’m asking the experts on this and also I have the hybrid tire that has the 60 hours and it looks fairly shot on the outside. A lot of cuts in the tread and I also wanted to know if the R4 tire would mount on the hybrid rim. I’ll add the photos of the rim for laughs and the tire design for the mounting question. And the one I purchased on Amazon.
thank you
JY

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I think the original tires are 'R14', the new one looks like 'R4'.
You should have bought 2.....my 'Noah' principle.
It's cheaper to buy tire and rim from Kubota, as 'whole goods' for some silly reason.
FYI....I'm on my 3rd set for my BX23S, 6 years old as I have to drive on pavement to get to neighbours to have fun.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

L2501 60 hours. I had my first experience with a blowout tire. Sad part was I didn’t know it had lost pressure and I was in low gear rolling slowly and until I turned it was then I noticed the tire almost off or the rim. I went to Kubota and found I needed to buy a tire and rim combo. Well no surprise there because I destroyed the rim driving 40 yds. They wanted 500 bucks. I left and searched on line for one and I found a new R4 tire 27x8.5x15 and rim combo for 340. 8 ply tire.
Then I remembered that it’s a 4x4 so my question is do I need to buy a second tire ?
I should have bought the 2nd one with an almost 50 dollar discount when you buy the pair. So I’m asking the experts on this and also I have the hybrid tire that has the 60 hours and it looks fairly shot on the outside. A lot of cuts in the tread and I also wanted to know if the R4 tire would mount on the hybrid rim. I’ll add the photos of the rim for laughs and the tire design for the mounting question. And the one I purchased on Amazon.
thank you
JY

Yes an R4 will work on the same rim as an R14

 

[je1279]

For future reference, always make sure to check your tire pressure on a monthly basis at minimum. I know this suggestion isn't very helpful after the fact, but hopefully, it will prevent future blowouts. Also, I am approaching 200 hours on my stock R14's and they look nearly new. Please take this as advice, rather than criticism.

 

[Firedog]

Yes an R4 will work on the same rim as an R14

Best news I heard today, I just pulled the trigger on an R4 tire only. So I don’t need to worry about running mismatched tread depth on a 4x4 tractor. Also can you add some insight on tire pressure and the R4 is a flatter tire compared to my more rounded tire the tractor came with. Should I adjust the tire angle or leave it alone. They always looked out of line. I’m assuming it’s designed that way to compensate for a full bucket. Thanks

 

[Firedog]

For future reference, always make sure to check your tire pressure on a monthly basis at minimum. I know this suggestion isn't very helpful after the fact, but hopefully, it will prevent future blowouts. Also, I am approaching 200 hours on my stock R14's and they look nearly new. Please take this as advice, rather than criticism.

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Thank you for the advice. I’m new to this tractor stuff. I am an expert on RZR’s and Maverick UTV’s. Tire pressure is always important on where you ride. I should have asked the question before this expensive lesson. I always thought that they over inflated but they were at the max pressure and I thought that was the best. It’s not the best idea to run max pressure with off road riding in rocky terrain. Thank you.

 

[Firedog]

For future reference, always make sure to check your tire pressure on a monthly basis at minimum. I know this suggestion isn't very helpful after the fact, but hopefully, it will prevent future blowouts. Also, I am approaching 200 hours on my stock R14's and they look nearly new. Please take this as advice, rather than criticism.

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Another question is involving the tire angle. Yours looks toed in like mine. Do you need to adjust it to run a flatter R4 ?

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Another question is involving the tire angle. Yours looks toed in like mine. Do you need to adjust it to run a flatter R4 ?

No you do not need to or should change the alinement.
I can't tell you if the RC of your original tires will match the RC of the new tires.
You will need to check that yourself.
Get the WSM and check the alignment.
You can get it off Kubotabooks.com

 

[je1279]

Another question is involving the tire angle. Yours looks toed in like mine. Do you need to adjust it to run a flatter R4 ?

Said picture is likely due to either camera angle or poor parking skills on my behalf. However, you should have as near 0° toe as possible with both front tires facing forward.