Front tire size / type ?

[Bowhunter]

The front tires are close to shot and when I looked up the size the only thing I could find in the 10 X 16.5 was skid steer tires.
Would my 1999 L4310 have came with skid steer tires and if so what standard type / size of tractor tire can be used. I did not find any standard tractor tires in this size and I would guess because of the 4WD I would need to stay with the same size.
Thanks,
Bowhunter

 

[OkieDavid]

I had trouble finding the manufacturer spec tires for mine. Can't remember the number but I remember the dealer was the only tire supplier for 150mi that I checked that could even get my size. When told there was a 6 week wait to obtain them, I just went with a decimal smaller tire that was available locally. (example: spec called for a xx.1 and I went with an xx.0)

You are correct that you need to stick to something very close to the spec tire on a 4wd. I went with the thought that the back tires had 1000hr of wear on them so going with a slightly smaller front tire would work fine. I also operate in mostly soft sand. Mine worked fine and while operating you can't tell any effect. If I was going to be roading it on asphault I will just make sure I'm operating only in 2wd.

I made the mistake on a 4wd pickup truck one time trying to run an odd size spare......doesn't take much "bucking" to realize "hey bubba, this ain't gonna work".

 

[gpreuss]

Skidsteer is another name for the industrial tires. The Kubota QA FEL bucket is also called a skidsteer bucket. If the tire looks like the old one, and has the correct ply rating, it is probably the same tire. Kubota has been using a lot of TITAN tires. Plug your size into their web site, and you should have a bunch of choices.
http://www.titanstore.com/search/size/10r16.5
If you have AG tires, ignore what I've written.