New tires

[Dinkbuster]

Need new 15.5-38 tires for my 656, would like to put them on myself, so I go through a local tire shop or is there an online store I can but them and have delivered?

 

[Jim.ME]

Need new 15.5-38 tires for my 656, would like to put them on myself, so I go through a local tire shop or is there an online store I can but them and have delivered?

eBay and other place well them online. Most will charge freight as well. Do the leg work and get prices from your local tire shops so you have a comparison for what you find for prices on line plus any freight charges to get the tires to you. Don't forget tubes.

 

[DaveBN]

M E Miller tire.
Dave

 

[560Dennis]

I’ve tussled those 15.5 - 38 on and off myself . I won’t do it again. Waste of time .
Cost three times or more to do it yourself in labor.
Call local shop is my advice , get it done , do something else with your time to save money .

 

[used red MN]

I’ve tussled those 15.5 - 38 on and off myself . I won’t do it again. Waste of time .
Cost three times or more to do it yourself in labor.
Call local shop is my advice , get it done , do something else with your time to save money .

It is certainly a hard way to make (save) a couple hundred bucks. Do you have much or any experience fixing other smaller implement/wagon tube type farm tires? If not that would raise my urging even higher to have it done by someone. One pinch of the tube making a hole then you get to “play it again” at least dismounting one bead.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Need new 15.5-38 tires for my 656, would like to put them on myself, so I go through a local tire shop or is there an online store I can but them and have delivered?

Only you can answer that question, but generally, this is one market where the local guys can beat online, because of freight. They have daily deliveries from the regional warehouse which is worked into the price of the tire. Online prices might start out slightly lower, but you're often looking at a couple hundred dollars per tire for freight.

Shop around.

 

[countryman]

Advice; go to your local tire dealer order or buy your tires and radial tubes they are tougher haul them home and put them on.

tool required;
two rust free rims
two large flat head screw drivers
clean shop floor
overhead hoist
Joy dish soap or silicone spay lube
three 4x4 x1 foot long wood blocks
one four-pound rubber mallet

 

[RJKeith]

Where are you at! I live in central Virginia and Farm Bureau has ag tires at good prices. Agri Supply also has a smaller selection.

 

[ss55]

Need new 15.5-38 tires for my 656, would like to put them on myself, so I go through a local tire shop or is there an online store I can but them and have delivered?

Get some local quotes too. You might save the same amount of money or more by simply driving the tractor to a local tire store and have the tires changed at their shop. That would eliminate a two way hauling fee or a remote service call charge. Pick a nice day to schedule it, drive the tractor to the shop, drink some coffee while you wait or have your lunch delivered to the shop, and then drive the tractor home after the work is completed.

 

[Dinkbuster]

Where are you at! I live in central Virginia and Farm Bureau has ag tires at good prices. Agri Supply also has a smaller selection.

Southern Wisconsin

 

[Texasmark]

eBay and other place well them online. Most will charge freight as well. Do the leg work and get prices from your local tire shops so you have a comparison for what you find for prices on line plus any freight charges to get the tires to you. Don't forget tubes.

I'd assume that online purchases are mounted on a skid (pallet) and ship motor freight, whereby you either go to the freight depot, or they deliver to your farm. Last time I checked, freight prices are sky high. My local farm tire supplier gets trucks from tire suppliers and he has special ordered tires for me and there was no shipping charge since he had to had the truck deliver some tires he needed in his business anyway.....plus the tire price was very reasonable.

 

[casecollectorsc]

I’ve tussled those 15.5 - 38 on and off myself . I won’t do it again. Waste of time .
Cost three times or more to do it yourself in labor.
Call local shop is my advice , get it done , do something else with your time to save money .

I've changed 20.8x34 and 18.4x34 myself because the local tire company charges $450 a trip to change one tire. Have changed a dozen in the last 4 years...I'm 77 years old,

 

[Jim.ME]

I'd assume that online purchases are mounted on a skid (pallet) and ship motor freight, whereby you either go to the freight depot, or they deliver to your farm. Last time I checked, freight prices are sky high. My local farm tire supplier gets trucks from tire suppliers and he has special ordered tires for me and there was no shipping charge since he had to had the truck deliver some tires he needed in his business anyway.....plus the tire price was very reasonable.

You assume correctly. And if delivered to your house you will likely have to be there to receive them and may get hit with an extra charge if they have to come on a tailgate truck. I have encounter cases where they will only deliver to an actual business location, not a residence or home shop.

I just did some pricing of tires that looked like a great buy on eBay. It would be a fair day trip but given the round trip to the seller's location it would be worth going to pick them up, instead of paying the quoted freight. When I asked about doing a pickup the answer was, they are at a remote warehouse and had to ship freight as shown. Adding the $300 freight per tire quoted, priced them higher than a local shop. What looks like a good deal on the surface may not be in the end.

There are some deals out there, but the research has to be done for each case. That research needs to be done by the purchaser as our situations and resources are all different. JMHO

 

[ChasK]

Southern Wisconsin

If close enough to Dbq, IA, Just call Tandem. They'll come right out and do it. As said previously, Money well spent vs. the time to do it yourself anymore. With my hills everything gets fluid so my decision is easier. An extra 3/4T is nice to have holding going down a hill of shale rock.

 

[Oregon Tractor Jack]

The last time I ordered tractor tires on line they would NOT deliver to a residential address. I had them delivered to a local auto parts store with a fork lift. I believe that was Miller Tire, but don't quote me is been awhile. Keep that in mind if you order on line.

OTJ

 

[dhermesc]

I have done it myself. Big issue is I wanted to clean and repair the rims before installing the tires. Can't expect a tire shop to wire brush/sand blast/weld patches on a rim, then paint it before installing a new tire.

My hope is that after doing all that I won't have to touch them again in my lifetime.

 

[Scott 730]

Advice; go to your local tire dealer order or buy your tires and radial tubes they are tougher haul them home and put them on.

tool required;
two rust free rims
two large flat head screw drivers
clean shop floor
overhead hoist
Joy dish soap or silicone spay lube
three 4x4 x1 foot long wood blocks
one four-pound rubber mallet

Good luck breaking the beads and changing 15.5-38 tractor rear tires with the tools on that list.

 

[560Dennis]

I've changed 20.8x34 and 18.4x34 myself because the local tire company charges $450 a trip to change one tire. Have changed a dozen in the last 4 years...I'm 77 years old,

I've changed 20.8x34 and 18.4x34 myself because the local tire company charges $450 a trip to change one tire. Have changed a dozen in the last 4 years...I'm 77 years old,

Since you have changed so many, what are your accurate cost per tire , compared to do the same job quoted at 450 ?

 

[moresmoke]

I have done it myself. Big issue is I wanted to clean and repair the rims before installing the tires. Can't expect a tire shop to wire brush/sand blast/weld patches on a rim, then paint it before installing a new tire.

My hope is that after doing all that I won't have to touch them again in my lifetime.

This is the reason I end up doing my own. Make sure you use a abundant application of talc between the newly painted rim and tube.

Since you have changed so many, what are your accurate cost per tire , compared to do the same job quoted at 450 ?

I can install a tire in about 15 minutes. It takes longer to fill with liquid.

Removing the old tire is the wildcard. I am at the point where I have a hydraulic bead breaker and all, but nothing beats a backhoe with duckbill teeth if I am junking the take off tire.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

I have done it myself. Big issue is I wanted to clean and repair the rims before installing the tires. Can't expect a tire shop to wire brush/sand blast/weld patches on a rim, then paint it before installing a new tire.

My hope is that after doing all that I won't have to touch them again in my lifetime.

I've had my tire guy come out and get the old tires off and leave. Then I could take my time doing whatever needed doing. The only way I've found to get salt out of the metal/rust is with a steam cleaner. Then paint, then I'd install tires. This is typically with 14.9x28 tires on utility tractors. Fortunately the bigger tires haven't had calcium. The last ones I tried to do on my own were new 16.9x38 tubeless radials on nice clean rims. The challenge I had there was getting them to hold air. I had such a time I said that's the last time! I don't even think about the 20.8x42's. Tire guy has a boom truck with lift gate and everything he needs. He was just here putting on some truck tires. His service is so good I have him here rather than driving to his shop.