tractor tires (small ones) on Willys 2A - thoughts?

Chuckman

Chuckman

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in '46 the 'farm jeep' had tractor tires - little 29"s. They had what looked to be a perimeter central rib to keep road trips from being bumpy. Im needing some tires for my farm jeep that sees zero road work but will be on hard pack sand/ soft sand (field edges), and some yard usage. I have two from my massey that when turned way sharp under the weight of a diesel powerplant would push and kill the yard when mowing so we swapped them for street tires. So I own 2 already and wondering if this is a cheap way to roll around my farm with $160 getting me into 2 more. this thing is only used for chore work and deer hauling and some drunken shinanigans back in the creek bottoms. anybody got thoughts to this? Im mixed as a set of aggressive mud tires - that I certainly need- would be in the $600 range. out of budget on a $800 vehicle driven less than 10 miles per year. stored inside, so rot will be slowed. the land is down east and gooey at best, so I gotta have aggressive tread. anybody have any experience with these things on lightweight vehicles? will I immediately regret this choice in ride?
 
years ago a friend had an M38 with tractor sytle tires on it. More industrial vs V-treads. Im not sure what air pressure he ran, but it was a going machine. I saw run them, atleast in the rear.

The other option i would consider if ATV/UTV tires. They arent cheap either, but have deep tread and would work well, IMO.
 
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This could be you!!
 
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my 7.5x16s are 32 inches tall. The price on them wasn't that bad at all. I can't remember what they ran me but when compared to the TSRs on my wrangler, they were cheap. They are 10 ply and will last a life time. I may be wrong but I don't think you will like the pure tractore lugs on her.
 
Tractor tires are the rage around the house right now, bkts are the most popular. Now there's a couple downsides to tractor tires probably the biggest con being they have no side tread at all. They do good in mud but sand and rocks they just don't work.
 
That Reminds me Darn it! Heading into Charlotte today on Wilkerson Blvd., I saw a Neat [resto?] Flat Fender, for Sale. I meant to come back by & take a pic & info, but got distracted & forgot. Maybe tomorrow.
 
no rocks, no 'wheeling, just mud and back and forth to the back 40
 
A bud of mine in GSO had an old flatty back in college that sported some V-treads... as mentioned, a little more industrial & wider than most tractor tires
Another option... there were a set of 28" Swampers in the for sale forums a few days ago :O
 
got 16" rims
 
wondering if my back will immediately regret this decision.. course I could buy some old slicks and spend 10 hour 'fullerizing' them
 
Me and a buddy had a Sami similar to that one (well, it was way more beat..) had those style tires that were about worn out, it couldn't side hill at all. It would simply run sideways acrossa hill trying to climb at any angle but straight up. Heck it could have been that Sami if that pic is several years old.
 
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