titan tires

4020deereboy · May 3, 2013

Are titan brand tires any good? Specifically the fronts?
Thanks Shaun

flying belgian · May 3, 2013

Used to have some 11-L on a gravity box. They were NOT good. Twice took them back to dealer with in 2 weeks of purchase for replacement. Ply separation. He finally sold me a higher priced tire. Don't remember what brand as this was about 6 years ago. No problem with them.

Fordfarmer · May 3, 2013

I've got 2 tractors with Titans on the rear, several wagons with one or more Titans or Carlisle (made by Titan), and at least 2 Titan front tractor tires. Never had an issue with them, or the Armstrong tires from before the name was changed to Titan. But others will disagree....
Made in the U.S., which I like, and have far outlasted the few Chinese and Indian tires I've had.

Dean · May 3, 2013

Agreed.

I've used Titan rears, had no problems, and actually prefer them to other brands due to old mold designs with larger footprint and more rubber in the lugs.

Dean

G1355 · May 3, 2013

We've ran them both on front and rear, I prefer Firestone, but they also cost a lot more, titans are good and will hold up very well also.

State of Jefferson · May 3, 2013

Both my tractors have Titans on the fronts. Have worked well for me.

Ben

sd pete · May 3, 2013

Titans are ok.

Anonymous-0 · May 3, 2013

Titans are made right here in good old Des Moines Iowa.

RodinNS · May 4, 2013

I guess it depends on how you define good or what you value. I'd run steel wheels with dozer cleats before I'd mount a Titan tire on anything I own.

Rod

larryanderson · May 4, 2013

One good thing about Titan is they furnish tires on request for all the FFA tractors that are restored for our State Fair and many others.I seen a FWA Oliver with dualed 24.5s and new wide fronts tires. Had to be over $5K in tires.Know of kids that have gotten a couple pair every year.My self I prefer Firestones on my older tractors.

jm. · May 4, 2013

No more problems with them than most other brands.
Original equipment now on several brands of new tractors.

The Red · May 4, 2013

Farmall M in Indy has Titans both front and back. They are the old Armstrong designed tires.

Texasmark1 · May 4, 2013

Work for me. Came new on my tractor in '07 and haven't had a problem.

Mark

Anonymous-0 · May 4, 2013

My fwd New Holland tractor came with Titan all around in 1998. I have replaced the front one due to so many mesquite thorns, deer antlers, run flat, etc. Added tubes, patched, etc. until too much trouble holding air. But the rears are still in excellent shape after 15 years and 2800 hours. Tom

hd6gtom · May 4, 2013

I sold farm rears for over 20 years, I sold then the first 2 years I was in business. I stopped selling them, the casings were so thin corn stalks, bean stubble, etc would go right through them. Nothing but trouble the first 2 years.

WAYNE-N-TX · May 4, 2013

I hope they're good, I have a '41 JD B in a FFA class right now for a class project. They furnished 4 new tires that I didn't have to pay for. As far as I'm concerned, good tires & a good company.

Grabatire · May 4, 2013

I put a set of Hi-Traction 16.9X28's on my 1938 John Deere D in 1997. The tractor gets to an antique show maybe twice a year so the tires are used v-e-r-y little, in fact they still have the tire size markings on the face of the treads. The tractor spends 99% of its time in a shed, but the sidewalls are so full of small cracks that it looks like they have been in the desert sun 24/7. Even the sidewalls next to the fenders are cracked.

I put a set of Firestones on another tractor the same time and they still look new.

RodinNS · May 4, 2013

You had the Titan experience....

We had Armstrong's and Titan's as furnished on new Ford tractors. The sides came out of all of them... along with a large tread blowout on one. Only the Armstrong's were close to being worn out.... but they all rotted out. I've got an 'anything but Titan' mentality.

One thing I will say for the Power Grip or whatever they called it... they were a good pulling tire. Also a decent wearing tire. Sadly, it was wrapped around a poor condom.

Rod

Leroy · May 5, 2013

I would take them over a Firestone any day. If I was still farming and wanting to buy a tractor if it had Armstrong or Titan all would be good but a Firestone would be a dealbreaker unless the dealet changed out and got rid of those Firestone tires.

T in NE · May 5, 2013

We ran them when they were switching from Armstrong to Titan. First couple sets on the bigger tractors needed tubes every couple years, dealer closed up, new dealer said they were the lighter tire, and needed the heavier ply rating. Didn't help with the tube situation on the last set we got.

Had one brand new set, never mounted, with bad cords. Tractor would "walk" down the road. Got so bad dad would air them up daily before feeding. Til the day he hooked up the air hose, and took about three steps away before it blew. Cleaned off the end wall of the toolshed, and there were chains hanging from 6 inch spikes on that wall.

4020deereboy · May 6, 2013

Thanks for the replies I guess ill just have to wait and see if I made a mistake or not just bought a brand new 11l 15 three rib front to replace a truck tire on my 4020 I'm thinking of buying one more to replace the implement tire on the other side

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