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LSW's are the new fad around here. Rather than planting pinch rows with duals and triples on the planting tractor,  just put those on and plant through the tracks. Supposedly finding that the yield dip on pinch rows is much worse than rows planted into LSW tracks.  I refuse to put LSW tires on the 966 for pulling our 8 row planter, guess I will have to sacrifice the pinch rows.😉

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Looks awesome and like it will float good.  I had a 285 once.  Massey that is.  😁

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How much air you got in those big old things?  Not much, I'd guess.

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9 hours ago, Farmall Doctor said:

So what was the reason to go with such big rubber? It looks good though!

He dosnt have alot of tile, so it's for not making ruts in the spring and getting more floatation on soft ground

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53 minutes ago, Steve C. said:

How much air you got in those big old things?  Not much, I'd guess.

Have to look but it's got to be the right amount I would thing 

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3 hours ago, 1466IH said:

You wouldn't have rear plastic left if you got into the gumbo around here lol looks awfully tight on the back but still looks awesome 

We trimmed the fenders to clear

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1 minute ago, Rusty shackleford said:

We trimmed the fenders to clear

I'd jack up the cab 2" also just to be safe 

2 minutes ago, Rusty shackleford said:

Have to look but it's got to be the right amount I would thing 

I'd definitely double check with the correct chart for those tires with weight ticket in hand showing the front axle weight and rear axle weight. Tires that expensive are worth getting within 1/2 psi of the correct for optimum life and performance. 

Suspended front axle? 

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9 hours ago, JaredT said:

LSW's are the new fad around here. Rather than planting pinch rows with duals and triples on the planting tractor,  just put those on and plant through the tracks. Supposedly finding that the yield dip on pinch rows is much worse than rows planted into LSW tracks.  I refuse to put LSW tires on the 966 for pulling our 8 row planter, guess I will have to sacrifice the pinch rows.😉

Sorry for my Southern ignorance, but what exactly is a pinch row?

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11 minutes ago, Rusty shackleford said:

Have to look but it's got to be the right amount I would thing 

Just wondered.  Dad put 43" Big A floater tires on his 4400 combine during a wet fall back in the day.  IIRC we ran about 5 psi.

Sure regret not getting pictures of it.

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9 hours ago, highcotton said:

Sorry for my Southern ignorance, but what exactly is a pinch row?

Lol, i dont know jack about growing cotton, dont feel bad. Pinch rows are the rows between the tires on the planting tractor, the ground is between the duals/triples getting "pinched" from both sides. There are a lot of sugarbeets grown on 20" or 22" rows locally, it really shows up there, 30" rows you don't really notice it. 

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26 minutes ago, JaredT said:

Lol, i dont know jack about growing cotton, dont feel bad. Pinch rows are the rows between the tires on the planting tractor, the ground is between the duals/triples getting "pinched" from both sides. There are a lot of sugarbeets grown on 20" or 22" rows locally, it really shows up there, 30" rows you don't really notice it. 

Probably shows up more (much more) for those guys enjoying deep deep topsoil.... I have never really noticed a pinch row here and some of our planting tractors drive over the row. We have very little topsoil though 

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