Combine Harvester Tyres in Pakistan

Price depends on size and ply rating. Big drive sizes such as 23.1-26 are imported and sold by dealers, while 18.4-30, the alternative drive size on many older combines, is made in Pakistan by General, Servis and Panther. Ask a dealer for the size and ply you need.

The New Holland 8070 takes 23.1-26 or 18.4-30 front tyres and 13.0/65-18 or 10.50-18 rear tyres. Check the size moulded on your current tyres before buying, as older machines are sometimes refitted with a different size.

The New Holland 8080 takes 23.1-30 or 18.4-30 front tyres and 13.0/65-18 rear tyres. Check the size moulded on your current tyres before buying, as older machines are sometimes refitted with a different size.

The New Holland TC5.30 takes 23.1-26 front tyres and 12.0/75-18 rear tyres. Check the size moulded on your current tyres before buying, as older machines are sometimes refitted with a different size.

In 18.4-30, 18.4 is the tyre's width in inches and 30 is the rim diameter in inches. 18.4/15-30 is the same tyre written with an older width code. In metric sizes like 12.0/75-18, 75 is the sidewall height as a percentage of the width, and an R (23.1R30) means radial.

Ply rating shows how strong the tyre's body is and how much load it can carry. Higher ply (12, 14, 16) suits heavy trolley haulage; the standard ply fitted by the tractor maker suits normal field work and flexes better for grip.

Use the pressure in your tractor's operator's manual, which depends on the load and the work. The maximum pressure on the sidewall is a limit, not a working pressure. Rear tyres usually run much softer than front tyres.

A combine works far fewer hours a year than a tractor, so its tyres more often age than wear out: cracks in the sidewall and tread from sun and heat are the usual reason to replace them. Replace any tyre with deep cracks, cuts or bulges before the season.

No. Crawler combines such as the Kubota DC-70 run on rubber tracks. Wheeled combines have large drive tyres at the front and smaller steering tyres at the back; their sizes are listed on each harvester's page here.