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Order Forestry tires by tire type, service description, brand, mileage warranty, availability, and current price.
Before choosing Forestry tires, match the vehicle-required load index, speed rating, and any applicable load or designation requirements.
Before buying forestry tires: puncture resistance in the woods
Forestry tires, also called logging tires or skidder tires, are tires for skidders, forwarders, harvesters and feller bunchers working on logging sites. Forestry tires face stumps, branches and rocks that cut ordinary tires, so forestry tires use thick, cut-resistant treads, reinforced sidewalls and often steel belts or extra plies under the tread.
Logging tread codes to check when ordering
- LS-1 logging tires have a regular-depth tread.
- LS-2 logging tires have an intermediate tread, the most common choice for skidders on mixed ground.
- LS-3 logging tires have a deep tread for longer life and more grip in mud.
- LS-4 logging tires have an extra-deep tread for the most demanding sites.
Forestry tire sizes to read before ordering
Skidder tires use sizes such as 23.1-26, 28L-26 and 30.5L-32, where the L marks a low-section tire. Forwarders and harvesters use wide flotation sizes such as 600/55-26.5 and 710/45-26.5, which spread machine weight on soft forest floors. The size, LS code and ply rating on the current tire decide the order.
Choosing ply rating and construction
Forestry tires list a ply rating, often 16-ply or higher on skidders, and many forestry tires are built with steel-belted or forestry-special construction to resist stump and branch punctures. Buyers working on rocky or stump-heavy sites choose the higher ply rating and the steel-reinforced versions, because a cut skidder tire usually cannot be repaired in the field.
Flotation forestry tires for soft ground
Forwarders and harvesters on wet ground, peat or thawing soil choose wider flotation tires, which cut rutting and soil damage, and are often fitted with chains or tracks over the tires for extra grip.
Logging trucks and other forestry vehicles
Logging trucks that haul from the landing to the mill run on mixed service truck tires rather than skidder tires, because the trucks spend time on both gravel roads and highways. Logging truck tires are ordered by the truck's size and load range, such as 11R22.5 load range H.
Keeping the skidder working with NeoTires
A skidder parked for tires is a crew that isn't moving wood, so forestry tire orders leave NeoTires the same day they are placed and ship to sites anywhere in the US, at no shipping cost when the tire is labeled Free shipping. Search the size on NeoTires, compare forestry tires by LS code, ply rating and price, and add the pair or set to the cart; Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay are available at checkout.
Before buying forestry tires: puncture resistance in the woods
Forestry tires, also called logging tires or skidder tires, are tires for skidders, forwarders, harvesters and feller bunchers working on logging sites. Forestry tires face stumps, branches and rocks that cut ordinary tires, so forestry tires use thick, cut-resistant treads, reinforced sidewalls and often steel belts or extra plies under the tread.
Logging tread codes to check when ordering
- LS-1 logging tires have a regular-depth tread.
- LS-2 logging tires have an intermediate tread, the most common choice for skidders on mixed ground.
- LS-3 logging tires have a deep tread for longer life and more grip in mud.
- LS-4 logging tires have an extra-deep tread for the most demanding sites.
Forestry tire sizes to read before ordering
Skidder tires use sizes such as 23.1-26, 28L-26 and 30.5L-32, where the L marks a low-section tire. Forwarders and harvesters use wide flotation sizes such as 600/55-26.5 and 710/45-26.5, which spread machine weight on soft forest floors. The size, LS code and ply rating on the current tire decide the order.
Choosing ply rating and construction
Forestry tires list a ply rating, often 16-ply or higher on skidders, and many forestry tires are built with steel-belted or forestry-special construction to resist stump and branch punctures. Buyers working on rocky or stump-heavy sites choose the higher ply rating and the steel-reinforced versions, because a cut skidder tire usually cannot be repaired in the field.
Flotation forestry tires for soft ground
Forwarders and harvesters on wet ground, peat or thawing soil choose wider flotation tires, which cut rutting and soil damage, and are often fitted with chains or tracks over the tires for extra grip.
Logging trucks and other forestry vehicles
Logging trucks that haul from the landing to the mill run on mixed service truck tires rather than skidder tires, because the trucks spend time on both gravel roads and highways. Logging truck tires are ordered by the truck's size and load range, such as 11R22.5 load range H.
Keeping the skidder working with NeoTires
A skidder parked for tires is a crew that isn't moving wood, so forestry tire orders leave NeoTires the same day they are placed and ship to sites anywhere in the US, at no shipping cost when the tire is labeled Free shipping. Search the size on NeoTires, compare forestry tires by LS code, ply rating and price, and add the pair or set to the cart; Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay are available at checkout.
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