John Deere mods thread

[GenXFarmer]

An entry level PC will run FS19 well enough and provides one access to every mod the console world craves. There is Deere equipment from 2-cylinder tractors to 120' wide DB CCS planters and the list grows everyday.

[gilroy222]

I noticed with the 8r there is no wide dual option... Has anyone seen a comment from custom modding on this at all?

[NCFarmer3842]

I noticed with the 8r there is no wide dual option... Has anyone seen a comment from custom modding on this at all?

If you are referring to the wide duals like is run in the EU then this is a American 8r id venture to guess around 90 percent of Americans run Narrow Duals or LSWs so that’s a no on the wide duals. The in game EU version however already has wide duals.

[gilroy222]

I noticed with the 8r there is no wide dual option... Has anyone seen a comment from custom modding on this at all?

If you are referring to the wide duals like is run in the EU then this is a American 8r id venture to guess around 90 percent of Americans run Narrow Duals or LSWs so that’s a no on the wide duals. The in game EU version however already has wide duals.

Not true. I’m in southwestern Ontario, Canada and we get all the US JD’s. Almost none of us around here run row crop duals on 8r sizes. Quite the opposite, I would say 90 percent run wide duals rather than the other way around.

[gilroy222]

Actually I’ll retract my argument. I see that JD now markets their 8r series as row crop tractors. So custom modding did do it correctly according to the website . I guess a lot of us just like to run wider tires for flotation but either way it looks like Deere is trying to push row crop duals now.

[NCFarmer3842]

Actually I’ll retract my argument. I see that JD now markets their 8r series as row crop tractors. So custom modding did do it correctly according to the website . I guess a lot of us just like to run wider tires for flotation but either way it looks like Deere is trying to push row crop duals now.

I will agree with you on that i don’t like to run row crop duals as I don’t like the ruts they leave ifthe field is the least bit wet and in western nc in planting season you can count on it being wet. We switched to running Goodyear LSWs last year and haven’t looked back.

[Addictedtofs]

Western NC? What are the odds That's where I'm at.

[fenixguy]

Western NC? What are the odds That's where I'm at.

Me too.

I'm in Boone. Where are you both? (If you don't mind sharing)

[Addictedtofs]

Lol Wilkes

[Farmertom34]

Western NC? What are the odds That's where I'm at.

Me too.

I'm in Boone. Where are you both? (If you don't mind sharing)

I'm in the middle lol danbury

[TZ441]

Actually I’ll retract my argument. I see that JD now markets their 8r series as row crop tractors. So custom modding did do it correctly according to the website . I guess a lot of us just like to run wider tires for flotation but either way it looks like Deere is trying to push row crop duals now.

Here in South Dakota all i see is row crop duals on every tractor possible. Alot of people prefer them over the LSWs cause they are a non servicble tire and also cause we arnt super wet with moisture all the time.

[gilroy222]

Here in South Dakota all i see is row crop duals on every tractor possible. Alot of people prefer them over the LSWs cause they are a non servicble tire and also cause we arnt super wet with moisture all the time.

Yeah that's fair. Up here we are on heavy clay in southern Ontario. So we naturally have wetter conditions than other places so we always run wide duals or wide flotation tires. Tracks are becoming popular now too but seem to cause more compaction than duals since the track machines are naturally a lot heavier.