That's a common implement tire size. And probably a common hub size (though to be sure about that you need the bolt spacing, however, bolt pattern is irrelevant to tire choice).

You haven't defined what you mean by "best" source. Biggest choice? Lowest prices? Tires in stock? Quick service? After hours service? offers you a trading account? It may also depend on where you are and you haven't told us that.

Where I live, most people would use a light truck tire, maybe from a 4x4, and often a good used one. Only the most fastidious would use a proper new implement tire.

Tubeless tires need a rim shape designed for tubeless tires to hold them properly. If you can't achieve a good seal you may need a tube. Look at the nipple. IF it has a grommet the tire is tubeless.

If it were me I would just remove a wheel, take it into my local tire place and see what they say.

Roger

 

"Back in the day" for 15 or 16" implement tires we would go to the local mechanic shop and dig thru his pile to find a decent "LT" tire about the size we needed.

Now 15" and 16" LT rated tires are rare because just about every truck made in the last 15-20 years has 17-20"+ rims.

 

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Unless they are beat up, you should be able to reuse the rims, so all you need is replacement rubber. I second Bool's recommendation. Take one off and go find a local mechanic you trust. they usually know where to get the best deals on used tires. A worn out LT (light truck) tire works just fine for under a hay wagon and will save you a lot of bucks over new implement tires.

 

Put 4 good implement tires on it and be done for alot of years. Lt truck tires would be good if you can find a used set but radial tires deteriorate and when they get cracks in them the wires rust and they blow out. 31x10.50x 15 would be a good size or something close. Poor tires will let you down when you have hay to bale or you have a big load stacked on and you are on a hillside. Get tires at a local shop or farm and fleet or fleet farm. Or a good tire shop. You can Get 11L 15 tire in 6 and 8 ply tires.

 

I second this recommendation. I’ve restored multiple neglected running gearin my time and have purchased 7 new ones with “good used truck tires”. You need to first take off all four rims and remove the tires. Remove all the rust and repaint them several times. Then go get decent implement tires in 8 ply and maintain air pressure. Good to go for years. The last 5 gear I bought were all with 16” rims for truck tires to avoid Thorn issues. I finally gave up on used tires For problems stated above and went with new 10 ply tires. Costly, but so are flats while hauling. I had a different situation than you have and did considerable hauling on roads..

 

Thanks for your wonderful suggestions. Honestly we are moving and downsizing and don't want to sink a ton of money into something I won't use but don't want to sell it with the current tires, however the rims are fine.

 

As mentioned...I used 16" lt truck well used tires from my early 2000s chevy pickup.... have had absolutely zero issues for several years....I did clean up the wheels (wire brushed beads) ..... I had my own set to work with and I have a good local family tire shop to work with, seems like it would make sense to ask a shop to let you know when they get a good set in

 

Although implement tires would be best, I'd suggest with the truck tire route if it's just a typical old hay rack. We have a scrapyard around the corner where anyone's free to dig through their tire bin and buy them for $10 ea. Almost all my wagons/trailers have tires from them, many of which are getting to be 20 years old, and thus far no problems. All of them have tubes in them. Most of our fields are a few miles down the road too, so they get relied on for road use. None of the hay wagons that have those tires hold more than about 160 bales at most - typically 16' racks, 8' wide. I also have used truck tires on the fronts of a couple of my older and smaller tractors. The only wagon that doesn't have used truck tires on it is the larger 24' metal round-bale wagon, which has larger/wider/heavier tires on it, and I wouldn't want anything lighter-duty for it.

 

You can buy 4 new 225-75x15, 10 ply ST trailer tires from Walmart for $330. They will last a long time. But personally my hay wagons that never leave the farm, all have old used truck tires, some are 15 years still on the wagons.

 

I got away from passenger vehicle type highway tires on hay equipment. I have a rake that used ST trailer tires on the caster wheels. I had constant problems with stubble puncturing the sidewalls right beside the tread area where the sidewall bulge flares out. Implement tires don’t have that vulnerable thin bulging sidewall.

 

If you are not going down the road with it fill the tire with foam. I did that with all my creep feeders. It's costs a bit but I don't move them down the road much, just from spot to spot and fill from a truck. Havnt had tire trouble in years.