Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
If a tractor gets a flat tire, what are the chances of a serious crash compared to a bicycle?
If it's a front tire and catches the operator by surprise at road speed, the chance of the tractor rolling on it's side is actually pretty good, depending on if there are any implements attached and what the implement is. For the operator this can be very, very bad.
Changing a flat on a tractor can be a huge PITA. May not be done that day, unless it happened first thing in the morning.
Consider that there's not likely to be a spare handy unless you know somebody with a tractor that runs tires the same size, and they don't happen to be using it. Which means going out to buy a new tire or taking the flat one to be repaired. And I don't even want to get into handling the weight of water filled tires. (UGH)