2022 COMPACT Tractor Buyer’s Guide #5 Stability, Safety, & Traction! Tires & Ballast
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- Which tires are right for your new tractor? And don't forget about ballast! Tractor Time with Tim goes over all the tire and ballast options you should consider before you buy.
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Tim, I normally love your videos. But I found this one to be a bit Tire-ing.. 🤣
Don’t tread on me! :-)
The last part was certainly heavy. But uplifting 🤪😂😅😜😎. Having done loader work since the 70’s I know ballast makes all the difference. Our neighbor had a 3k concert block he poured just so he could load as he wanted to-quick and safe. I saw a backhoe operator carrying an extra bucket on the backhoe to better transfer load when doing loader work. Proper ballast makes it easier.
Lol. My wife told me to get what ever I needed when I ordered my tractor. Hmmm $70k later I got everything. Living in Michigan so told me to get one with a cab. Hmmm I did. I love her ever time I get off my tractor.
Tim, I couldn't agree with you more about everything you mentioned. On my 1025R, I have the R4 tires, Rimguard, and while I have a BH, I remove it in the winter and I made a concrete counter balance. You have taught me so much over the years. While I am constantly alert on the tractor, I feel safe because of lessons that you and others presented on TH-cam. Thank you very much and I will continue to enjoy your channel. God Bless you all
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Super useful video! Tons of good information. Thanks for making it!
Very happy with the R14 all round performance including in the snow! Having used turf tires for the past 10 years, I wasn't sure about changing but wanted more traction in the woods
Glad i went with the R14's
I really appreciate these videos you’ve been making on tractor basics; the one you did about PTOs was immensely helpful. Thank You!
Thanks Jack!
Great comparison video Tim. You are absolutely correct, if you are doing just about any type of loader work, have rear ballast. It makes a world of difference on the performance of the tractor. Above all, it provides more stability and safety to the operator in my opinion. I see so many people using tractors with the ROPS folded back or down out of the way, and if you are working on hillsides, it's a disaster waiting to happen. My rear tires are loaded as well, but I still use a box blade or land plane as ballast. As an experiment, I was on a a flat surface, I recall picking up a 22' oak log (roughly about 1800lbs) one time with my grapple, and even with all the weight on the rear of my tractor, I could still feel the rear end getting light on me. I immediately lowered the log and cut in half. Man...and woman have to know their equipment's limitations.
Thank you! This was a good review of ballast which was something I was researching for our new tractor buy. I had no idea about axle weights like you showed, pretty cool
my 1st 1025r TL had trufs with 3 plugs in them. Just recieved my 1025r TLB with the hybrid tire. Haven't tested them out yet but they sure do look better. Great video as always Tim.
I am delighted by your basic honesty. Questioning the need for a tractor for full time turf is a great example!
Super video, Super series! Great information for new, intermediate and seasoned tractor owners.
I have the r4s on my 1023e and they've been good. I have rim guard and 50lb wheel weights on the rear. I also have the heavy hitch front bracket with 8 42lb weights on the front. Most of my work is done from the rear of my tractor and this is what works best for me. Very informative video.
We had turf tires on our BX1860. They did great in snow with a rear blower, even on the steep driveway. On the LX2610 we got when we upgraded, we have R14s, which do equally well on the driveway in winter, with a much larger rear blower, and with the front plow blade. Never used chains on either of them and no issues.
Thanks Tim. Spot on about rear ballast. It’s a must have.
Great “ground-engaging” conversation without floating and slipping over the facts with weighted bias or bloated ballast. (Sorry, I just had to do it 😉). Seriously, great addition to this series, and recommended watching for those new and old to the compact tractor community. Blessings to you and Christy.
Lesson from dad-don't use 4wd until you're stuck because if you get stuck when using 4wd, well, you're stuck. My point is that I have the Versaturf tires on my 1025R. Snowblowing up the driveway in 2wd no problem. Northern Minnesota winters can be rough ya know. I've only needed to press the rear diff lock a couple of times and only need 4wd snowblowing uphill in the grass yard to make the sled run start hill bigger! Versaturf has been a great tire for me. There are two ways to tear up the lawn with them. 1-4wd and turning. 2-2wd turns that are tight or maybe a little too fast, or both. Other than that, they are the best tire I've used. Keep up the great work Tim!
Great discussion. I run R4 tires on both my BX as well as my mower Kubota G1800. When the yard is dry, no damage, when it is wet I need the extra traction.
Another great video Tim! I have Rimguard in my 1025R tires as well as 70 lb wheel weights. I used to use my box blade as 3 point ballast but upgraded to a rear weight bracket once I could afford it. On a subcompact tractor rear attachments or a ballast box work great until you venture off even ground. The subcompacts low ground clearance betrays you. The weight bracket is way better and doubles as a place for other uses with the 2" receiver. I would add that front ballast is also important and often over looked. Depending on the task I will put five 42 lb weights on the front to help with traction and steering. Taking load off the front axle is important, but so is keeping your tractor firmly planted to the ground.
I have r1’s and they were the best for mowing. I had r4 turf tires that scalper my hilly yard everytime I mowed. The r1’s took care of my lawn the best
I find my backhoe is my best ballast. easy to remove when using the chipper. For me the industrial tires work the best on my bigger tractor. As for the BX that cuts the grass turf tires work great. Nicely done video
Enjoy this kind of video. I learn a lot . Great information.
Thanks for finally comparing all of these tires side by side! Never knew about the R2's...
Great video .I learned a lot about tires . Keep up the great work . God bless
Great episode. The differences in the tires is not covered that often that I have seen
I am enjoying this series.
Tim, another great informative video.
Hello Tim. I have to agree that ballast smooths out the ride. I have the Kioti ck2610 and do not use ballast during the summer because it works in the woods and need three point for dragging trees. I do use a ballast box late fall till spring time for snow removal. You can feel the difference immediately with roughy 700 pounds on three point. Keep videos coming and say howdy to Christy.
I’ll second what you said, I filled the rear tires with RV/Marine antifreeze, and it transformed my machine- more stable, more power to ground and to the loader.
It was an easy diy project that only took a few hours.
My main source of 3pt ballast for my 3039 is my logging winch. It doesnt stick out far and isnt nearly as wide as the rear wheels. It weights about 1k and i also hang weights from it. The bonus is that if you get stuck, you just use the winch to pull you out. I also have the tires loaded. I can also verify that the R4s have high "toughness". I ran some cable thru one of the lugs, down in between the lugs, and back out. Snipped the ends of the cable, kept right on going.
Another well done and informative episode guys.
As a suggestion for another episode during the slow times, would be the many different types of tire ballast. One new to the market is agri-lime. Southern states even use water, some windshield washer fluid, etc. Just an idea.
Good video Tim. Tires in an area where digging in is unlikely more edges equals more traction but where things are soft deep lugs and open voids equals traction. I remember an old farmer saying ag tires are fine on your yard because they wont spin if things are wet and you shouldn't be on it if you leave a bar mark... good wisdom. R4s all the way for me on my L3901 because of their puncture resistance as I use it in my tree service. R4s give pretty decent traction on clay when I use my Ford overland 1 Yard scrapper or other types of drawbar work. R4s larger foot print for flotation over R1s. My favorite ballast is the rotating log grapple on the back as it's nearly enough for anything on the loader and if I need more I can always grab a big chunk of wood for a few more hundred pounds... quick, easy, and adjustable for conditions.
Good info...I've gotten very creative with ballast weight. Old anchor chain links, old sewer covers as wheel weights. You can do it cheap if get creative.
Love the verses at the end!! I use an IBC tote with 100 gallons of water in it in my 58hp tractor for my ballast. Makes a huge difference picking things up!
Lots of great info Tim. Thanks
Great video keep it up I like your blog
I have r4's, I have to cut grass on the dam around the lake and used to use a zero turn was always sliding, I get the job done faster and feels allot safer. Have rimguard also. Thanks again for your advice and suggestions.
Great info! I have R4's on my Kubota B2630 and they work great.
Great video and informative. 👍
Great guide to tractor tires and rear ballast, I use R4's on my tractor.
I have R1 tires for the summer and the wet areas. I also purchased a set of turf tires to switch for the winter. I use an engine hoist and a magnet to change tires on my 3039R.
Ballast is everything with compact tractors. I run 600lbs of rim guard in my rear tires and another 7-800lbs on the 3pt. Allows my L3301 to do things that makes people's eyes get big.
Great video Tim. I run rear loaded and an 800 pound ballast box and I never take it off unless using a different implement. I have a ranch and without R1’s, I would be stranded.
My last tractor had R4's. In the winter i had to put chains on to snowblow. Without chains it was pretty useless. So my current tractor I went with turf tires. Major difference, no more chains needed! I wanted the R3 but they were not avaliable yet. So being in Northern Mi and getting lots of snow the turf tires have treated me well. I do not miss having to deal with the chains!
Turf ARE r3’s.
@@TractorTimewithTim See there is the confusion with these numbers.Lol. I wanted the hybrid tires but was unable to get them at the time.
A mess isn’t it!?!
I totally agree you’ve got to have rear ballast completely changes the tractor
I’m with you that if your running turf, how big a “tractor” do you really need? Another advantage to the turfs for snow is chains. The ag tires and lesser to the industrial, tread will tend to let the chain spans fall between the treads making them less effectual…maybe not totally but, the a large extent. I’m liking the new R14’s.
I like the solution I have come up with for rear ballast. I have a Kioti DK4710se with rim guard in the R4 tires. When I want to pick 2400 lbs with the pallet forks I put on a carry-all bracket from Tractor Supply and then pick up a pallet of big rocks. I have no idea how much it weighs. The carry-all is rated for 1000lbs so it must be under that but my hydraulic relief valve trips before the back end of the tractor comes up. The carry-all wasn’t too expensive and the pallet of rocks was free.
I have R4’s on my 1023. I’ve heard many say that they aren’t good in snow but with my ballast box on I’ve been very surprised how good they are in snow. I live in NE Ohio and have had no problem pushing snow with them using my edge tamers even without chains. We had 27” this winter and still no issue. My drive is flat though.
Thank you for the great video as always my experience with turf tires and snow has never been good even turf tires with even turf tires with weight although we might just get more snow where I'm located thanks the great video have a great day
Nice to know video, tires are a big issue it the tire customers are using on there tractors.... and about Re-GEN , you should never stop it , let it go throw the process.... GREAT video...
Our Kioti DK6010SE has R4 tires, it does leave dents in the lawn and I did use it a lot this winter in snow and ice and found it had decent traction. I would agree that if R14 tires had been an option when we bought the tractor I would have gotten R14's instead. Rear ballast we are running rim guard in all 4 tires and I usually have a 72 inch rototiller on the back.
One thing I would like to point out about 3 point ballast is that it often raises the center of mass of the tractor which can make you more tippy side to side, liquid ballast and axle ballast if anything lowers the center of mass.
Thanks for this comparison Tim. You helped me make a decision. I'm looking for new tires for my 2210. The turf tires are not cutting here on the new homestead. I was surprised the the turf tire is the choice for snow.
An additional benefit of rear ballast is it reduces the stress and pressure on the front axel when doing loader work.
Very useful!
Great series.
I like my r'4s on my 1025r I really believe their gonna last forever!!! Not as forgiving on grass when mowing compared to truff especially if the ground is even the slightest bit wet but I like the r'4s!
We always used Turf tires with the garden tractor and snow blade. We used chains and the tires were filled with anti-freeze. I'm still surprised that was the best choice for snow!
Very helpful video. I'm not a novice tractor owner (Kubota L3901 for 7 years & a 1960's Case Comfort King for 15 years) but certainly not in the same class as most any farmer. I found that I made a few less-than-knowledgeable choices when I bought my new Kubota. 1.) I paid $500 extra for the industrial (R4) tires only to find that I use my tractor much more in the dirt - both kinda dry but mostly mud or soft - and therefore need to sometimes use my bucket to help get unstuck. My R4's instantly become "bald" because they don't self clean like an R1 would. I never find a need to work on my grass unless I'm rototilling to put in a new lawn so ruining my lawn is nary a problem. I live in Minnesota and the R4's leave a LOT to be desired for snow-plowing traction. 2.) I didn't have a 3rd function installed when I bought it new from the dealer. I just installed one because I wanted to use a grapple.
One thing that I did do right was to pay the extra $500 for a skid-steer universal quick-connect loader. I swap my bucket for pallet forks constantly and it takes less than 2 minutes. I am installing Rim Guard in my rear tires this spring which will help out the ballast box that I built for the 3-Pt. hitch. I put from 16-24 40 lb. concrete blocks in it for a total of up to 1100 lbs. incl. the box. It's easily removable so that's a great plus but one time I got both rear tires in mud and the box got hung up so even with the help of the bucket I couldn't get unstuck. I had to bring out my pickup and 200' of rope to get out. That was it's only downfall and the savings over a heavy hitch and many weights has been well worth that one time of getting stuck. I believe the heavy hitch would have been hung up also because my rears were down to the axle!
I have Heavy Hitch brackets on machines. I like them both. The cart is really nice for the double bracket.
I have run with either a 6 foot brush cutter (750lbs+-) or a 5' box blade (500lbs+-) with 3 logs (150lbs+-) added for ballast and never had an issue of not enough ballast. I run out of lifting capacity before the back end lifts up. I regularly lift logs from 8'-20' long and 8" to 30" diameter. What I need is a bigger tractor than my Mahindra 2638 or more hydraulic power. I often have to resort to the log arch on the back of my trailer and winch to load some logs. I have even broken 2 bolts on a loader arm from lifting so much.
Great video on wheels. I have been debating on getting hybrid tires for my 1025R.
Great video Tim! Weight is key, if your tractor is not ballasted correctly, forget using any tread design! We don't live in the good'ol days anymore where when you bought a 40-50hp tractor to run a loader and it was made of heavy castings. With new materials and such fierce competition to get a lower price manufacturers had to cut down on the steel and iron in the tractors. I've got an old Fordson (Ford) Major. Tough utility tractor, 38hp diesel from 1957. With a loader it would run circles around any tractor now days. Not ballasted the major was in the 5,500lb area. add the loader, you're are 6,200lbs, it will lift 2,200lbs. Now yes I would suggest wheel weights for feeling more comfortable with that load and safety, but from the factory it could do it! These newer tractors are just designed to be more universal and cost reduced. You have to set the new tractors up to do your tasks is all.
Certainly a thought provoking one today. Oddly enough, my dad told me once that our older Cub Cadet 1650 has calcium in the back tires. Not sure anything is in the rears on the 1046LT. My thing about the hybrid tires is they look like the "all season" type. Certainly better than changing from turf tires for mowing to industrial for other tasks.
Good video. When I bought my 2032R, I went with the default industrial R4. Bad mistake. Since they are bias you get the bias size rims. So to upgrade to the R14T you have to stick with the R14T Bias version tire. Or spend $1,600 on just new rims for the radial size. I know sooooooooo much more now than I did 2.5 years ago when I started looking into this tractor category. So naturally if ever again I would do a few things totally different. But 95% overall I am very happy with my 2032R.
Tim where I'm enjoying these videos, I'm missing Truck And Trailer Tuesdays. I was learning a lot.
Maybe we'll bring it back again sometime :-)
A sturdy set of rear pallet forks allows me to pick up a pallet of as much cement block ballast as I want. When I don't need ballast I can carry stuff around.
R1 with chains do pretty good in the snow and ice on solid surfaces, if you have road chains. When off road in the fields or woods, using the standard ring tire chains are fabulous with a good level of snow. Around the farm, the two types of chains get you through a lot of conditions if the weight is distributed correctly.
The thoroughness by which you make these videos is top notch Tim and Christy. I especially enjoy your comparison videos in this format.
I will add, just from my experience, to your tire segment.
I do not have experience with hybrid tires, I do have experience with R4's and R1's on my 2038R. As for snow removal, the R1's are superior IMO to the R4's in snow. I've never felt the need for tire chains with the R1's, the R4's on the other hand worked okay, but with chains they worked much better. Ice is ice, it's just miserable, but I'd still take my R1's over the R4's every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Interesting! Thanks for the feedback, Pat! I have no experience with R1’s (on a compact tractor) on snow.
@@TractorTimewithTim Most don't, they're not a very common tire for compact tractors. Lol
I did chuckle when you talked about your father using them on his 3320 years. It must be a farmer thing, my FIL drives our 2555 around his yard like it's a garden tractor, the washboard lawn just doesn't bother an old farmer.
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The JD X590 I had before my 1025R had HDAP turf tires. Really deep treads that did not harm the yard and really good in snow. The down side of HDAP’s is mud doesn’t clean out very well. The HDAP tires come on the X series lawn tractors but only if you get the 54” deck (don’t know the rime nor reason).
I have the Carlisle radials filled with methanol on my 1025R an haven’t had any problems tearing up my yard.
Another great video Tim there is a Heavy hitch and weights in the future for my 1025r when it gets delivered next month always enjoy your videos fun to watch learn some stuff and get a laugh or two out of them aswell keep up the great work
Thanks for the kind words, Rob!
Great video. Put four wheeler tires on my zero turn. More aggressive tread, but did less damage to the lawn. Prior to that wheel spin was killing me. On the big tractor I did 1000# of Rim Guard. I would say that's the bare minimum for safe loader operation.
Don't know why so much of compact tractors is made of aluminum when they need weight. Works out for heavy hitch.
I agree about the aluminum.
aluminum is easy to cast and machine.
I have R4 tires on my 33R and put studs in my tires about 3 weeks ago. We had 2.5’ of snow on the ground and I had everything cleaned up. Three days later it was 60 degrees and all the snow has melted. ☹️ So I guess the studs work well to keep snow away. 😀
My choice is the r14s love them
My family had a John Deere 2013 1025r with r3s since it was new it constantly was getting stuck even just on grass and would either have to use the loader or backhoe or my truck or excavator to get it out now we upgraded to a 2038r with r4s and haven’t got stuck yet even in pretty deep mud
For mud and snow I would want R1 orR14 tires,great bideo!
I couldn't afford expensive weights, etc. for my three point hitch. I bought a 55 gallon drum, a draw bar and a center link thing. I filled the drum with concrete. It holds about 1000 pounds of concrete. I saw this on a TH-cam video and copied it. Works well on our tractor.
As long as you got sumpin heavy back there :-)
I got turf tires they have worked out very good for me from loader work to mowing and if I ever get a different tractor I will have Turf tires again
You might try the hybrids. Very nice!
I agree with your radial tire comments as long as you don't put fluid in the tires. All major tire manufacturers do not recommend fluid in the radial as you will lose the radial benefits. Wheel weights will provide a better ride than fluid filled but the cost and weight limitations of iron sort of limit the use on compact tractors.
I think the R14 is advertised as a cross between R1 and R4.
Thanks Tim. Very informative.
Can you show me a couple of examples of manufacturers recommending against fluid in radials?
Hey Tim, the R1W is the radial version of the R1, according to our tire dealer here. Just put some on and depth of thread is the same as R1
Tim I've used turf tires on my 1530 NH for all of its 23 years. There is liquid in the rear tires. Have never punctured the rears, but the fronts have taken a bit of a beating and been replaced several times. The rears only once because they were finally just dry rotting and falling apart.
love the series ...have water in tires and carry an implement ...but may need to add some weights
Took delivery of my new to me 5075E last Friday. It will not be used until the EA extra heavy superduty 1500# boxblade shows up in a couple of months. Rimguard is in the tires. The only thing I have done is drove it down to the hydraulics expert to get a side link setup on order. Ballast good!
The owner's manual of my tractor list R-4s as having nearly double the weight carrying capacity of R-1s so those would be the choice for major loader work.
I had to clear significant amounts of snow this winter with R-1s on a 27 hp. compact tractor (Ford 1715) and except for steep hills I had no problems. Snow was nearly 2' of wind compacted snow on a half mile of gravel driveway. On the hills I couldn't push up hill, I drove up and pushed down hill.
The new tractor has R-4s so next winter will tell. I was able to lift a full load (1 ton of wood pellets) without additional ballast beyond the liquid ballast in the tires but decided to put ballast on the 3 point to actually unload it from my pickup. (Boomer 50 Cab)
Frustrating that they put such small R1's on these tractors. Wish they would choose a bit wider version.
I've got R14's on my Kioti CK2610 and do a good mix of all surfaces, including mowing my three acre yard. They don't tear anything up unless you steer too sharp and then the fronts will peel up some sod. They are amazing in the snow as well as the mud, especially compared to the Galaxy R4 that I've used on a 2038R
How much mud you been in ? Deep mud? or just a little muddy area? I'm planning on r1s when i get a tractor but i like the idea of the hybrids but I'm often in deeper mud and clayish soil and don't know how they'd do with those conditions and I don't want to find out the hard way by sliding my tractor off the hillside as i have some steep hills or burying my tractor lol
Unfortunately I can't buy a R14 in Grand L. I had to settle for R4s. Also Your R1s are cheaper than R4 a n d R14. The upcharge on R4s is $600 over the R1. I know the upcharge is even higher on the R14s. I just don't how much more.
@@jarrodp6068 well I broke through the ice this winter on my pond and drowned the engine bending a rod, but I had to get it out somehow and got it refired in two cylinders and managed to back myself out through 3+ feet of mud and water, so they do really well
@@upstategearheads wow sounds like some good times hahaha
Yeah id say they do pretty well if they got you outta that mess lol I won't be going anywhere that crazy lol just a couple feet or so of muck
@@jimmcknight3021 I had actually ordered a Bobcat CT2025 which is the same tractor but the dealer was closer than the Kioti dealer, but the R14's we're enough to convince me to get orange paint instead of white
Good video. What tires are best on gravel? What about mixing tires? for example, R1 on back, R4 in front
Great video! I have a subcompact with turf tires and the primary tools are mower, front snowblower and rear blade. I was really surprised how good the turfs are in snow!
I have a loader as well and it's primarily for lighter maintenance yard work and the turf tires are good for that too. With slopes on the yard I am considering 1.5" or 2" rear wheel spacers (nothing too crazy). Do you have experience with them? I know that Good Works Tractors promotes them a lot.
Yea, he is kinda overdone with the spacers, isn't he.
I use them on my 2038r...but only because the backhoe won't fit without them.
In general, I don't want the extra tractor width...but if you really need them, go for it.
The r4 tire is a great tire. What you have to do is lower the pressure in the tire let's say down to 15 or 12 lb of pressure . you get a better ride and you get a bigger footprint. We have done a lot of testing in a lot of different conditions and I believe the r4 tire is probably the best all around considering you use enough ballast weight that I believe is the key. My subcompact tractor has 540 lb of axle weight which includes fluid in the tires. Then I put 705 lb on 3 point and it's almost unstoppable. Thanks for a great video Larry
Have you tried the radial hybrid tires€
@@TractorTimewithTim I haven't personally but my friend has and that's how I did all our comparisons. I think the r4 doesn't get Justice and it's because of probably and not enough ballast weight and deflate your tires a little it is an awesome tire and I'm sure the radio tires are awesome tire also.
Thank you for doing an en-tire episode on this ;)
Great show as always Tim. I think I am seeing better traction out the hybrid R3 Turf radials then any R4. I have Nokians on one of my 5115Ms and Versa turfs on my 2025R, I have had galaxy garden pros and R4s on that 2025R and the Carlisle seem to be the best of the 3 different tires I have had on it, the only real issues with the Galaxy radial turfs was they were a lot shorter then the Carlisle versa turf (Which is a new tire size in 2021 for Carlisle ) and the R4s which are both the same larger size then what was offered in the garden pro for the 2025R. Radials have the ability to contour or flex more with the ground giving them a greater contact patch then a Bias ply tire like we typically see in the R4s offered on most compact tractors. I think that plays a factor in the traction advantage I seen with the turf radial over the R4s in most all applications.
Yep. You have more experience than me! I tend to agree with all your points here.
Switched to Versa Turf 2 years ago, much better ride quality and traction. Had the 1025r for 6 years now. Great video Tim.
Thanks John!
Just bought a bx2680 with a front scoop. I got my weight box today..which a game changer.. wow..scary lifting anything in the bucket.
Totally agree!
Spot on when it comes to tires, great explanation. The industry could/should do a lot better labeling/marketing tractor tires. Everyone basically knows what to expect when buying an LT tire for their truck. Everyone knows what a Bogger does vs. a all-terrain tire. But what the heck is a R4 "industrial" tire...other than a complete misnomer?
The highway department I used to work for had tractors for mowing The side of the roads. They used to have tractors with r1 tires and they worked great especially when you were on an embankment. They then bought tractors with the r4 industrial tires and when you were on an embankment and you were cutting tall grass the tires wouldn't dig into the dirt and you slid down the embankment on the grass. It's something else to think about
Tim, you nailed it! Although I think toughness of a tire is more related to ply than tread. Also there is shape accross the tire to consider. I had traction problems on snow covered pavement and got a wide flat tire with ridiculous amount of grooves. It solved my traction problems. Old guy at the tire store couldn't get it through his head. He kept preaching about the virtues of R1. Guess you could say he was "stuck" on them. Cheers!
I have never used radial tires I have had the industrial and hated them the smaller turf tires 1 series are okay for snow, my 2025r and my past cub had turf and they are awesome in the snow, the galaxy turf has a really nice tread pattern on them and have been great last 2 years in snow they are filled, also is not always about horse power its like you said transferring the power to the ground, thanks for the great videos
Loved the comparison of the different tires. I have a 2019 1025r with low hours so my R4’s are far from wore to justify the change to Versa ‘s but I like the looks and tread pattern
On another subject has anyone while changing the secondary fuel filter installed a valve for ease of change the next go around?
Relocated the filter?
With those pliers I showed in the video, it isn’t a big deal to stop the flow.
Excellent video Tim, I do run the turfs on my BX, they have taken some abuse for sure. Now running tubes in them, next tractor will have the R14s. Have you heard of any "heavy duty" tires? More belts/plys? Take care, Mark 🍻🍻🚜🌴🍔
I would love to see something about wheel spacers too, for the side to side safety. I have a cabbed LX3310 and it seems real tippy side to side.
Definitely would like to know tractor manufacturers' opinions on spacers. Given all the drama involving midsize SUV rollovers, you'd think OEMs would endorse spacers unless they had other possibly mechanical concerns. What's the best kind of ROPS? The one that never touches the ground. lol
What do you think about axle pressure from rim guard when you have a backhoe? My manual says not to load the tires with a backhoe and I can only assume it's because of when you lift the rear tires off the ground. I could really use the extra stability though since the backhoe makes it feel more top heavy.