R1 or R4?

[FRIZ]

I am getting ready to order my JD4720. I was already set to order the JD4720 with R1 tires. But know I have second thoughts. What if I have a tree down next to the pond and I will have to drive over the lawn to get the tree stump and get it to the meadow?

Can I do this with R1 tires without ruining the lawn around the pond?

But if I go with the R4 tires, will I not lose a lot of traction in the meadow and woods?

Please share you insights.

Thank you,
Regards,
FRIZ

 

[Ivan1547]

I have R4's on my Massey.

It is used for about everything, the only time I wished I had the Ag tires was when I was cultivating. The R4's would spin, but when I used the FWA there were no traction problems.

I had no issues with traction in the winter while pushing snow, or in the summer pushing dirt and gravel. The R4's are more gentle on the grass (no damage whatsoever when I drive across).

Also, I tend to drive down a paved road quite often, the R4's are harder wearing than the R1's.

 

[jenkinsph]

FRIZ,

Either will work but I prefer the R4 tires especially for fel work. I have them
on my 110 and 4520 and am very satisfied with their performance.

Traction has not been a problem even with my large box blade full of dirt behind my 110 which has no wheel weights or liquid ballast in the rear tires. My 4520 has three wheel weights each side and handles the large boxblade with no problems but is more powerfull. If I needed more traction then a lot of Rimguard could be added.


Steve

 

[mjncad]

I have R4's; but now I wish I had R1's for added traction. I don't have a pretty lawn, so I don't care whether the tires chew up anything or not.

 

[spruce Deere]

I have r-1 tires on the 790, and like'em. Long as you don't spin on your lawn with r-1s, wich will instantly leave a hole, you should be fine. On turns I get just a little scuffing, but like mjncad my lawn lacks the carpet type beauty. R-4 tires are designed for more of a construction/landscape type use and the"cross-over" ability. R-1 tires designed to grab, with no mercy, chew and spit out pieces

 

[nmu98]

I drive my 5203 over my lawn all the time with R-1's and have no issues. If you were spin, like mensioned above, it would do damage.... You will enjoy the extra traction the r-1's will give you.

 

[sunnyside360]

I'd go with R4's and add Rimguard for weight to help with traction and stability on hills. It's the best option between turf and R1 for all around use.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I have R4's on and wished i had R1's......I plan to put R1's on when my R4's wear out, because i need extra traction sometimes when i go over the river bank.

On my ATV i have the "ITP Mud-Lites" on and they are a deep lug tire, and i get great traction.....I have a nice lawn & i have a lot of money in it, and if i need to take my ATV in my front yard....then i try not to turn real hard and that helps not to tear it up.

Now i have had to turn in a tight spot & it did tear the top layer of the grass up...but i just laid it back in place.

The ITP Mud-Lites on my ATV look like the R1's for a tractor....and i plan to put R1's on.

 

[LD1]

I think I agree with the majority here. I have R-1's and that is what I would reccomend. I even mow my yard with them. Like others, I don't have a masterpeice of a lawn, so I don't care much either way, but I have never had any problems. The only issues have been some small ruts, but not due to the tire, due to driving over the lawn when too wet, but r-4's would have rutted just the same.

It seems to me that their are a lot of people that have r-4's and wished they had r-1's but not many the other way around.

 

[wolc123]

Here are a couple more reasons to go with the R1's. 1) They will cost you about $400 less. 2) There are a lot more folks stuck with R4's, wishing they had R1's than vise-versa, meaning you could trade someone later for R4's and still be money ahead if you change your mind, and make another individual very happy in the process. 3) R1's will let you get the full traction potential from your 4wd tractor, while with R4's its traction potential would not be much different than a 2wd of equal size with R1's. R4's are a compromise tire in CUT applications, and compromise most always leads to dissapointment. Unless lawn usage is a regularly occuring task, I would steer clear of them for anything but true industrial usage for which they were designed.