HEC
Veteran Member
snow, rain, freezing rain, with R- 4\'s
My previous tractor , an M5400 had R1 tires and other than a few cuts etc. no problems in snow or woods or fields.I traded to an M5700 so I could get creeper gears but other than that it is basically the same tractor except I now have R4 tires.I was very skeptical about changing tires but wanted the tougher tire so I decided to give them a try.After reading all the posts I could find here about the R4's I went with them.We just had about 6 inches of snow than rain and than freezing rain on top of all that.I came home from work and was faced with snow, wet slush, ice etc..I must say to much relief the R4's performed very well while cleaning up about 700feet of driveway and a parking area with the fel..I couldn't use the rear mounted blower for obvious reasons or a rear mounted snow plow as this stuff was almost frozen .Can I say for sure they worked as good as the R1's, no I can't but I think they are very close if not as good,so far that is.I will have to wait for summer to see if I am as well pleased with them than also,sure hope so.I would like to thank all of you for the great posts as they are so helpful.Have a Happy New Year.
Herb,
My previous tractor , an M5400 had R1 tires and other than a few cuts etc. no problems in snow or woods or fields.I traded to an M5700 so I could get creeper gears but other than that it is basically the same tractor except I now have R4 tires.I was very skeptical about changing tires but wanted the tougher tire so I decided to give them a try.After reading all the posts I could find here about the R4's I went with them.We just had about 6 inches of snow than rain and than freezing rain on top of all that.I came home from work and was faced with snow, wet slush, ice etc..I must say to much relief the R4's performed very well while cleaning up about 700feet of driveway and a parking area with the fel..I couldn't use the rear mounted blower for obvious reasons or a rear mounted snow plow as this stuff was almost frozen .Can I say for sure they worked as good as the R1's, no I can't but I think they are very close if not as good,so far that is.I will have to wait for summer to see if I am as well pleased with them than also,sure hope so.I would like to thank all of you for the great posts as they are so helpful.Have a Happy New Year.
Herb,