Boondox
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
- Messages
- 3,873
- Location
- Craftsbury Common, Vermont
- Tractor
- Deere 4044R cab, Kubota KX-121-3S
I'm having the same dilemma with my upgrade. My first CUT had ags and turfs on separate rims. In my conditions (steep, much snow and rain, muddy patches in spring and much ice in winter) I found the turfs essentially useless. No traction in snow, they would load up with mud and spin, and even driving up my meadow after a rain they would spin and slide. So I used the Aggies, with chains in winter and without when the snow went away. Never got stuck, and the little B1750 was light enough that I could mow without damaging the turf.
But then I traded up to an L3010. Much heavier tractor. Still use Norse ice chains in winter. Still have great traction and never get stuck, but this tractor is much heavier and the damage to the ground when moist is considerable. Now I am trading up again to either an L4330 or L4630. And with so much of my work in the forest harvesting firewood or cutting channels with the backhoe, I have another couple of concerns. On the one hand, aggies have fantastic mud traction and I never have to worry about getting stuck. But on the other hand they are not the most robust of casings and I live in dread of punctures or tears in the sidewalls from sharp stones or fallen branches. Going with R4 tires would give me a much more durable tire, but would I get stuck in the woods?
Stick with the tried and true (but damaging) R1 aggies...or go with the durable R4s and keep the chains on for forest work?
Pete
But then I traded up to an L3010. Much heavier tractor. Still use Norse ice chains in winter. Still have great traction and never get stuck, but this tractor is much heavier and the damage to the ground when moist is considerable. Now I am trading up again to either an L4330 or L4630. And with so much of my work in the forest harvesting firewood or cutting channels with the backhoe, I have another couple of concerns. On the one hand, aggies have fantastic mud traction and I never have to worry about getting stuck. But on the other hand they are not the most robust of casings and I live in dread of punctures or tears in the sidewalls from sharp stones or fallen branches. Going with R4 tires would give me a much more durable tire, but would I get stuck in the woods?
Stick with the tried and true (but damaging) R1 aggies...or go with the durable R4s and keep the chains on for forest work?
Pete