Tubs

[American Bulldog]

Much of the time, i can not run my PT 1850 with singles on my trails because the trails are so soft. With duals, the PT exerts the same pressure as my atv.

Each of our tires are 12" wide so duals give us 24" versus your 16". Add the extra 1800 pounds that your tractor has compared to mine (~ 50% increase to my tractor's weight) to the narrower total tire width and I am then saying "Houston, we have a problem".

Your tractor with the 16" tires has about the same ground impact as my tractor with just one set of 12" tires on it.

Ken



Ken

I stand corrected, lol. You have some soft sloppy stuff to drive through. I will say one thing, my tractor is probably a little better than yours with singles, because the tire is larger diameter as well. 31" vs. 26". However, the tires are listed at 15.5" wide, and are actually more like 15" of ground contact. I will keep you all posted as to how it goes through the wet stuff.

I know from my days of mud bogging pickup trucks, that larger diameter tires can really help your situation. That is why conventional tractors have those ridiculous tires on the rears.

 

[SpringHollow]

Taller tires will not help with the damage. With chains on, it usually will go through mud trenching more than i would like. The trenches then hold water making the problem last longer. So i try to time my work when the trails are not quite so wet. The duals do a reasonable job of squishing down the ridges/filling the trenches after things have dried out some. I will do more drainage work when i have time. The ditches and culverts i put in on some of the trails have made it where i can go on them during the "drier" times. I do not know that i have ever seen my trails parched even when the nearest city has been in a severe drought. My traditional CUTS (28 and 45 HP) would be lucky to be able to go down the trails even one day in a year without ruining them. The log skidder with the HUGE chains/tires (tires taller than I am) got buried. They had to wait a few days and brought in a large dozer which stayed on drier ground and winched it out.

Ken

 

[American Bulldog]

Taller tires will not help with the damage. With chains on, it usually will go through mud trenching more than i would like. The trenches then hold water making the problem last longer. So i try to time my work when the trails are not quite so wet. The duals do a reasonable job of squishing down the ridges/filling the trenches after things have dried out some. I will do more drainage work when i have time. The ditches and culverts i put in on some of the trails have made it where i can go on them during the "drier" times. I do not know that i have ever seen my trails parched even when the nearest city has been in a severe drought. My traditional CUTS (28 and 45 HP) would be lucky to be able to go down the trails even one day in a year without ruining them. The log skidder with the HUGE chains/tires (tires taller than I am) got buried. They had to wait a few days and brought in a large dozer which stayed on drier ground and winched it out.

Ken

Daaammmmnnnn!!!!

We should call you "Shrek", because you live in a swamp.... lol.

 

[SpringHollow]

funny thing is that i have hardly any flat ground - most is a 10 -20 degree slope with very steep ravines. But my ground is clay and shale with lots of springs.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

funny thing is that i have hardly any flat ground - most is a 10 -20 degree slope with very steep ravines. But my ground is clay and shale with lots of springs.

Ken

Yeah, you think it would drain off with slopes. Geology is a funny thing, ain't it?

 

[American Bulldog]

Much of the time, i can not run my PT 1850 with singles on my trails because the trails are so soft. With duals, the PT exerts the same pressure as my atv.

Each of our tires are 12" wide so duals give us 24" versus your 16". Add the extra 1800 pounds that your tractor has compared to mine (~ 50% increase to my tractor's weight) to the narrower total tire width and I am then saying "Houston, we have a problem".

Your tractor with the 16" tires has about the same ground impact as my tractor with just one set of 12" tires on it.

Ken



Ken

I ran my tractor through a whole lot of varied terrain this weekend, and the tires do really well in wet areas. However, they struggle going up steep slopes. The machine has so much weight and the tires struggle for traction, ripping up the lawn at a 25 degree slope. It won't even go up a 30 degree slope, so PT definitely overrates this tractor a bit.

For those who need to do 25+ degree slope mowing, I would not recommend the PT 1460. Spend the extra $ and get the 1850. 1800 pounds less, combined with dual wheels, make for a much better slope mower. Anything less than 25 degrees, the 1460 works OK.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Wow, very interesting observation. I was all jealous and stuff. Still am but good to know...

 

[American Bulldog]

Wow, very interesting observation. I was all jealous and stuff. Still am but good to know...

The best thing about the 1460 is that I can't see myself bending anything on the lift arms. It is really built heavy. That extra 1800 pounds has to go somewhere.....

 

[ponytug]

On the 1445, I have the same issue with spinning out on loose soils on steep slopes. I know Ken has added really nice chains that has dramatically ameliorated the issue.

Do a search on the chains.

All the best,

Peter

 

[MossRoad]

On the 1445, I have the same issue with spinning out on loose soils on steep slopes. I know Ken has added really nice chains that has dramatically ameliorated the issue.

Do a search on the chains.

All the best,

Peter

Do a search on the chains? I had to do a search on ameliorated!!! :laughing: