Ag vs. R4 tires

   / Ag vs. R4 tires #11  
Try a quick search and you'll find many lengthy posts on this subject, almost as many as hst versus gear. There is a lot of good info on the forum.

Joel

Try a quick search ??? someone explain that ... everytime I try on it seems as if I read and read and read and did I mention read ... then I post my question..

I have one with R4's and one with R1's ... up until this recent weather I would have tried to sell you on the R1's ... NOT NOW ... I find better traction with the R4's in the ice, snow ... not saying the R1's will not perform, I am finding the R4's are my choice for these current conditions.
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #12  
To give you a rough idea on the traction difference: On soft or tilled ground, a 2wd tractor with R1 tires will develop approximately the same traction force as and equal-weight 4wd tractor with R4 tires. If you are going to do jobs that require lots of traction force, like pulling logs, then obviously a 4wd with R1's is the way to go. 4wd is a mighty expensive feature to not get the most out of. The R4, is a "compromise" tire and will always leave you short of R1's when it comes to traction, and turfs when it comes to lawn damage. In my opinion, they are best left to the industrial usage for which they were developed. Get yourself a lawn tractor with turfs and field tractor with R1's and you will always have what is best for the job. If you only got the money and/or space for one tractor that must do it all then you are stuck with R4's, and are in for a good deal of dissapointment.
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #13  
I have R1's with about 500 hours on them. They look almost new (IMHO).

I would not be without them. Then again I would never run a finish mower with them either. They will tear up grass and leave ruts doing it. :confused2:
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #14  
I prefer the R-1's. If you have a tracor you might as well put it to use. If on turf stay out of 4WD and you won't have any problems. When the going gets tough the r1's keep going.
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #15  
Another newbie question...

I am trying to decide between R4 and ag tires on my future machine (planning on purchasing within the next 3 months). I doubt I will use the tractor on the yard with the exception of crossing every now and then. My main purpose will be land clearing, leveling, hauling, and some small scale vegetable gardening. How much of a loss of traction will R4's have compared to ag's? also, what are some of the "real world" wear differences?
R1s makes it a tractor / R4s make it a toy.;)
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #17  
I have R4s. While they have performed better than I expected if I buy another tractor it will have Ags. For my uses R4s have done well except the few times I have been mud. R4s are completely useless in mud.
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #18  
R1s makes it a tractor / R4s make it a toy.;)

Not true!

In my case, I needed a compromise on my JD 790. I do spend time on my yard, but do loader, blade work, towing & mowing (both finish & rough) at the farm. R4's are the best choice for me.

Sounds like the original poster's best choice would be R1's! ~~ grnspot110
 
   / Ag vs. R4 tires #20  
I have R4s. While they have performed better than I expected if I buy another tractor it will have Ags. For my uses R4s have done well except the few times I have been mud. R4s are completely useless in mud.

Not entirely true, well at least for me anyway. My son and I recently mucked out an old pond with our L5030 running R4's and M8540 running R1's. I fully expected to have to pull the 5030 out from time to time, but it didn't happen. It actually did quite well.

There is no doubt that it would have done better with R1's, but it was far from useless and when the time comes, R4's will go back on them.

R4's have been described often as a compromise tire and in many cases they are, but for my use overall, they are the right tire.
 

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