Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow
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k0ua
Epic Contributor
Want some? I have plenty:laughing:
alleycatdad
Member
It's finally raining here with some snow up
High. Less than a half inch of rain so far....it better have more in store for us as we are in fire conditions in February!
Crazy...
SA
Just want to say Hi from NJ and let you know how much I have learned from this site. I have had a JD 4010 CUT w/fel for a few years and it has worked well pushing snow in my yard and driveway. I decided after all the snow and cold this year to look for something with a cab. I found a like new 3320 w/cab and FEL not far from home and pulled the trigger and brought it home. What a great machine!! The first time I pushed snow I thought the 4wd wasn't working, as soon as I got into some heavy snow or wanted to stack it up the wheels broke loose. The old 4010 had turf tires and was a bear in the snow, not much would stop it. I check my new 3320 and 4wd was working fine. I then went and bought a ballast box and filled it with sand, about 450 lbs hanging off the 3pt. The R4 tires on the 3320 were loaded so with all that weight I was sure it would push snow with ease. Still the tires would spin. After doing some searching I came upon this thread and read it twice to be sure I wanted to cut my like new tires. Thought about chains but didn't want the damage on the asphalt. Well I went to the local speed shop and got an Ideal tire grooving iron with #4 cutter. Spent all morning today in the garage smelling burnt rubber and put a groove in the center of each lug. We were supposed to get alot of snow tonight and I wanted to be ready. I took the tractor outside to and area in the yard that had not been plowed at all this year. The other day I did a small part of this area with uncut tires and had some difficulty with piling up the snow. Well this time was different, I tried 2wd and did a real good job of getting thru the untouched areas and was able to fill the bucket with snow. I put it 4wd and not only did I fill the bucket but was able to keep going and push much farther into the untouched snow than I could previously. When I got to the pile to stack the snow, the tractor would climb the pile like the 4010 used to. I did manage to break the tires free a couple of times but now you can feel the torque, the engine bog a bit, and a little shudder in the wheels before they break loose. I'm very happy I cut the tires, really thought I made a mistake getting rid of the 4010 for a while. We are not going to get hit with much snow this evening as forecast so I am really curious to see how much better they will be on some fresh snow. As soon as we get some more snow I will let you all know how much better it is and report back. Thanks for a great site
daugen
Epic Contributor
:welcome:
what a great post and proof that there are some very good take away ideas here.
Glad you had such good luck with siping and a very nice looking tractor.
Bet you were nice and comfy in there, and a big smile on your face while you were plowing...
what a great post and proof that there are some very good take away ideas here.
Glad you had such good luck with siping and a very nice looking tractor.
Bet you were nice and comfy in there, and a big smile on your face while you were plowing...
puckgrinder85
Platinum Member
Well no one really posted an R1 tire cut so I thought I'd try mine. Working out so far, did the tire in like 10 minutes. Much easier than I thought. I also found out if you flip the blade over you can but sipes in the tire as well, two evenly spaced ones that is, if you want sipes as well.
puckgrinder85
Platinum Member
Well no one really posted an R1 tire cut so I thought I'd try mine. Working out so far, did the tire in like 10 minutes. Much easier than I thought. I also found out if you flip the blade over you can but sipes in the tire as well, two evenly spaced ones that is, if you want sipes as well.
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Bradbilt
Silver Member
I will admit, I did not red all 25 pages of this thread. But I think I read enough to get the idea of grooving or siping the tires. I have been reproving and siping my pickup tires for a couple years and makes a WORLD of difference.
Here is my delema. I just bought aFord 260C industrial tractor(4wd). The front tires are BALD so it needs new ones. I really like the traditional R4 ties, but I am pretty sure New ones will ear up the grass in my yard, so I was looking for something a bit more "tame" I stubbled across the BKT Sure Trax HD Skid Steer Tire and Harvest king or Jetzon Sure Trax HD tire.
Does anyone have any experience with these tires?
Here is my delema. I just bought aFord 260C industrial tractor(4wd). The front tires are BALD so it needs new ones. I really like the traditional R4 ties, but I am pretty sure New ones will ear up the grass in my yard, so I was looking for something a bit more "tame" I stubbled across the BKT Sure Trax HD Skid Steer Tire and Harvest king or Jetzon Sure Trax HD tire.
Does anyone have any experience with these tires?
Bradbilt
Silver Member
I will admit, I did not red all 25 pages of this thread. But I think I read enough to get the idea of grooving or siping the tires. I have been reproving and siping my pickup tires for a couple years and makes a WORLD of difference.
Here is my delema. I just bought aFord 260C industrial tractor(4wd). The front tires are BALD so it needs new ones. I really like the traditional R4 ties, but I am pretty sure New ones will ear up the grass in my yard, so I was looking for something a bit more "tame" I stubbled across the BKT Sure Trax HD Skid Steer Tire and Harvest king or Jetzon Sure Trax HD tire.
Does anyone have any experience with these tires?
Here is my delema. I just bought aFord 260C industrial tractor(4wd). The front tires are BALD so it needs new ones. I really like the traditional R4 ties, but I am pretty sure New ones will ear up the grass in my yard, so I was looking for something a bit more "tame" I stubbled across the BKT Sure Trax HD Skid Steer Tire and Harvest king or Jetzon Sure Trax HD tire.
Does anyone have any experience with these tires?