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   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #351  
Easy peasy
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #352  
Great job, at least no one went thirsty:laughing:
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #355  
When working in the barn, adult beverages are NOT an option... They're mandatory. :D
One of the more profound comments I have read in TBN lately. 😄
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #356  
Just finished grooving my tires. Now if we would only get some snow this season!

I plow a lot of paved surfaces and do a lot of road running so chains were not an option. The areas I plow are very steep with turns and switchbacks. With loaded rear tires and pushing up hill in 4wd and the rear diff locked, I can easily get tire spinning. Due to this sipinning, I added two grooves to the rear tires instead of one the most here have done. Afterall, 2 is better than one...right?! :thumbsup: I only put150-200 hours/year on the tractor with 100-150 hours of that snow removal. Can't wait to try them and report back!

Used #4s on the front and #5s on the rear.

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   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #357  
It is extremely important to cut the grooves from the outside in,,not otherwise or the tractor will only go in reverse!!!!!
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #358  
Just finished grooving my tires. Now if we would only get some snow this season!

I plow a lot of paved surfaces and do a lot of road running so chains were not an option. The areas I plow are very steep with turns and switchbacks. With loaded rear tires and pushing up hill in 4wd and the rear diff locked, I can easily get tire spinning. Due to this sipinning, I added two grooves to the rear tires instead of one the most here have done. Afterall, 2 is better than one...right?! :thumbsup: I only put150-200 hours/year on the tractor with 100-150 hours of that snow removal. Can't wait to try them and report back!

Used #4s on the front and #5s on the rear.

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Looks really cool ... I was afraid to sipe my fronts too much because I do so much loader work ... they're already wearing MUCH faster than my rears. I only siped every 3rd tread. Those look like they'll get great traction tho.
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #359  
Danny, I think that's going to work really well for you.
 
   / Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow #360  
Try siping them. That made a WORLD of difference on my pickup tires. You would of thought I went from worn out tires to new blizacks. And All I did was sipe the 1/4 tread tires that were on the truck for the past 70k
 

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