Ag tires on backward?

[CDennyRun]

I sometimes see it, and always scratch my head.. Why do people do this? Is there a certain soil composition/moisture content that this does better with?

Just curious. I'd love to know!

Regards,

Chris

 

[Fawken]

I sometimes see it, and always scratch my head.. Why do people do this? Is there a certain soil composition/moisture content that this does better with?

Just curious. I'd love to know!

Regards,

Chris

Only thing I can think of would be like beach sand.

 

[CDennyRun]

Only thing I can think of would be like beach sand.

I could see that. Where mud packing isn't an issue, it might grab better.

 

[arlen4720]

Some people do it on loader tractors for backing out of piles with a full bucket

 

[AGRIMAN]

Many municipalities do it on tractors that see a lot of payment/highway use (mowing tractors). The claim is that the reversed bars reduces tire wear.

 

[4570Man]

I have heard that they wear less on pavement being on backwards.

 

[Loadstar]

Mine are frequently on backwards. It's too wide to trailer with the way the wheel centers are set. So if I don't need it wide or I'm trailering, my tread is backwards. It does affect traction.

 

[CDennyRun]

I never thought about wheel offset. Totally makes sense. I could see how road wear would be reduced on the leading edge of the bars by reversing them. Probably rides smoother too?

 

[Fawken]

I could see that. Where mud packing isn't an issue, it might grab better.

Having been raised in a beach town, I just remember sinking into the dry sand and was thinking the reversed V would not throw the sand out to the side which of course is what you want in mud.

 

[Loadstar]

I never thought about wheel offset. Totally makes sense. I could see how road wear would be reduced on the leading edge of the bars by reversing them. Probably rides smoother too?

It's just faster and easier with filled tires to lift one side, spin the wheel, tighten it and go.