Turf vs R4 Industrial tire

[leonz]

You should purchase that one as the coming year has more of the pollution control garbage and have them add the dual rear remote option or three remotes if possible as you will have a better equipped mule.

A smaller front mounted plow on the loader is an option with a SSQA plate AS LONG AS you have the plow set up with the heavy plow depth gauge discs or heavy pneumatic casters to let it ride on the road surface.




If you expect to use a snow plow you will need chains and loaded tires. The turf tires with V bar chains will be a much better traction option for you. The snow plow will have also have a complete separate underframe mount for it as well so keep that in mind.

AND understand that if you do not have V bar chains for the tires you can plan on getting really stuck and I mean stuck.

A rear mounted snow blower does not require mounting frame and will cost you less money than a front mounted snow blower (I absolutely hate my front mounted snow blower as it is junk and a money pit) versus the simpler rear mounted units.


You have to remember that the snow plow is going to make walls of snow that will eventually freeze where a rear mounted snow blower will get rid of all the snow all the time.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Tire design and ride comfort? It's a tractor, not a touring car. The tractor seat and seat suspension is what really determines the ride comfort.

I don't often challenge people on what they say. After all their experience is different than mine, but I'm not going to leave this alone.

Try driving a tractor for eight hours mowing a ditch that when wet was "sculpted" by cows and then dried. It leaves a surface that is full of holes that are just the right size for a tire to fall into. Any help in making the ride smoother goes a long way towards the operator being less tired at the end of the day. The tractor seat and suspension can only do so much.

I listened to my bil complain about how rough the R-4's were on his sub compact and wish that he had never bought them.

If you truly believe what you say then demo two identical tractors except for tires. Try them for about eight continuous hours on some rough ground.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

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The multi trac is the turf I would want on my tractor, those would get around good on a 4x4 tractor, if not good enough like others said, add chains.

Most of the time these would be more than adequate for traction, I tend to avoid mud.

 

[Thomas]

I like R4's compare to turf,better traction bite for back up and loader work.

 

[Billrog]

BrokeFarmerJohn suggested very good turf tires I ran them for 4500 hrs. on my last tractor replaced the front ones once and the rears are still going strong for the fella that bought the tractor.

Plowing snow up a steep hill no chains. Only put chains on 3 times in over 20 years due to straight ice.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

I often day dream about those tires on my tractor lmao but the cost to swap them is too great at this point.

I would order the multi trac titans on a new tractor in a heart beat.

 

[leonz]

The Nokkian snow tries for the small mules are supposed to be real beasts too so that may be an option by selling the tires on the new mule to the dealer and having them load the rears on the new tires with windshield washer fluid for you as the WWF will not corrode the rims. Either way you need to load the rear tires and probably the fronts as well if you really want a plow for that thing. You will have times when you will see the new tractor get pushed sideways with snow banks-that is why I like snow blowers-no banks ever and you can take half cuts after the first full cut to prevent plugging and clear the snow a bit faster with a two stage snow caster.

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

Hi Everyone,

Here's what I am going to be using
it for:

1) light tilling/mowing/spraying in a 2-acre vineyard
2) mowing a 2-acre pasture
3) moving manure from 2 horses
4) snow plow for 1000' of paved road (probably never more than 2-3 feet of snow)
5) light loader work in the dirt

Would the turf tires be acceptable?

Victor

Turf tires would be my first choice. If you mean 2' - 3 ' of snow all winter, then plowing might work. If 2' - 3' all at once, plowing may be problematic. For the price of a good blade with hydraulic angling, you can probably get a rear mount 2 stage snow blower with hydraulic chute. With SB on the rear and FEL / Bucket on the front you should be set for most any storm. With a 5' blower, depending on the width of your driveway, two maybe three passes will be all you need.

 

[tomd999]

Hiya,

I have had (2) 2520's, (the earlier version of the 2032R, exactly the same tractor except for decals and a smaller displacement, lower HP engine.) The first had R4's, I had to load them with beet juice and 2 #55 weights per side to get traction in dirt or snow. The one I have now has turfs and the difference is night and day, no ruts, better traction, better ride. I have turfs on my cab tractor as well.

I have a 1100 foor driveway on the side of a mountain, 2 or 3 foot snow falls your not going to be plowing with a 2032R. I had a Curtis loader plow, it did the job but it was anything but fast. We average 16 feet of snow fall yearly, you will run out of space to put it with a plow. I recommend a snow blower, a front mount is the hot setup for long driveways unless you have a swivel neck, if your do then get a 6 foot rear Blizzard or Provonost for the 2032R and let that big PTO HP number throw that snow into next week.

Tom

 

[MossRoad]

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The multi trac is the turf I would want on my tractor, those would get around good on a 4x4 tractor, if not good enough like others said, add chains.

Most of the time these would be more than adequate for traction, I tend to avoid mud.

That's pretty much exactly the same tread I have on my Carlisle turf tires on my PT425... 16 years and still good.