WALT
Gold Member
After reading the many posts here, I decided to groove the R-4 tires on my L-39.
I recently moved to a new home in southern NH with a 800'+ paved flat driveway. My last home in NW CT was a steep 400" gravel drive.
Now I cannot use the forestry chains I had used on the rear, without damaging the pavement. The two 4" wet snows here were slippery on the stock R-4 tires. At 900 hrs., the tires still have most of the tread left.
I bought the Ideal tire groover with the #4 iron, and grooved the fronts at 1/4" depth. As I have a heated shop, it took about an hour a tire.
I marked the pattern with a silver paint marker first, then free handed the grooves. I hope to do the rears next week, with just a single bar as have others.
WALT
(my photos did not attach, will try again)
I recently moved to a new home in southern NH with a 800'+ paved flat driveway. My last home in NW CT was a steep 400" gravel drive.
Now I cannot use the forestry chains I had used on the rear, without damaging the pavement. The two 4" wet snows here were slippery on the stock R-4 tires. At 900 hrs., the tires still have most of the tread left.
I bought the Ideal tire groover with the #4 iron, and grooved the fronts at 1/4" depth. As I have a heated shop, it took about an hour a tire.
I marked the pattern with a silver paint marker first, then free handed the grooves. I hope to do the rears next week, with just a single bar as have others.
WALT
(my photos did not attach, will try again)