Getting clay mud off tires easily

[TractorTherapy]

What is a solution for sticky, clay-mud build-up on tractor tires and skid steer tracks when I get back at the shop? From Oct-Mar it doesn't take much for the sticky clay to create a 1-2" layer all the way around the tires/tracks.
Short of pressure washing before going inside, is there a labor-saving way to get the bulk of that mud off before going indoors or near the shop.
Is there some type of "cattle-guard" that you could drive over that would get it off?
How about some sort of tire-scraping wheel or track attachment?
Maybe something you can put on the tire as a non-stick treatment?
Something else?
Thanks, Scott

 

[scootr]

I googled it. Seems spraying a clean tire with liquid wrench will inhibit the clay from sticking. Makes sense that any kind of spray lubricant might do the same. I have run the tires through the sandy bottoms to peel off the mud bud our clay is not the worst kind.

 

[TractorTherapy]

I believe mine is of the worst varieties. I had considered a tire-shine type silicone before, but hadn't tried it. I'd wonder about liquid wrench doing damage to the rubber.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I've tried all sorts of tire coatings including dish soap, cooking spray, brake fluid etc. but all wear off quickly in the sticky mud we have around here. It's a big problem with chains on the tires and spraying is totally useless.

As an obvious but workable fix, I keep a pressure washer just inside the shop door to protect it from freezing. The hose is on a reel and long enough to reach around the tractor. I just clean off the tires before bringing it inside.

Yeah, it's a pain to do every time but it beats shoveling mud off the floor. Unfortunately, it isn't an option if you don't have a heated building.

 

[5030]

Drive them on an asphalt road for a short distance and leave the 'turds' in the road...

 

[fatjay]

Drive them on an asphalt road for a short distance and leave the 'turds' in the road...

This is what I do and it works well. You can hear the turds flying off and hitting the fenders.

 

[scootr]

Oh so it's you guys! I wondered how my car was getting covered in clay driving on the street

 

[sea2summit]

I also pressure wash if I’m not able to let it dry and crack off on it’s own.

 

[scootr]

I also pressure wash if I’m not able to let it dry and crack off on it’s own.

The hardened mud clumps give added traction

 

[Gator6x4]

Drive them on an asphalt road for a short distance and leave the 'turds' in the road...

I know a guy that got a ticket for that. Called littering a public roadway. Before trying the drive on a asphalt road check your state law on grass clipping etc.

Most states have a law similar to this.

No person shall place or throw, or permit anyone to place, throw, or shall permit to lie or remain upon the streets of the State, any earth, dirt, mud, sand or similar substance whatsoever, which has been deposited by the driving of any motor vehicle or truck upon the streets of the State.