Best Tire for Boggy Ground

[MJB]

I think the tall skinny tires will only work in mud if there is something relatively solid to drive on within a foot or so of the surface. On my land the mud seems to be bottomless, and believe me I have looked for the bottom on occasion. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif I have even had my old JD440 bulldozer stuck a couple of times./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif I have the R-4s on my 4300 but they don't give as much floatation, or mud traction, as I would like. I might just look into those Michellins. I think that if that Kubota were to venture out in my backyard it just might try to take a shortcut back to Japan./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

I love the smell of diesel in the morning. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[glennmac]

MJB, I agree with your comment on the depth of the mud. The 2 times I have been completely buried, I do not believe any tire tread could have helped me. I think the benefit of the ags is that they shed mud easier than R4s. So there are marginal situations where the ags can pull you through while the R4 will fill up and spin. But if there isnt something solid down there, you're a goner.

I started another post on the Michelin XM27's to catch Mark's eye if he stays around. I think some of us have questions for him on these tires.

 

[mlmartin]

If there is no bottom to the mud and the surface is weak, ags are a good way to get the frame into the mud. The mud the tire sheds used to be supporting the tractor. If you have a lot of wet areas like that, high floatation tires will take longer to bury the tractor/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Matthew

 

[mlmartin]

After much consideration, research and an accidental foray on the Goodyear tire site, I have found the perfect tire:

Goodyear Tundra Grip

With four of these, you could cross a lake/w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Just think how much you would save. No need to flat proof or load with calcium chloride/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Matthew

 

[glennmac]

Each one is wider than a BX.

 

[RPM]

The oil companies will be buying a few of those now that the drilling bill just passed ...

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Rice paddy muck using a Yanmar...

 

[richh]

Glen, I dug this up, maybe it will help you get a better idea of the diff. in size. R4 / XM27 these are the fronts. The rears were to big to roll around. For what its worth I have had my L4610 in a bottom less bog that had a lot of small trees (1" or less) and tall grass brush ect. Went down in there and cut about 300 yd. of trails. They work way better than R4s
Rich

 

[richh]

Here is a shot of the rear's

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Is this considered "boggy ground"?