Bought a TC 35 D

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Jinman,

I know you're not much of an R4 fan, and I think it's totally justified. In my experience, they're fair weather tires.

Having said that, every time I look at my rears, I am amazed at how massive they are. I think I am taking the wrong approach. Instead of loading them for traction and ballast, I should try to use them as sort of "high flotation" tires. No seriously. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I'm going to let the water out of them and give them a try minus the 700# each this winter. The weight is admittedly good for FEL work, but I think it does more harm than good for traction on wet ground. Instead of getting stuck on top of the ground, I get stuck down to the axles. Same result, just a bigger mess to patch up.

 

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I really don't have anything against R4s. They are good for work on a wide range of conditions. I just think most of my situations would be better served with R1s. If I worked a lot on paved or gravel surfaces, the R4s would be ideal. For my sandy soil, the extra grip of the R1s would be nice.