Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Cutting / Groving / Siping R-4 for snow

[greif]

Does this help with traction in the mud?

 

[gladehound]

Does this help with traction in the mud?

I don't think it does. And if it does it's such a small difference that it would be hard to test. Not worth it if you're only running in mud.

 

[PhysAssist]

I don't think it does. And if it does it's such a small difference that it would be hard to test. Not worth it if you're only running in mud.

I also doubt it would, but I do think it's interesting that my barn floor is a lot dirtier now than before I grooved mine- the grooves bring in a surprising amount of dirt and the thicker mud.

I wonder how much if any, that ability to trap the loose stuff in the groove adds to traction.

Pictures to follow when I get that proverbial Round Tuit.

Thanks again Ron for sharing this from the beginning, and while I am never at all anxious for the white stuff to come down and stay at all, I am curious to see what, if any, improvement my variation on grooving gives us.

Thomas

 

[gladehound]

I also doubt it would, but I do think it's interesting that my barn floor is a lot dirtier now than before I grooved mine- the grooves bring in a surprising amount of dirt and the thicker mud.

I wonder how much if any, that ability to trap the loose stuff in the groove adds to traction.

Pictures to follow when I get that proverbial Round Tuit.

Thanks again Ron for sharing this from the beginning, and while I am never at all anxious for the white stuff to come down and stay at all, I am curious to see what, if any, improvement my variation on grooving gives us.

Thomas

Can't wait for the pictures. And Yes, I have to broom the barn out a lot more frequently with grooved tires than before. But that pails in comparison to the amount of dirt my rear blade brings in!

 

[Glrret]

I ordered my groving iron yesterday. Now I was looking back on this post for a pattern I saw last years where someone had a double groove on his rear tires. It looks like several of the picture links no longer work. Does anyone have the pictures of the cardboard pattern that was shared?

 

[TSO]

I ordered my groving iron yesterday. Now I was looking back on this post for a pattern I saw last years where someone had a double groove on his rear tires. It looks like several of the picture links no longer work. Does anyone have the pictures of the cardboard pattern that was shared?

I double grooved my rears... just straight across horizontal, not following the lug pattern

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

I ordered my groving iron yesterday. Now I was looking back on this post for a pattern I saw last years where someone had a double groove on his rear tires. It looks like several of the picture links no longer work. Does anyone have the pictures of the cardboard pattern that was shared?

Which one did you get?

 

[Glrret]

TSO. "I double grooved my rears... just straight across horizontal, not following the lug pattern"

Do you have a picture of your pattern

 

[Glrret]

I ordered the 445-251 - Ideal Grooving Iron 110 Volt 250 Watt Heated Tire Groover w/ #4 Blade. The price has gone up sense this topic started but I got to it for $73 on eBay

 

[dickfoster]

You guys have sold me, I ordered and have received my grooving iron from EBay. I got the Ideal kit with the #2, #4 and #6 heads and blades. I was wondering how I was going to handle the snow and didn't want to resort to chains which would have torn up my asphalt drive. Now I'm not so worried about it. I'm thinking of using the #6 square cut 3/8" deep on the rear and the #4 set to 1/4" deep on the front lugs. Following the lug center on both front and rear tires since my lugs have a somewhat diagonal pattern which would equate to both forward and lateral traction.
BTW for those who haven't figured it out the numbers are the groove width in 16ths of an inch so the #2 is 2/16" or 1/8" the #4 is 4/16" or 1/4", the #6 is 6/16" or 3/8" etc.