It was an Ag (R1) day yesterday...

[Henro]

Unfortunately, I have R4s on my B2910 Kubota... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I guess it wasn't even mud...more like soft earth, since it was a freshly dug (in the fall) area where a new sewer line was installed behind my pond.

Even with chains on the back, the front tires became slicks and I cound not steer. Pushing back with the bucket curl almost worked, but I was then backing up a slope of about 20 degrees and not feeling comfortable about it, being wet and all that.

Managed to work my way around so I would be facing differently, hoping to work my way out that way.

Silt fence along with holding back some silt, also works like a spyder's web when you back into it when trying to escape...

It takes a sharp knife to cut it loose after it wraps around both axles and pulls the 2x2 stakes up in between the tires and fenders...

"The tractor still looks stuck, even though it is about out" and "Being this muddy, the camera can stay in the house" go through my mind as I walk up to get that sharp knife.

The pressure washer only has a little gas in it, but gets it gets most of the mud off before the gas runs out. Gas can is empty, waiting for its spring fill up...

As happens at least once a year, I wonder how much better R1 tires would have been. I bet a lot better, especially on the front.

Man I love this spring-like weather we have been having. It was a great day! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[slowrev]

R1's would have maybe been better. I do say maybe. I think this was a situation to stay out of /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Hindsight of course, been there done that.

 

[thcri]

Yeah right I see it coming, Henro will go out and buy two more tractors so he can have two with R4's and two with R1's. Henro if you get by with this one you will have us all jealous of you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RalphVa]

I tried out my new dual R-1s on my Gravely before my path through the woods got dried out. They were fine and better than turfs on wet grass and mulch but weren't any better in mud. They held the tractor from skidding sideways on the side-down-slopping trail, but the trailer-tread tires on the sulky and my cart let them skid sideways a bit. Got down and back up the hill but had to get off and walk beside it on the way back up.

Path and all are dried out now. Have made lots of trips down there and back now, about 30% slope and 100' drop. I get off and walk it up the hill just to avoid it digging up any more grass than necessary.

Ralph