New L3800 and a question

[TripleR]

TripleR, do you see any difference in the wear rate of the AG's vs the Industrial's? I have heard it said that the AG's wear faster on dry pavement. Do you find that to be true, or are they about the same?

Yeah, our Ags wear faster than the Industrials.

 

[murphy1244]

R4s are harder rubber than the Ags

 

[TripleR]

R4s are harder rubber than the Ags

Oftentimes that's the case, but the Ags used on our renters JD 7000 and 8000 Series tractors are harder than my Industrials.

 

[murphy1244]

Oftentimes that's the case, but the Ags used on our renters JD 7000 and 8000 Series tractors are harder than my Industrials.

Then I should have said "Most R4s are harder than Ags"

 

[TripleR]

Then I should have said "Most R4s are harder than Ags"

Yeah, it's hard to say anything without some smart alec correcting you...:laughing: I didn't realize there were so many different types of Ag or Industrial tires until I had to be the one buying them, man it get confusing; what I don't know makes a much larger pile than what I do; funny but when I was much younger I seemed much smarter...well at least to me anyway.:laughing:

Sorry if I came off the wrong way.

 

[murphy1244]

Yeah, it's hard to say anything without some smart alec correcting you...:laughing: I didn't realize there were so many different types of Ag or Industrial tires until I had to be the one buying them, man it get confusing; what I don't know makes a much larger pile than what I do; funny but when I was much younger I seemed much smarter...well at least to me anyway.:laughing:

Sorry if I came off the wrong way.

Not offended my Friend, Seems R4's are made to be used on concrete and Ags are not.

 

[TripleR]

Not offended my Friend, Seems R4's are made to be used on concrete and Ags are not.

Yep, I "think" they started offering harder Ag tires is because so may tractors spend a lot of time on surface roads going between farms, our renters have land up to sixteen miles apart. Even with the harder compound there is only so much you can do with either tire type before you begin to hurt performance in one area or another.

 

[Fallon]

Not offended my Friend, Seems R4's are made to be used on concrete and Ags are not.

I'm sure that's correct. Ag pretty much means dirt, industrial not quite as much.

The other half of the equation is R4's are made for carrying capacity & flotation along with traction. R1s are designed pretty much exclusively for traction.

 

[Farmtruck]

I suggest staying off of dry pavement with AG tires. They wear quckly on pavement especially the front if you need to make turns. An 18 foot 7500 lb GVW car hauler with brakes should do good for the short trips.

 

[LD1]

For short trips, I'd say road it. IF less than ~8 miles, the time difference would be a wash.

My parents house is ~10 miles from me. I have made that trip about 8 times =~160 round trip miles
Where we cut wood is 3 miles. Made that about 25 times = 150 round trip miles
A few close bushhogging jobs and around the corner to my uncles a few times =~50 miles
A few others I cant remember =~40 miles

So I have put ~400 miles of road time on the tractor, and she sits with ~480hrs. (and not easy mowing hours). I'd rate my front tires ~40-50% and my rears ~70%

Given how long it takes to put hours on the tractor (and miles), and given the cost of a trailer, just drive the thing on the road if it is only every once in awhile like you said. Just gotta have a SMV sign and your flashers and lights on and you are good to go.