Newbie here. Which tyres do I want for my new SCUT (Kubota BX1880)?

[rademamj1]

....R1’s will provide superior traction on hills compared to turfs, no question.
I’d be afraid of going for an unplanned ride if I tried mowing 25 degree hills with turfs. Not safe.

I have mowed many times at 25 degree slopes, and had nothing but stability with Turf tires on my Kubota. I can mow 25 degree slopes with turf tires on my commercial ZTR and feel very safe. Here in Texas, our county mowing crews specifically require R3/R4 tires in contracts to local farmers. No R1 allowed for safety reasons.

Also Ventrac, who markets a mower capable of handling 30 degree slopes, only provides that mower with wide spaced R3 Turf tires for strong slope stability. The obvious reason is testing and study shows R3 tire tread design allows 90% of the tire to make contact with ground.

 

[Midwesterner]

Bar. Working with slopes that steep, moving stuff, and tilling, the R-1 tires will be a better fit for what you are doing overall. As was mentioned before, when turfs get wet, they become racing slicks because there is so much rubber on the ground. If you are doing a lot of loader work, turn the front tires around so that the tread is facing backwards for traction backing out of piles. Also the R-1s will have more durability when driving over weeds. Also the bar tires on the BX1880 dont look all that aggressive so the rutting from them wouldnt be as extreme, combined with the fact that the tractor isnt very heavy, I dont think that rutting would be a huge concern. Hope this helps

 

[Cougsfan]

I just did a quick search to see what the BX1880 is, and the first one that came up was a new one for sale with R4 tires. I think that would be your best bet as a compromise for all conditions. I'd talk to the dealer again, or check somewhere else. Maybe it is an Australian thing?

 

[Cougsfan]

Oops, I went back to that website and checked closer. They pictured a BX2380 and listed it as a BX1880. The R4 were listed as n/a for the BX1880. If this was a poll, I'd vote for the ag tires.

 

[crashz]

I mow a couple properties with slopes like that. Turfs would be scary. An especially sandy or loose patch of grass could make it slide. My industrial tires are only a slightly better than turfs in these applications. R1 tires all the way.