ptsg
Super Member
Why is the narrow R1 a problem?So I don't know if this is all small tractors or not, but at the dealer I visited on Saturday they had the same size tractor side by side. One had R1 the other R4. I didn't realize how much narrower the R1 was. I expected just different tread. Now I think I am leaning toward r4...
It's not common in the US to use R1 Radials on smaller tractors, but over here, probably 90% of the tractors are sold with Radials. They are wider than the bias ply R1, provide better traction, better comfort, last longer, lots of benefits of these.
Here is a good side by side pictures as comparison.