mikescruggs
Silver Member
I read most of the first page....here's my experience and opinion.
I had two previous tractor with R4 tires. One had loaded tires (it was smaller than the second and really needed the loaded tires). The second had a BH and no loaded tires. The BH helped a lot, but the loaded tires would have improved it. Both still needed chains in the winter and they would have been nice to have on in the woods. Otherwise the R4s would have been OK.
My current tractor had R1s and inexpensive H style chains (the ones from my previous R4s fit) which have mostly fallen into the lugs and only have the corners grabbing. I now have loaded tires and I have only had a 72" snowblower on back. I have noticed a HUGE improvement over the second tractor with BH. I have traveled through about 12" of mud in a field with a light load on a pallet without problems.
Honestly I need to travel acrose my lawn/field and have been avoiding it until it dries out (about 2 weeks to go) a little more because I have R1s. I don't want to deal with the ruts. I know the R1s will pay off this summer in the woods when logging. I know they made big difference in steering this winter (where the R4s failed and I don't fill my front tires).
R1s now and in the future. If I need to leave a lighter track using the tractor I would buy the turf tires as a spare set.
Mike
I had two previous tractor with R4 tires. One had loaded tires (it was smaller than the second and really needed the loaded tires). The second had a BH and no loaded tires. The BH helped a lot, but the loaded tires would have improved it. Both still needed chains in the winter and they would have been nice to have on in the woods. Otherwise the R4s would have been OK.
My current tractor had R1s and inexpensive H style chains (the ones from my previous R4s fit) which have mostly fallen into the lugs and only have the corners grabbing. I now have loaded tires and I have only had a 72" snowblower on back. I have noticed a HUGE improvement over the second tractor with BH. I have traveled through about 12" of mud in a field with a light load on a pallet without problems.
Honestly I need to travel acrose my lawn/field and have been avoiding it until it dries out (about 2 weeks to go) a little more because I have R1s. I don't want to deal with the ruts. I know the R1s will pay off this summer in the woods when logging. I know they made big difference in steering this winter (where the R4s failed and I don't fill my front tires).
R1s now and in the future. If I need to leave a lighter track using the tractor I would buy the turf tires as a spare set.
Mike
