Snow Equipment Owning/Operating S'no traction at all

k0ua · Jan 3, 2014

You can also look into doing this to your R4 tires.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/snow-removal/193438-cutting-groving-siping-r-4-a.html

murphy1244 · Jan 3, 2014

k0ua said:
You can also look into doing this to your R4 tires.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/snow-removal/193438-cutting-groving-siping-r-4-a.html

That's pretty interesting, thanks for the link James.

k0ua · Jan 3, 2014

murphy1244 said:
That's pretty interesting, thanks for the link James.

I actually did it to My L3400, but I only had one small snow to test it on, it seemed to me that it helped quite a bit, but I traded it off before we had more snow. I have not done it to the Kioti.

dgeesaman · Jan 3, 2014

Attachments weren't my problem. I was spinning wheels on asphalt with the loader up and empty.

AceDeuce · Jan 3, 2014

dgeesaman said:
Attachments weren't my problem. I was spinning wheels on asphalt with the loader up and empty.

Did you have any counterweight on the rear end? Even an empty FEL will significantly reduce traction at the rear tires. Just about anything on the 3ph will help.

dgeesaman · Jan 3, 2014

AceDeuce said:
Did you have any counterweight on the rear end? Even an empty FEL will significantly reduce traction at the rear tires. Just about anything on the 3ph will help.

No added attachment, but I do have fully filled tires.

David

DFB · Jan 3, 2014

Counterweight helps! That's a good sized tractor...what range were you using?

k0ua · Jan 3, 2014

I agree the counterweight will help a bunch.. a poster today reported on the cutting grooving siping thread I posted that he felt his R4's were greatly improved after the treatment.

Hamor · Jan 3, 2014

If not using chain, weight in the back , and don't try and take all the snow at once ,leave your bucket up off the ground half of your snow amount to try. Don't use float on you FEL ,that will make you lose traction (more without chains) , or at least the first pass. You could also try sanding your drive when it's icy before you get snow coming in . Just a thought for a:2cents: