Snow Tires for tractor ??

[Dirtball]

NH TC33D turfs , been plowing for 11 years 700 ft asphalt, 300 ft stone driveway and assorted trails as needed. Hmmmmm I run those exotic studless Ice/Snow tires on my 4WD truck (Bridgestone Blizz WS965, LRE) and my AUdi Bridg Blizz WS60...I buy the stickiest ice tire they make for the car, never the "performance Ice" -an oxymoron in my mind... .....Hmmmm how about trying some sticky ice tires with nice open shoulders on the front of my tractor. I currently use chains- regular links and I even use VBar links for bad ice due to the hills and if I need to go to the woods for firewood. But I "made it" the first few years with no chains, sometimes needing a rescue pull from my truck with big drifts or ice. The chains are great but chew up my pretty asphalt at times. I found a Dunlop auto ice tire with the same OD (overall diam) as my frt turfs. $68ea, I think I am going to try it. I've been running snow tires for my whole life and have witnessed how freakin amazing these new compounds perform. has anyone tried it. Load capacity for the tire is 1235lbs, tread depth 12/32. They may keep me off the chains at times. I know they puncture easy in the rough , but this is for winter duty only , I'll avoid the rough part of the woods.

 

[DennisFolsom]

If they truly are the same effective outer diameter, they may be OK. To account for the amount of squat, I would measure your front axle height as accurately as possible while sitting on a concrete floor. Then, I would check that dimension with the new tires and adjust the inflation to get it close to the same.

I assume you run the tractor in 4wd all or most of the time in the winter. I think the big issue with putting on other than the original tire size is getting the diameter off and causing binding in the drive train. If you can avoid that, you should be OK.

 

[wny770]

NH TC33D turfs , been plowing for 11 years 700 ft asphalt, 300 ft stone driveway and assorted trails as needed. Hmmmmm I run those exotic studless Ice/Snow tires on my 4WD truck (Bridgestone Blizz WS965, LRE) and my AUdi Bridg Blizz WS60...I buy the stickiest ice tire they make for the car, never the "performance Ice" -an oxymoron in my mind... .....Hmmmm how about trying some sticky ice tires with nice open shoulders on the front of my tractor. I currently use chains- regular links and I even use VBar links for bad ice due to the hills and if I need to go to the woods for firewood. But I "made it" the first few years with no chains, sometimes needing a rescue pull from my truck with big drifts or ice. The chains are great but chew up my pretty asphalt at times. I found a Dunlop auto ice tire with the same OD (overall diam) as my frt turfs. $68ea, I think I am going to try it. I've been running snow tires for my whole life and have witnessed how freakin amazing these new compounds perform. has anyone tried it. Load capacity for the tire is 1235lbs, tread depth 12/32. They may keep me off the chains at times. I know they puncture easy in the rough , but this is for winter duty only , I'll avoid the rough part of the woods.

Ok, I'm curious..... Please share???

 

[Dirtball]

As long as the O.D. is the same, the drivetrain will have no problem in 4WD. I went and checked the barn after first posting and I had upgraded to a 6 ply front after wearing out the original Titans 4 ply- the 6 ply handle 10 more psi for loader work. The current front turfs are Firestones. I am curious if anyone has tried passenger car ice/snow tires. There are no large rear tires available with the advanced ice and snow compound. Front chains have always pulled me out of trouble. Never ran rear chains. Never filled my tires either. Try to keep it light for mowing.