Switched from R4's to R1's on my B3200, review and pics

[boggen]

it is nice when R1's tread pattern sinks into the ground or snow, and takes bites into the stuff. vs slipping around.

 

[Green Power]

Wow That is impressive!

 

[David Devuono]

I would also love to have R1s for my B3200. I do have AG tires on other tractors and they are no better then R4s in snow where the ground is Frozen like my place is for 4 months of the year. Chains are the only way to go. Problem with B3200 and R4s as mentioned above, no room on front for chains and even the rear has less then an inch to the fenders. Even with custom chains with smaller side chains I have managed to mess up my inner Fenders.

 

[wmonroe]

Nice picture in the snow. When I bought my tractor I had no trouble deciding and went the the R1's even though I use it to finish mow my yard. Just have to be careful when it is wet out and don't turn extremely sharp, other than that no problems. The traction in mud or working in fields is great, haven't regretted the decision at all.

 

[skyhook]

Love my R1's, they have never let me down, no chains just loaded rears.

 

[NoNewParts]

you have a real tractor now. congrats.
A Kubota with R4's is still a fine machine, but it spends its life with one hand tied behind its back.
With your direct comparison on the same tractor, you can see it at once.
and if you have wet clay, deep snow especially over unfrozen ground, R1's will get you there, R4's, not a chance.
I have a lot of old tractors, and years ago, when I bought my first new one (salesman insisted on R4's with the loader)
a few Spring days in my clay mud almost had me giving up on ANY new tractor.
Instead, I traded it in immediately on a R1 shoe'd machine.
ahhh, this is what everybody is talking about with these new 4wd tractors. unstoppable little beast!

 

[thirdroc17]

My experience with tires over the last 45 years:

R-4's SUCK They are on my mowing tractor, because, as was mentioned above, "It's all they had." They are hard, stiff, and give a really crappy ride.

R-1's in summer ROCK! They tear up the yard LESS because they do not spin like turfs will trying to crawl over a piss-ant hill. 15,000 pound farm tractors, pulling wagons and equipment even heavier, driving across the lawn didn't hurt it, it's DIRT AND GRASS for cripes sake, not the carpet in your living room.

Turf tires RULE in winter, with chains of course. As was mentioned above, where the ground freezes and one is running on frost and ice, rubber slips, I don't care what the shape of the rubber is. I've sat on 10,000 pound farm tractors going nowhere fast as the lug tire's rubber just spun on the ice. On smaller, garden to compact tractors where the chains are run fairly tight to stay on, the crosslinks work in between the lugs and do jack squat, turf tires work far better on these tractors. On larger farm tractors, where chains are run loose to "fly away" as much as 3"-4" from the tire, R-1 type ag tires will work.

My "ideal" is R-1 lugs in summer, turfs with chains in the winter, but I'm stuck with R-4's because "They are what everyone wants." B.S. on what everyone wants, I'd rather have something that WORKED.

 

[ruffdog]

My experience with tires over the last 45 years:

R-4's SUCK They are on my mowing tractor, because, as was mentioned above, "It's all they had." They are hard, stiff, and give a really crappy ride.

R-1's in summer ROCK! They tear up the yard LESS because they do not spin like turfs will trying to crawl over a piss-ant hill. 15,000 pound farm tractors, pulling wagons and equipment even heavier, driving across the lawn didn't hurt it, it's DIRT AND GRASS for cripes sake, not the carpet in your living room.

Turf tires RULE in winter, with chains of course. As was mentioned above, where the ground freezes and one is running on frost and ice, rubber slips, I don't care what the shape of the rubber is. I've sat on 10,000 pound farm tractors going nowhere fast as the lug tire's rubber just spun on the ice. On smaller, garden to compact tractors where the chains are run fairly tight to stay on, the crosslinks work in between the lugs and do jack squat, turf tires work far better on these tractors. On larger farm tractors, where chains are run loose to "fly away" as much as 3"-4" from the tire, R-1 type ag tires will work.

My "ideal" is R-1 lugs in summer, turfs with chains in the winter, but I'm stuck with R-4's because "They are what everyone wants." B.S. on what everyone wants, I'd rather have something that WORKED.

I couldn't have said it better although I like turfs for summer work except heavy loader work or soft soil working.