Tire Swap or Add Wheel Weights for Traction

[deere5105]

ford850 is right. Try visually checking the tread contact towards the outside the tire. If you primarly do logging with the tractor, have you thought about adding chains ? You do have ag tires right ?

I wouldn't say I primarily do logging. I do on occasion drag out a downed tree for fire wood. I had to "snatch" a little last time to get about a 25' 15" dia. oak moving. Once moving I had no problems. I do have the ag tires. Thanks.

 

[beenthere]

Not specifically looking for increased flotation, just less wheel spin. I understand not all wheel spin can be eliminated, but at times mine seems a little excessive. I feel like I should at least hear the motor loading before spinning to a stop. Tends to make me think there is wasted horsepower that way. Thanks for the suggestion.

Wider tires will give you floatation, and that is what you say you don't want. So add the weight to the narrower tires that you have to get the most traction (traction is what you do want).

But the sand you speak of may be your worst enemy. There flotation may be what you do want.

Wondering why, in your opening post, others don't recommend wider tires ?? Who are the "others" ?

 

[deere5105]

Wider tires will give you floatation, and that is what you say you don't want. So add the weight to the narrower tires that you have to get the most traction (traction is what you do want).

But the sand you speak of may be your worst enemy. There flotation may be what you do want.

Wondering why, in your opening post, others don't recommend wider tires ?? Who are the "others" ?

I was referring to mounting 16.9-28 tires on the wheels I have now which are only 12" wide. I checked around with tire stores, tire manufacturers, tire distributors and posted here. I was trying to determine if I could just put the bigger tire on my rims, but no one could recommend that. All recommended if going with the larger tire you would need the wider rim.