Tires Turf Tires on M59?

rScotty · Aug 18, 2008

Does anyone have a picture of the M59 with turf tires?
Thanks, rscotty

MarkV · Aug 19, 2008

I suppose one could find turfs for a M59 but I suspect it will be a rare find. The M59 is an industrial tractor that by nature would be used with the heavier R4 industrial tires. The two problems that come to mind with turfs are; can you get a front turf tire with the ratings to handle the weight an M59 can lift and even with turfs that tractor is heavy enough that yard damage would still be an issue.

What is the application you are looking for that needs a tractor that big with turfs?

MarkV

art · Aug 19, 2008

I can't remember seeing any pic's with the turf tires on but I do have one priced that way to a local golf coarse. The fronts actually out weigh the industrials by 7lbs each while the rears are 14lbs lighter per tire.

BandDcabinet · Aug 19, 2008

It's not an M59... Not even the right color but I thought it might give you a sense of what the TLB would look like with turfs.

Charlesaf3 · Aug 19, 2008

actually, I could see that being a good fit for certain applications. Hoe wouldn't care, only loader work would go a bit. And maybe chains would help that.

curtisfarmer · Aug 19, 2008

I sat on a M59 with turfs, it didn't make sense to me. With it being so heavy, why would one drive one on a golf course....ruts for sure. Plus, turfs become slicks when even a fine coating of mud gets on them. I really don't see a need other than just plain street work such as some of the cat backhoe with turfs that just do curbing work in highways and what not. I have L48s and and a friend has one as well, when he bought his he bought a rear finish mower with the idea of mowing his lawn......until the ruts started. I think the turfs are for very specific applications and are limited in usefulness other than those specific applications whatever they may be. There is my 2 cents.

rScotty · Aug 20, 2008

I should have mentioned my specific use for turfs. We live in the Rocky Mountains and there isn't much soil. Most of what we have is either rocks or disintegrated granite.....and a lot of tractoring is done on side slopes. Flat ground is rare. We can get work done in some "soils" with R4 industrial tires, but wide sticky turfs with a lower CG are the real ticket. They tend to have better traction anyway in our conditions. The ground doesn't give enough for Ag tires or R4s to get any purchase with the lugs. Lugs help in the first of the snows, but as that turns to deep ice covering frozen ground then chains are necessary.
"horses for courses" rscotty

Charlesaf3 · Aug 20, 2008

rScotty said:
I should have mentioned my specific use for turfs. We live in the Rocky Mountains and there isn't much soil. Most of what we have is either rocks or disintegrated granite.....and a lot of tractoring is done on side slopes. Flat ground is rare. We can get work done in some "soils" with R4 industrial tires, but wide sticky turfs with a lower CG are the real ticket. They tend to have better traction anyway in our conditions. The ground doesn't give enough for Ag tires or R4s to get any purchase with the lugs. Lugs help in the first of the snows, but as that turns to deep ice covering frozen ground then chains are necessary.
"horses for courses" rscotty

That makes a lot of sense. If you end up going that route, please post about it.

I have pretty severe side slopes - up to black diamond - and the m59 is sticking to them beautifully (though not on the blacks!). I did foam the tires to get another 2k of weight down low, which helps a lot.