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[bcp]

CL ad. Sure makes it look like a toy at first glance.

John Deere 2155 Diesel Tractor





Bruce

 

[4570Man]

Why would you put those tires on and run stock turfs on the front? It also appears to have 800 pounds of weight on the front. It very likely has higher ground PSI on the front than stock turfs on the rear would. I guess it's possible they had something heavy on the 3 point hitch which significantly reduced the load over the front axel.

 

[CalG]

The " wet look" certainly adds to the value......

 

[jim44]

I would say he probably had $9,500 laying around and couldn't come up with anything worthwhile to blow it on. Or, that might just be a closet dragster disguised as a tractor.

 

[Threepoint]

CL ad. Sure makes it look like a toy at first glance.

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Bruce

Maybe it is just the owner's toy, tricked out that way for some reason peculiar to him! Or for a very specialized use, as 4570Man suggests.

Try hauling that puppy around town. I need either a deckover or a big rollback just for my NX with its Titan turfs and 84" wingspan in the rear!

 

[bcp]

I wonder if it might be set up for steep hillside mowing, with a heavy rear mower needing that added weight out front. If the hill gets too steep, those slick rears may let it slide sideways instead of tip.

Bruce

 

[Gary Fowler]

Tires like that are worthless for any purpose on a tractor. Absolute zero traction on grass, maybe good on asphalt though. Even regular turf tires can get stuck where a dog pees if you have even a slight incline. I wouldn't give 95 cents for those much less $9500.

 

[MORRISONSTEEL]

Polo fields would be an area where I have seen "similar" set ups. Some of the really high ends ones are quite picky about tread patterns, but then again I don't recall seeing a high end polo field being mowed by that old of a machine either but wouldn't surprise me that is a whole different crowd of tractor users.

 

[Tonyinohio]

We have sod farms with similar tire setups around here pulling a tow behind gang reel mowers.

 

[bcp]

Maybe a modern version of this, captioned "Farmall H for rolling sod."



Another sod tractor from Primary Services | Country Green Turf Farms



and another from Midwest Turf - Types of Sod



Bruce