Which tire is best?
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Harry c
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I'm in Southern NC probably not far from you. Same clay. BX24 with loader B'hoe etc. (Obviously, I take off the FEL and BH to mow) Turf tires do fine for traction on the grass. FEL work is ok since the 4wd and dif lock make a huge difference over 2wd. I wouldn't put the R-4s on my lawn. The R-4s have a greater load per psi than the turf tires and the red brick soil I have doesn't need to be packed any tighter. Even the turf tires can do some damage in the turns just from the weight of the tractor and from scuffing on the sidehill passes...
Summary: I'm glad I got the turfs. I haven't had a situation where I absolutely had to have the more aggressive tires. The turf ties do well enough that if even I had a mounterd set of R-4s, I certainly would not be very likely to change back and forth to get my work done.
Summary: I'm glad I got the turfs. I haven't had a situation where I absolutely had to have the more aggressive tires. The turf ties do well enough that if even I had a mounterd set of R-4s, I certainly would not be very likely to change back and forth to get my work done.
JLoaf
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My turf tires are "7 RIB". I've seen the "5 RIB" turfs tires and I wish I had them. They appear to be more aggressive (larger lugs) than the 7 rib. I compared specs at the Firestone web site and the tread is considerably deeper on the 5 rib tires. If I was buying new, I'd get the 5 rib tires.
Glowplug
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I know upstate SC. I was born and raised in the red clay of the piedmont of North Carolina (Gastonia), five miles from the SC state line. It is were me, I'd get R4 Industrials. That way you could have good traction for hill climbing and loader work but not the "bite" that R1 Agricultural tires give and thus won't tear up the finish mowing turf. In my opinion, R4s are a good all-around general purpose tire. They take the benefits of both an AG tire and a turf tire. They're the compromise tire. You're talking about a 20% grade on red clay? When moist that would be like a hill of ice! I would seriously consider R4s for the land and work you're talking about. They don't put 'em on the big heavy machinery for nothin'. I would get them on the tractor that I am planning to buy but they don't come in my rim size. I'm stuck with R1 ags.
Here's an update. I just got my tractor. B3030, FEL, MMM R4 tires. I decided to try the R4s and had them filled. Used the tractor today to take out about 600 ft. of fence. The tires performed better than I even imagined. I had great traction in 4wd and no turf marking on turns. The tires still had plenty of bite and would dig a hole like an Ag if pushed to the limit but the tires were very smooth on pavement and yard. I was impressed when it climed up a 25 percent grade in reverse with no tire slippage and great stability. The tractor pulled out 6 inch diameter posts, some with concrete, with little effort. This is an ideal tractor for my 5 acres. First impression is I'm very satisfied with both the tractor and the R4 tires.
johnk
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You made great decisions by the happiness in your statements. If it is working for you the research paid off!!!!!!!!! Good luck with the new machine.
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Why take them off when it works fine with them on?Harry c said:
Volfandt
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Perhaps he only likes to use ONE machine to mow his property....
I've got the Bar tires and with hindsite being 20/20 I should have gone w/turfs. They are much easier on damp/wet lawns.
R4's weren't an option but had they been I'd have gotten them instead of the Bars.
Congrats on the B3030, thats a fine machine
