Which Tire R1 or R4 your opinion please

[Redgoatea]

+1 for R1's. Call me crazy but I live on a farm and if there is evidence that I've been driving farm equipment around said farm well then I guess I'm doing something right. 7

 

[RobertN]

Is it possible to classify them kinda like pickup tires? Highway tread, all-terrain and mud tires, ie Turf, R4, R1? Seem the R4 is a good all terrain, while the R1 is the mud terrain if compared to pickup tires.

I don't offroad a lot, so I have all terrains on my truck. On my property, I don't get in the mud much, an we do not get much snow here, so all-terrain R4's are fine.

 

[buck12]

R4s + mud = 4 mud balls I have learned this the hard way. My next tractor will be equiped as a tractor should be with ags.

 

[new jersey mike]

Well I just called the dealer and told him that I want the R1's, that's what I always wanted. They will be loaded with rim guard, and I will not be doing any road driving or pavement work. After I become familiar with the tractor I will want to drive on the existing log skids also which are inclined and I suspect I will benefit from as much traction as possible.

Also I know I should not be out in a wet field but the spring surface water can catch you off guard even when walking so I know I will be backing out of a wet area frequently.

Thanks for all the input.

 

[dynasim]

My preference would be Jinman's, which I think is worth repeating:

R-1's as wide as R-4's.

Growing up, our utility tractor had this setup, and it was quite nice, as it didn't dig in when it wasn't highly weighted, so it didn't dig up the pastures when it was wet.

Chris