2320 Lawn Compaction

[smalltown]

Just wondering if 2320 owners have any issues with lawn compaction?
The move up from a 2305 or the new 1026R to the 2320 gets you about 200 lbs more tractor weight, but at the same time larger tires.

I searched and there is really only on thread about compaction and it did not answer thew question.

 

[JDdude]

I got compaction with my 2210..I went zero turn for my yard..

 

[smalltown]

JDdude now that surprises me.

 

[JDdude]

these tractors weigh alot in most any form..It effected my grass..We have rich black soil dhere in the heartland.

 

[pdp11]

I have red clay soil here in NC. Even with a 2520, I have no problem with compaction.

 

[Rogator]

I too have clay soil which packs like concrete. I have no compaction with my 2520.

 

[devildog1]

Gee I cut 3 acres with a Kubota B3200 with loaded tires and no problem, although I do need to be aware if ground is soaking wet.
DevilDog

 

[JDdude]

Maybe my idea of compaction is different..The 2210 would damage my yard..

 

[megotatractor]

I got compaction with my 2210..I went zero turn for my yard..

Yep. It's all in the lbs/sq in. A 20,000 lb snowcat with 5' wide tracks exerts less pounds per square inch than a refrigerator.

In the spring or wet weather I get ruts you wouldn't believe. They are not visually apparent BUT say I mow north/south in wet weather, then east/west later boy does it bounce!

I tried for a couple years to smooth the yard with a 48 inch lawn roller weighing over 900 lbs. Unfortunately the 2210, weighing 3/4 of a ton, exerts far more PSI on the ground than the roller, still leaving ruts. Can't win there but the yard is former horse pasture anyway.

 

[castiman]

Just wondering if 2320 owners have any issues with lawn compaction?
The move up from a 2305 or the new 1026R to the 2320 gets you about 200 lbs more tractor weight, but at the same time larger tires.

I searched and there is really only on thread about compaction and it did not answer thew question.[/QUO I think it really depends on your land and the time of the year. Things stay pretty wet around here until mid may. I just sold my 2305 and moved up to a 2520. The 2305 really for the most part was to heavy for mowing my yard however not big enough for my other uses,so I ended up buying a x530 just for mowing, about 700 pounds lighter than the 2305. That would be another alternative, a dedicated mower,just a thought.