b7500 owners tire question

richfromPA · Feb 18, 2001

do any of you newer b7500 owners have the front turf tires and the rear bar turfy ag tires? i was wondering how that setup works. i have a hilly lot to mow and move mulch and also plow out small snow storms. im thinking that the front turfs wont dig in when turning in the lawn and the rear mildly aggresive rears will give me the flotation and good traction. i was leaning towards r4's but the more i read about r4's, the more i think the somewhat standard setup will be more versitile.

rich

Thomas · Feb 18, 2001

rich,
There been much talk about the R4's.
Some have found out the R4's didn't clean the mud & snow quick enough,than there ice condition where tire chains were needed...but AG's,R4's,Turf's on ice really doesn't matter w/out chains.

Than there the factor of lawn mowing & FEL work where some are really pleased.

Take time and review the type of land & weather conditions & attachments.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

redhawk · Feb 18, 2001

rich,
i have the turf's all the way around on my 7500. if your going
to mow alot with your 7500 i'd be leery of any other tire types
even with turfs, at the bottom of my hill, if i'm not careful, when i turn, it tears up the lawn. so far i've had no problem using the loader to move snow. hope this helps.
redhawk

richfromPA · Feb 19, 2001

thanks guys,
hey redhawk you dont live to far from me. did you buy your b7500 from stolzfus on rt41? thats where im gonna get mine

redhawk · Feb 20, 2001

hi rich, i got my b7500 from keller bros., up on fruitville pike.
i talked to stotzfus a couple of times as i was looking into a
bx2200 at the time. he only had a bx1800 on the lot and no
2200 or 7500. he told me that he had no timeline on when they might get either in. you could tell he wanted to sell the
1800. well i went up to keller bros. and right next to the
bx2200's that they had was a b7500. end of story! glen fessler
up at keller bros. gave me a quote on a b7500/la272 loader/
60" mid mower/ folding rops- $14,500. to tell the truth stotzfus was only 500.00 more than keller bros. but glen fessler was alot easier to deal with than marvin at stotzfus

redhawk · Feb 20, 2001

hi rich, i got my b7500 from keller bros., up on fruitville pike.
i talked to stotzfus a couple of times as i was looking into a
bx2200 at the time. he only had a bx1800 on the lot and no
2200 or 7500. he told me that he had no timeline on when they might get either in. you could tell he wanted to sell the
1800. well i went up to keller bros. and right next to the
bx2200's that they had was a b7500. end of story! glen fessler
up at keller bros. gave me a quote on a b7500/la272 loader/
60" mid mower/ folding rops- $14,500. to tell the truth stotzfus was only 500.00 more than keller bros. but glen fessler was alot easier to deal with than marvin at stotzfus.

redhawk

redhawk · Feb 20, 2001

sorry about the double post guys!

redhawk

Muhammad · Feb 22, 2001

R4 is the most versatile tire, but not the best if you want to avoid most possible turf damage, and only mow. If other uses come into play when 4WD will be used, the R4 fronts are going to give much better traction than the turfs. Which will you do more? Mow or other stuff?

If only every tractor had 3 sets of tires. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Von · Feb 22, 2001

How are R4's one ice vs turfs? I find that the turfs work real well on my ice rink, I wonder if the R4s would be better?

Muhammad · Feb 22, 2001

I would repeat what Thomas said, that it probably doesn't matter. Snow is a different matter, but chains would be how I would attack the traction on ice issue. Maybe not your desire with your ice rink, though. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

The only thing I would think of is your good traction from the turfs may be a result of the turf tire having the most rubber actually touching the ground. A tire with lugs on the other hand is going to have less actual rubber on the surface. R4 does have a lot more than R1, obviously... just an idea.