B7500 & R4's
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Thomas
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Re: B7500 & R4\'s
Jon.
I've read most good things about the R4 tires on TBN.
Question.
Not knowing your location are you planing winter snow removeal w/the B7500,and if so you may want to consider tire chains.
There were many post about year ago on tire chains and R4 tire during winter use also mud season.
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Jon.
I've read most good things about the R4 tires on TBN.
Question.
Not knowing your location are you planing winter snow removeal w/the B7500,and if so you may want to consider tire chains.
There were many post about year ago on tire chains and R4 tire during winter use also mud season.
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Jeff396
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Re: B7500 & R4\'s
I went through the R4 question before I purchased my B7500. At first I was sure I wanted the turfs but was convinced that the R4's were the way to go with the loader. They have stiffer sidewalls for the extra work and they are supposed to last twice as long. I have not had a bit of trouble with the R4's tearing up the lawn. Now I'm not sure if that would be true if your lawn was overly soft or wet. I also try not to spend any more time than I have to in 4wd to minimize the impact. One drawback of the R4's is that with your rear tires at their outermost position, you cannot raise the mmm to its full height. The rear left wheel bracket hits the tire. Just a minor inconvenience though.
Jeff
2001 B7500HSD, LA302 fel, 60"mmm, grass catcher
I went through the R4 question before I purchased my B7500. At first I was sure I wanted the turfs but was convinced that the R4's were the way to go with the loader. They have stiffer sidewalls for the extra work and they are supposed to last twice as long. I have not had a bit of trouble with the R4's tearing up the lawn. Now I'm not sure if that would be true if your lawn was overly soft or wet. I also try not to spend any more time than I have to in 4wd to minimize the impact. One drawback of the R4's is that with your rear tires at their outermost position, you cannot raise the mmm to its full height. The rear left wheel bracket hits the tire. Just a minor inconvenience though.
Jeff
2001 B7500HSD, LA302 fel, 60"mmm, grass catcher
frank_f15
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Re: B7500 & R4\'s
i have r4's on my 2400. they are a good all around tire(at least for me). any tire will tear lawn if rhe lawn is wet or u are in 4wd. i move a lot of snow and they have been fine, at times i wish i had ags, but at times i wish i had turfs, but for all around use they are great. depend really on what is most important to u.
i have r4's on my 2400. they are a good all around tire(at least for me). any tire will tear lawn if rhe lawn is wet or u are in 4wd. i move a lot of snow and they have been fine, at times i wish i had ags, but at times i wish i had turfs, but for all around use they are great. depend really on what is most important to u.
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Re: B7500 & R4\'s
jon,
My wife mows our lawn in FWD all the time (B7500/R4's). On damp ground, which is most of the time in the Northwest, she will tear up the lawn on tight corners but that self heals quickly (she never mows the same way twice). Our lawn is by no means a fine lawn so this is a non issue for us. If your lawn is really nice, you won't be happy with FWD and maybe not R4's. By tear up, I mean tread pattern relocation of small amounts of sod with a little dirt on tight corners. Grass comes back quickly in these "skimmed" areas. Comments on the way she mows the lawn are the last things on my list of things to say when the conversation droops./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Hope this helps.
Al
jon,
My wife mows our lawn in FWD all the time (B7500/R4's). On damp ground, which is most of the time in the Northwest, she will tear up the lawn on tight corners but that self heals quickly (she never mows the same way twice). Our lawn is by no means a fine lawn so this is a non issue for us. If your lawn is really nice, you won't be happy with FWD and maybe not R4's. By tear up, I mean tread pattern relocation of small amounts of sod with a little dirt on tight corners. Grass comes back quickly in these "skimmed" areas. Comments on the way she mows the lawn are the last things on my list of things to say when the conversation droops./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Hope this helps.
Al
