Grading BX2200 - Turf tires with box blade

[Tom_Trees]

I can't help too much -- don't have a box blade (yet) but I've been pulling 4 and 5 inch elm and maple out of the ground with logging chain and a 2200 with turf tires. Seems to be working, I've only had the tires load up once to where I needed to use the diff. lock.

Tom

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

Just want to give my 2-cents worth... I have turf tires with box blade. I pulled up an old gravel drive way and dug up about 6 inches of top soil for an above ground pool using only unloaded tires. I had some spinning of wheels so I bought some rear tire chains. I just installed them last night and went out to play. At first I was a little disapointed because my wheels were still breaking loose and spinning, then I noticed I was only in two wheel drive. Put it in 4 wheel and what a difference that made. I was able to fully load up the box blade with dirt and drag it anywhere I wanted to go. Bottom line is if you have turf tires and are going to do some dirt work get some chains. I bought mine at <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tirechains.com/>http://www.tirechains.com/</A>.

Dave

 

[cisco]

About this changing tires depending on the task at hand - hope you're real strong or have lots of help. My buddy punctured a rear tire on his "green colored" tractor, which is in the mid 40hp range. So, we placed a very large jack under the tractor, and pulled the tire - oh boy was that large metal rim and ag tire heavy. That was the easy part - don't ever, ever let the dealer load (anti-freeze) a tire that you've taken in for patching. Darn near killed us getting it off the pick-up and back onto the tractor (yes, we were able to roll it most of the way). So, for smaller tractors without loaded tires - OK, but the chain option sure sound good to me.

 

[rmcess]

You have a lot of varied response to this question for good reason. For the record I have turfs on my 2200.
It is my opinion there is nothing you can do with ags that you can't do with turfs, that is not to say the ags would not be more appropriate for some jobs. I have more than once wished for ag tires but have always managed to get the job done. I have used my 5' box blade(I had before BX) to remove sod from heavy clay soil with some rock and reshape two pretty long drives, my biggest traction problem was in the grass. Ag tires are not an option for me due to some soft areas of my yard but may take the advise about chains.