JD 425 Tire Recommendeds

[undercoverpoe]

Rather than just blindly buy a tire in the World Wide Web, I will ask the experts here on tractors by net. Can you point me in the right direction? Right now I have Ag tires and I have to admit they do rip up the grass. So
Maybe I need turf tires? I don’t know. Would turf tires also perform in the snow? I don’t like using chains because 4 wheel steering and if I need chains I have some off set rims and turf tires I can use. But I don’t like that either because the off set rims and tires are wider than the thrower. So keep it like it sits right now is my plan. Just what tires? Stick with Ag? Or turf? And which one ? Pics for reference. Yes I use mad weight in the rear.

 

[K5lwq]

It is hard to know what someone else needs but if it were me, I would stay with the Ag tire.

 

[undercoverpoe]

How do turf compare to Ag tires in the snow?

 

[K5lwq]

I do not get enough snow to give a good comparison but I would think Ag would be better in snow. Most I have had a one time is 7” and my Ag worked just fine. The type Ag you have is nice and wide. That should help as well.

Hopefully some of the other guys that deal with snow will chime in soon.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I have never used ag tires in snow on a garden tractor but from what I've read turfs have more traction in snow. That being said I would have a look at this thread "Tire Swap - R-14 Versa Turf In - R-4 Out". The Versa turfs are available in 26x12-12 which I believe your tractor has. They are also a radial which will help too.

 

[CoyPatton]

Several points
1) I would not consider what is shown in your photo to be R-1 tread. Those “lugs” are no where deep enough to be considered ag tires.
They appear more in line with a moderately aggressive ATV tires
2) typical turf tires will fill will snow and ice between the lug pattern on them and I doubt that while pushing a snow blower, you will run fast enough for them to self clear the lugs. So without chains as you seem opposed to, I would suspect little to no traction within a few feet of snow blowing.
3) it seems that you need a second set standard rear wheels (not offset) although you might try your second set of wheels with turf tires for mowing and other non winter chores chores and then have a set of aggressive tires mounted on the wheels in the photo for snow blowing.
4) yes there is a fairly recently developed tread pattern called R-14. U have no first hand experience with this tread, but it is supposedly a mixed tread design.

 

[Deere Dude]

People have different ideals about what is suited for them, but what I did in Wisconsin with 2wd JD4XX and 5XX and my X740 series was used turf tires. And chains always. I took chains off for a few years, but that was a suck job, then I just left them on all year long. Nothing works in snow like chains. It never hurt the lawn either.

Of course I had fluid in the tires and 2 sets of wheel weights, so I had plenty of traction for whatever I need to do. Finally after 30 years of snowblowing I got a big tractor so was able to shed the chains,

 

[bigtiller]

I had eight 425's from '93 until 2000. I think only the last few were 4 wheel steer.
I would stay with the R1 Ag tires you have now. The difference in traction isn't very noticeable in the 900 lb tractor.
What would help more than changing tires is to add about 200 lbs of weight into your weight box.
If you get much more than 250 lbs, then your front end will get light.
You won't have any problems if you can stay on paved surfaces.
If you have a lot of gravel and deep, wind packed, heavy, wet snow, then buy JD's wheel extensions and chains.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Several points
2) typical turf tires will fill will snow and ice between the lug pattern on them and I doubt that while pushing a snow blower, you will run fast enough for them to self clear the lugs. So without chains as you seem opposed to, I would suspect little to no traction within a few feet of snow blowing.

It's the fact that they fill with snow and ice between the lug pattern that lets turfs grip better on snow. Snow on snow grips better than rubber on snow.

 

[CoyPatton]

It's the fact that they fill with snow and ice between the lug pattern that lets turfs grip better on snow. Snow on snow grips better than rubber on snow.

Until he is trying push into a heavy wall of snow and then snow on snow has no traction and spins super easy!
He needs chains for traction, but if not doing chains an aggressive lug is better.