Tires pros and cons on tires

[seriousfreedom]

what are the advantages or disadvantages between Ag, industrial,and turf tires
and do you need wider wheels for the turf and industrial tires

 

[Reg]

what are the advantages or disadvantages between Ag, industrial,and turf tires
and do you need wider wheels for the turf and industrial tires

PLEASE read the MANY other threads on this subject.
It is FAR faster than waiting for all of us to regurgitate our experiences and in some cases religious beliefs on this subject.

OK, I can't resist; Just ONE post (-:
Yes, different rims.
...and SOME of us have more than one set per tractor
......SOME of us have more than one tractor with more than one set.

Trying to stop myself;
Chains ride ON TOP of turf tires better than Ags or R4s, i.e. have less tendency to fall into the spaces between tread lugs.


Y'All join in now ~

 

[moored4]

REG you just couldn't resist!

 

[MarkV]

Generally Ag tires (R1) will provide better traction in muddy conditions but are hard on finish turf areas. Industrial tires (R4) are wider with heavier ply ratings for loader work and puncture resistance. Just OK in mud and better on the lawn if you don't make sharp turns. Turfs are the best on a lawn but not so good in the mud. They generally require different size wheels.

MarkV

 

[seriousfreedom]

well exuse me for asking a question dont really have the time to search through the thousands of posts on here

not trying to be a hardnose or anything i hope you understand

 

[seriousfreedom]

Generally Ag tires (R1) will provide better traction in muddy conditions but are hard on finish turf areas. Industrial tires (R4) are wider with heavier ply ratings for loader work and puncture resistance. Just OK in mud and better on the lawn if you don't make sharp turns. Turfs are the best on a lawn but not so good in the mud. They generally require different size wheels.

MarkV

thank you mark and one more question that im sure is on here somewherebut when you fill the tires with fluid are you required to put tubes in them or can you fill them tubeless

 

[seriousfreedom]

PLEASE read the MANY other threads on this subject.
It is FAR faster than waiting for all of us to regurgitate our experiences and in some cases religious beliefs on this subject.

OK, I can't resist; Just ONE post (-:
Yes, different rims.
...and SOME of us have more than one set per tractor
......SOME of us have more than one tractor with more than one set.

Trying to stop myself;
Chains ride ON TOP of turf tires better than Ag's or Rs, i.e. have less tendency to fall into the spaces between tread lugs.


Y'All join in now ~

even a link or a search keyword would have been a sufficient answer

 

[TripleR]

well exuse me for asking a question dont really have the time to search through the thousands of posts on here

not trying to be a hardnose or anything i hope you understand

Please understand that while this may "seem" like a "simple" question, for most of us, there is no clear cut answer. Most of us could write a page or two on this with, "If you are doing --- a ### is better, but if you are doing *** then ^^^ is better" and still conclude with ### or ^^^ is going to be a compromise, so pick based on what you do the most unless *** is essential.

We own several tractors with different tread and I've run tractors for over 50 years and still go with a compromise in most cases.

Ag tires work best in soft dirt or mud. They are rougher on grass and will tear your ground up more.

Industrial tires work well on hard surfaces including dry dirt, have good puncture resistance, "generally" have stiffer sidewalls with less flex and do really well with heavy buckets of material. They will do "OK" in some mud, but tend to load up "tread clogged".

Turf work well on turf/grass and according to some in snow. They offer pretty good traction on hard surfaces and wear well. The sidewalls flex more. Grass/surface damage is minimal.

No one is being rude, just none of us is going to give you the same level of information you will find on some old, very long threads by a lot of knowledgeable people, some of which no longer participate.

Some very knowledgeable people will probably reply to this and may very well disagree with my assessments based on their experience, terrain, size of the tractor, type of soil... There really are no simple answers to this and for some of us, it would take an on site assessment and a LOT more information as to proposed uses.

 

[TripleR]

even a link or a search keyword would have been a sufficient answer

Reg can answer for himself, but it really isn't that easy as the search function, while great, will spit out pages of posts and unless you have the exact title, it is going to take one of us the same amount of time to wade through them as it will you.

For this reason, I have begun to "bookmark" certain threads.

 

[Ductape]

well exuse me for asking a question dont really have the time to search through the thousands of posts on here

not trying to be a hardnose or anything i hope you understand

No one is trying to give you a hard time, it's just that the 'what tire is best' debate has been beat to death over the years...... no different than 'is Ford better than Chevy or Dodge'. Absolutely no problem in asking, but you will probably benefit yourself by reading past discussions on this.

As has been stated... If your primary use is working in dirt / mud, go with R1s. Go easy if you are driving on your lawn though.

If you are primarily on grass.... turfs are your best choice, but stink in the mud.

R4s are usually a decent compromise, with longer wear.... but not neccesarily great at anything other than hard packed dirt.

As a rule thay usually require different rims, but sometimes turfs and R4s will use the same sized rims.

Good luck with your shopping.