Snow blowing with a 2305

[Labrat]

I have a ballast box with about 200lbs in it along with loaded tires and chains so I can dig a path behind the barn so Buck Strickland's guys can get to the propane tanks. Don't really need the chains for the blacktop though.

 

[DeereMann]

My dealer said I wouldn't need chains with 4WD. This is my first 4WD tractor so I'm about to find out!! Have turf tires & 240 lbs counterweight on back. Tires not loaded.

 

[jgayman]

My dealer said I wouldn't need chains with 4WD. This is my first 4WD tractor so I'm about to find out!! Have turf tires & 240 lbs counterweight on back. Tires not loaded.

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The dealers must all read from the same playbook. I heard the exact same thing when I bought my 2720... "4WD, no chains required". Wrong! I was coming from a 2WD Ford NAA which had loaded R1 tires and 800 lbs of wheel weights. Needless to say that coming from a 4000+ lb tractor with R1 to a 2000 lb tractor with R4 made a big (bad) difference in traction - and four (3 max) tires spinning did nothing for me. I ended up loading the rear tires on the 2720 and running chains on all four tires. Obviously it all depends on your environment. If you have a relatively flat driveway you may get away without chains. Regardless, when it comes to icy conditions 4WD does nothing to help you stop.

 

[bigtiller]

My dealer said I wouldn't need chains with 4WD. This is my first 4WD tractor so I'm about to find out!! Have turf tires & 240 lbs counterweight on back. Tires not loaded.

You may be able to "get by" without chains in Minnesota, but when you get in the middle of the white stuff some windy day you may change your mind. I would get some now before they are all sold out.

 

[DeereMann]

Uh-oh!!! Well, here's hoping they have some chains available should I need them.

 

[Henri88]

He should do better with the turf tires than the R1 or R4, but it really depends on what kind of grade he's got. Just make sure you let us know how you made out.

 

[DeereMann]

1/2 Main drive has fairly gentle slope, then 1/2 level next to garage. You can see it in my photo above. Pole Barn drive is flat @ street-level. I will try it w/o chains first - chains are expensive & a pain to take on/off...from past experience w/ JD 445 & 318.

Will advise results.......snow coming soon! Already in Western CA & US.

P.S. - am currently scheming on a winter enclosure!

 

[snohobigdad]

Deereman, great pic. Where's the smile? You're on a tractor!!! Life can't get much better! Jim

 

[Henri88]

Deereman, great pic. Where's the smile? You're on a tractor!!! Life can't get much better! Jim

Pretty obvious why! By the time he back-up all the snow had melted.

 

[snohobigdad]

Henri, you are a funny man for sure. I know my back and neck are killing me when I have to back up a bunch. Jim