Studs for snow plowing
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Rustyiron
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Mine screw in with a $8 little driver that you put in a drill.
Rustyiron
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You are right. It's been a while since I priced them. Labonville has 18.4x30 (my size) for $1575 but I can pick them up.
buckeyefarmer
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I was a stud when I ran a snowplow, but I was young then.
Oh, you meant tire studs?
Oh, you meant tire studs?
SARG
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I can get by plowing light snowfalls with just the R4's but for ice and the heavy stuff on the slopes I maintain, I need the chains.
Check out the OFA chains at windy ridge- I have had great luck with them and way cheaper than most other euros
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I use a hydraulic snowblower on the front of my tractor. 1/4 mile (plus) crushed stone driveway in lake effect snow country.
Previous open-station tractor with R4 tires did not work for me. Adding chains to front helped. (Clearance for chains in rear questionable.) At my age, install/uninstall rear chains was not a great option.
The new tractor came with R4 until different tires arrived. Fresh R4 tires were a bit better...and the weight of a cab likely helped...but the setup was very marginal. Nokian tires finally arrived early spring. Tried them this winter and I LOVE them. Expensive, but there are other "mud and snow" tires to choose from.
Previous open-station tractor with R4 tires did not work for me. Adding chains to front helped. (Clearance for chains in rear questionable.) At my age, install/uninstall rear chains was not a great option.
The new tractor came with R4 until different tires arrived. Fresh R4 tires were a bit better...and the weight of a cab likely helped...but the setup was very marginal. Nokian tires finally arrived early spring. Tried them this winter and I LOVE them. Expensive, but there are other "mud and snow" tires to choose from.