Tires tires BX2200

[Anonymous Poster]

Could someone help find the post on BX2200 tires. What to order. I am buying one this week off the lot and it has turfs. I am getting the FEL and 60". Need to put in a lawn on 3 acres flat, after the new house is done. Move some landscape stone etc. Then it will be just mowing (nice lawn i hope) and clearing snow off 150' flat concrete driveway. I found it after doing a search, then had to close it when the boss came in the office, now i can't find it.

Thanks

 

[kofronj]

rwl:

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=buykubota&Number=121329&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1>Here it is</A>.

I was the one asking the question. I ended up just taking the turf tires---so far, I'm very happy with the decision. My major issue is that my lawn areas can be pretty moist during the year, and so far the tires have been very easy on the lawn during mowing.

I've done some light FEL work and lawn rolling as well as some mowing. The only thing you might need to consider is chains in the winter to deal with the drive.

 

[Golfgar4]

<font color=blue>"I've done some light FEL work and lawn rolling..."</font color=blue>

Jim,

How effective is the lawn rolling that you've done? I told the wife the other night that I felt we needed to get the lawn rolled. The mower (walk behind) just bounces all over the yard as I mow. Does rolling really smooth things out where it's that noticeable?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

"then had to close it when the boss came in the office"

rwl......you don't think I know what you're doing on that computer??? You should have asked. I could have told you right where the thread was/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

The BOSS

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Thanks, I'm thinking turfs.

I rolled last year with a home made roller plastic 55 gallon drum filled with concrete with a shaft/bearings and hitch. It made a world of difference in the way my Toro walk behind bounced and rattled along. BUT, it only lasted for most of the summer and is just as bad now. I think it has to do with the over-abundance of nightcrawlers and the poor clay soil going through frost etc. But it was worth it, time only.

 

[kofronj]

Golfgar4,

The rolling is extremely effective---I get more seat time and I get to buy stuff to drag behind the new tractor /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif...

But seriously, it seems to have helped flatten out our lawn areas. I got a 4' x 24" (d) steel roller at TSC---it weighs 900 lbs when filled with water (5 tons if you fill it with mercury, but that's an environmental disaster waiting to happen). It has really made a difference in local dips and bumps. It's also definitely reduced some of the local "contour", but it's not created a pool table surface by any means. I think if I do it a couple times a year (once in spring, once in fall), I'll be able to maintain a pretty decent surface.

My guess would be that the mower would bounce less, but you'd still notice spots.

 

[Golfgar4]

Jim,

Thanks. I don't have a problem with some spots. I'm just tired of the mower bouncing around, and from the tire ruts from mowing in the same direction. In most places, I alternate my mowing patterns to avoid that problem. But in some places, like around trees and a narrow opening I have from the front to the back yard, you can't change direction or even the width. So you get these permanent ruts. Those are what I'm really hoping can be improved by rolling.

Thanks. My neighbor has a small garden tractor I can borrow. I guess I'll rent a roller and have at it! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Gee we started out talking about tires and we are now into rolling... I have turf tires on my bx2200 and don't have any problems. I wondered about it because of the front end loader but it doesn't seem to be a concern. My first experience mowing up a steep hill was slippage but things were really wet. After I put it in low and 4X it didn't have a problem.. One thing about the MMM when you get your new power tool home is make sure the 4 wheels are set up high enough that they don't touch running on flat surfaces. They are just to keep the deck from scalping the ground and should not be incontact just driving along.. I had to raise mine up a notch after the first flight test.

As far as rolling. I do that in the spring because of frost heave of the surface ground. Usually try to do it when the snow is melting off and the ground is saturated. Sometimes you can make a little mud but the grass comes right back...

Also, sometimes I will pull the roller behind the tractor while mowing the rest of the year. When the moles get to working down by the creek I will pull the roller around the area to see which direction they are working in then put a mole trap in their run and catch the little darlings. Shot one with my Remington 270 once but that's another story....... Tom