Tractor tires for winter

[Billrog]

As long as you don't spin the wheels you never notice any difference.

 

[BCE3]

Consider grooving or sipping tires? Tires need edges for traction.

Had well worn R4 tires on my M59 when I bought it. Slipping bad on side hills and mud. Used a angle grinder with a chainsaw carving blade to groove.
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Made significant difference.

Did similar for the B26 fronts for mowing grass on hilly terrain. Hot knife regroover. Homemade R14 type on a heavier tire.
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Others have had improvements in snow/ice traction from grooving.

Thanks for your post , great idea !

 

[oosik]

Easiest and perhaps best solution - chains for the front tires. I run R-1's year round on my M6040 and have not found a need for chains - yet. Besides a good set of those European type ( Aquiline Talon ) are so God-awful expensive. Last I checked - around $4000 combined cost for front & rear.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Consider grooving or sipping tires? Tires need edges for traction.

Had well worn R4 tires on my M59 when I bought it. Slipping bad on side hills and mud. Used a angle grinder with a chainsaw carving blade to groove.
View attachment 767091
Made significant difference.

Did similar for the B26 fronts for mowing grass on hilly terrain. Hot knife regroover. Homemade R14 type on a heavier tire.
View attachment 767092

Others have had improvements in snow/ice traction from grooving.

I like the looks of that! It has to help! Might do that one of these days!

 

[dj1701]

I put chains all around. It goes where I point it.

 

[WinterDeere]

I have 2-link chains for all four corners, the usual 1/4" stuff for fronts, and heavy duty chains (5/16" or 3/8"?) for the rears. I hate moving those rear chains, honestly.

Turf tires grip great on my asphalt drive for plowing, and even do well enough around the yard in moderate snow depth (eg. up to a foot). In fact, I wouldn't want to run chains on asphalt, as they just slip and chew up the surface. But if I need to pull a trailer or wagon around the yard thru deep snow, then I chain up.

 

[dj1701]

Here is a better pic.