Turf tires on front with ag rears?

[jgarfield]

I have a Bx23 with ag tires front and rear. I remove the fel and bh to mow, but I'm finding that I am tearing up the lawn wherever I have to make sharp turns. It seems that it is the front tires that are doing the damage so I'm wondering if I should just change the fronts to turf tires and leave the rears as is? Anybody done this? Any disadvantage other than not as much traction with the fel?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[jgarfield]

I have a Bx23 with ag tires front and rear. I remove the fel and bh to mow, but I'm finding that I am tearing up the lawn wherever I have to make sharp turns. It seems that it is the front tires that are doing the damage so I'm wondering if I should just change the fronts to turf tires and leave the rears as is? Anybody done this? Any disadvantage other than not as much traction with the fel?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[KiotiJohn]

The disadvantage will be that the tires will not be the same size, and when using 4WD can cause a problem with the lead-lag ratio between the front and rear tires. This can lead to damage of the drive train.

You would need to purchase the proper sized industrials for both the front and the back.

If you're using front wheel drive, turn it off and you should get less damage. I doubt you'll be able to completely eliminate it, but not using 4WD should help.

John

 

[KiotiJohn]

The disadvantage will be that the tires will not be the same size, and when using 4WD can cause a problem with the lead-lag ratio between the front and rear tires. This can lead to damage of the drive train.

You would need to purchase the proper sized industrials for both the front and the back.

If you're using front wheel drive, turn it off and you should get less damage. I doubt you'll be able to completely eliminate it, but not using 4WD should help.

John

 

[joerocker]

A lot of old farmers around here use plain old truck tires on the front.

 

[joerocker]

A lot of old farmers around here use plain old truck tires on the front.

 

[KiotiJohn]

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That's fine for a two wheel drive tractor, but the ratio between front and back tires is set for certain tire sizes when using 4WD.

Here's a link to a good article explaining lead/lag.

Lead/Lag Firestone

 

[KiotiJohn]

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That's fine for a two wheel drive tractor, but the ratio between front and back tires is set for certain tire sizes when using 4WD.

Here's a link to a good article explaining lead/lag.

Lead/Lag Firestone

 

[Inspector507]

If he replaced the Ags with turfs of the same circumference, would that not be okay?

 

[Inspector507]

If he replaced the Ags with turfs of the same circumference, would that not be okay?