Comparison Turfs vs. Industrial vs. Bar

[Don87]

Glad to see we are all having fun. The most dangerous thing I did today was went fishing with our girls softball team. We had ten 9 - 10 year old girls at our house. No one got a hook in them, but it was pretty close a few times. It is always a good day fishing as long as someone does not end up with a hook in them, but it is usually me! Philip.

Most of us try to have fun on here, as well as share knowledge with others.

Glad to here that you got no hooks in you.

 

[TripleR]

OK TRIPLER
STAND AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP!!
Now get in your truck and proceed immediately to the Missouri Mattress Police Headquarters for flogging.
Officer FT Buro Crat

I tried, but they are in the same building as MODOT and MSHP and they were all too busy trying to figure out if the objects in the mirror really were bigger than they appeared.:laughing:

 

[soulasphil]

I work on grass 95 % of the time but I have R1s for the better traction (we do not load our tires). The Ags do dammage the grass a bit, especially when in 4wd, but I never dreamt of having an English style lawn. The marks can hardly be seen in the natural grass.

 

[Scooby074]

Anybody load the tires on a BX25? Im thinking that might help on the slopes.

 

[Berniep]

The Ag tires on my bx23 were very thin. Got several punctures from things I didn't think should have gone through. Finally I bought a set of r4s and while the traction isn't quite as good I don't worry so much about running over sticks.

 

[Scooby074]

The Ag tires on my bx23 were very thin. Got several punctures from things I didn't think should have gone through. Finally I bought a set of r4s and while the traction isn't quite as good I don't worry so much about running over sticks.

There's definitely more void space on a R1.

maybe industrials fir me? Ugg. tough call.

 

[TripleR]

Before making a final decision, go to a tractor tire place and look at the different tread patterns on Ag tires, they are not all the same.

 

[Scooby074]

Before making a final decision, go to a tractor tire place and look at the different tread patterns on Ag tires, they are not all the same.

Might be too late for that, lol. Made an offer today on a bx25 with industrials. I got to thinking that the Bars are great, but the open spaces are just asking for sticks. Considering these are Scut tires, the carcase isnt thick enough to avoid puncture.

Industrials have more "meat" and would give better protection at the cost of absolute traction.

 

[TripleR]

Might be too late for that, lol. Made an offer today on a bx25 with industrials. I got to thinking that the Bars are great, but the open spaces are just asking for sticks. Considering these are Scut tires, the carcase isn't thick enough to avoid puncture.

Industrials have more "meat" and would give better protection at the cost of absolute traction.

I have been well satisfied with the Industrials on our 2660 and L5030; course I never had a flat on my 2200 and it is still going.

 

[Scooby074]

I have been well satisfied with the Industrials on our 2660 and L5030; course I never had a flat on my 2200 and it is still going.

Is the tractor with the Box blade your 2200 or the 2660? Cant really tell in the pic.

How did it work with the BB? Were the weights required? I ask, because the BX will have a fair bit of BB work to do, both shaping a new lawn and annual maintenance on a gravel drive.

All this assumes i hear back from the dealer... No word yet, maybe i insulted him with my offer :laughing:

 

[TripleR]

Is the tractor with the Box blade your 2200 or the 2660? Cant really tell in the pic.

How did it work with the BB? Were the weights required? I ask, because the BX will have a fair bit of BB work to do, both shaping a new lawn and annual maintenance on a gravel drive.

All this assumes i hear back from the dealer... No word yet, maybe i insulted him with my offer :laughing:

The one with the box blade is the 2660 and having used the 2200 in the other picture, I wanted a bit more weight for FEL as well as box blade work.

The added weight did help with using a box blade as long as you don't expect too much out of a relatively light machine to begin with.

I can't say the weights were "required" as I did the same stuff with my 2200 without weight, but it seemed to help.

Overall we have been very happy with the BX2660.

I have too much road to maintain with a BX now, so I added a bigger tractor for that. The roads seem to have gotten longer with age and I wimped out anf got another cab tractor.

 

[Scooby074]

heard back from the dealer. To my surprise he accepted my low offer

Ill post up a thread after delivery.