Why the wheels?

[bcp]

Photo from this video
Fendt 211 ruotine - YouTube

 

[Willl]

I think they're for rice or flooded fields.

 

[Baby Grand]

They look like they came from a giant mutant erector set.

 

[Dozernut]

I would venture a guess that they are used to cut drainage channels in wet fields. I have seen similar wheels on four wheelers for that purpose.

 

[CharlieS]

Around here they are used to spray levee's in rice fields. Occasionally they also will be used when spraying a crop such as soybeans after the plants have bushed out enough to prevent the passage of a normal tractor tire without crop damage.

 

[norsker]

They look like they would give awesome traction and less soil compaction than a normal width tire.

 

[mfreund]

They could be Amish and not able to use rubber tires.

 

[bcp]

They could be Amish and not able to use rubber tires.

Like this Amish Hummer?

 

[D7E]

I would venture a guess that they are used to cut drainage channels in wet fields. I have seen similar wheels on four wheelers for that purpose.

They use a lot of them round here for spring snow thaw run off .

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...m52sDw&usg=AFQjCNH79ALcBzqf15lFbxU8eVgkuBStuQ

 

[Pete Judd]

Would not want to have my foot under one of those wheels.