R4's or turf tires for mowing and plowing?

Xskier is here?
It sucks that we have to put up with her crap here also...

 

Good to know. I hadn't priced them through whole goods. I was going to change out the turfs on my stock rims and have them filled. Was going to be twice that..

 

Yea I was more stating for my situation. Being that you do fine with R1 ag tires then I'm sure I'll do fine with the R4's

 

Gotcha... R4s' are fine unless the ground get a little slimy and they suck in mud. Otherwise work pretty good.

 

Well turf tires really suck in the mud or wet/slick grass and they won't clean out. Mowing my ditch is impossible with turfs.

 

Would you recommend R4's over the turf tires then? My work consists of mowing 1.5 acres of manicured yard in the summer and clearing a 200' concrete drive and a 300' gravel drive in the winter. I do some work every once in a while in a field and digging dirt for projects around the house. I currently have no issues with the turf tires on my 445 but would like R4's on the next one as long as they don't tear up the yard too bad and do okay in the winter

 

Is your driveway pretty flat? Is your yard pretty well-drained?

 

Troll alert...
Although I am a deere fan...
Why do I feel dirty now??

 

I take it you're referring to what I'd call industrial tires vs AG tires?
Ag tires will get down and dig, but I've toyed with the idea of switching over the 65 to industrials for load capacity and better wear.
Am I amiss on this Idea?

 

Orange saws & orange tractors bro!

 

Yes, R1s' are ag tires & R4s' are industrials. R4s will have better load capacity, especially on the front for loader work. But not near as good for traction in wet conditions.

 

You didn't get to run the DK65S when you were over did ya..
She just rolled 1600 hours.

 

I need more load capacity.. I run way over on tire pressure, but still manage to squish the tires out..

 

Foam them. Best thing we ever did for the skidsteer. If the ones you have are in decent shape its cheaper than buying new.

 

Any drawbacks to that?
I have considered it..

 

No, but I sure starred at her a lot. Nice rig!!!

 

R4 industrials are what ya need, bud...

 

None that I can see, other than you usually have to ship them off for a few days which will put you down.

I don't know if, on paper, it helps your capacity, but in "real life" it does.

 

Will ride a little rougher & will need to be cut off when time to replace. But never another flat!

 

It is a good idea to move the width of the tires everytime you mow so you are in a different set of tracks. Just normal mowing will cause compaction. It is also a good idea to mow on different direction (instead of going north and south, go east and west) every 3 mowings.

Have you thought about looking at a small compact? They are not much more money than SCUT but they are more tractor. They have more ground clearance, better loader and 3 point hitch lift capacity. Some brands also have a 3 range hydro. They do weigh a little more than a SCUT but they have wider tires so compaction may actually be lower.

Some manufacters (Bobcat) say not to run foam filled tires in the front. If you have R1s now you will probably have to buy 4 new wheels and tires tomrun r4s. I'd look for some ags with more plys in the sidewall.