2182 rear wheel spin
 

When mowing with my super when the turf is damp or wet while turning my rear wheels spin and tear up my lawn, speed makes no difference. I know my RPM's are high when deck is engaged but that's the nature of the beast. Would wheel weights or fluid such as antifreeze or washer fluid fix the spinning wheels or compound the problem. A tractor with this much power (2182 with Kubota 3 cyl. gas) is new to me. thanks in advance for your comments and adv




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Put ags on it...

I run Ag tires and wheel weights on my Tractor.

I am a little confused here. Is this happening on a slope or in a spot that you can't ease into the forward motion? Engaging the hydro even on wet grass at high RPM still still be controllable if your not fighting a hill or something. Or is there something out of adjustment possibly on your tractor? I once owned a Kubota sub compact with at least as much power if not more and was easily able to control wheel slip on damp grass.

I could see while turning if you were mowing at a good pace and not pulling back on the hydro in a turn how this could happen... But that would be operator error IMO

To answer your question, loaded tires and weights on any wheel always improves traction.
That said, mowing wet grass is never recommended for many reasons,
as it sticks to the underside of the deck, and does not distribute clippings evenly are just two reasons.
Also it is recommended to go slower to prevent wheel spin.:beerchug:

:High5: What George said!

OH BTW Welcome to OCC!

my problems are on an incline that includes tree's and shrubs, so some tight turning also. I'd never considered ag tires, that may be the route to go for starters. do they ride much different than turf tires. I'm sure on pavement they'd be a bit rougher riding, but I'm not on hard surfaces much.

If you spin Ag tires, you are going to do more than make a bare spot on the grass. :bigthink:
Edit:
Try weight first before trying Ag's

Again, I agree with George.. I would probably stay away from mowing when wet in your situation. I do my wet often however my property is really flat. Wet incline with turf tires = slippage. Wet incline with AG's could = deep muddy ruts in your grass. As George said there are a lot of pro's to mowing when grass is dry.


PS.. just thought of this after looking at your pictures.. How much pressure are you running in those turf tires? From the pics the center tread looks raised maybe indicating over inflation. The will aid in spinning for sure.

I ran loaded AG's on my 2182's and 1782.
Edit: Carlisle Tru-Powers on 10-1/2" wide rims.

Are the tires worn down on the rears.
Then I would get a set of new ones.

I have 26-12-12 Tru Powers on my 1872, they're great. Same tires as in the picture Sam Mac put up. Floaty because they're wide and also get great traction.

What deck are you running? If its a 60" Haban and you are letting it ride on the ground (thats the way that particular deck is supposed to be ran--look it up) then expect trouble with unloaded turf tires. We run a 2072 and have trouble with it spinning on hillsides, especially if turning. Generally we know how to navigate the trouble spots or don't run it if the grass is wet/damp. If it does spin out, we stop, raise the deck and then pull off. The weight of the deck plus not having to drag the deck around in a turn makes a tremendous difference. Now we also run a 982 with an older style Haban--no front gauge wheels. With the added deck weight and cast iron rear end it does a lot better than the 2072.

Regarding ag tires---they are like 4WD. My 1811 has them and they are loaded. Its scary the places that machine will go. It has so much traction you have to be careful with the hydro on hard surfaces. We use it to trim/mow a lot of areas that were formerly done by a farm tractor. I used to think ag tires on a lawn mower were a waste of money, but now I am a firm believer in them for mowing if you have to deal with a lot of elevation changes.

One last comment, you can use the turning brakes to stop the spinning wheel. :beerchug:

See Post #2...

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I have found the actual issue to be the narrow wheels used on the supers with 12X12X26 tires making the tire contact area to be round and very small. Out of the 12" tire width only 4" to 6" inches is in contact with the ground. On the later 2182's the tire that say "cub cadet" on them are a better designed with more tread width on the ground. Installing wider rims (10.5 or 12 inch) as used on pulling tractors help considerably. Ag tires are hard on the turf when the ground is soft and adding weights or fluid to the tires will start leaving ruts in your yard especially in areas you trim around such as trees and boarders.

Used to fight that a lot with my 2182, two years ago I changed it over to Tru Powers, put 55lbs of Rim Gaurd in each tire and put a set of wheel weights on it. It's like a new machine now and hardly ever spins.

People think the Ag tires will tear up grass but what tears up grass is a spinning tire, if you can maintain traction turf damage is greatly reduced.