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.