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Originally Posted by Red Dave
I agree. There are plenty of naysayers that claim Ag tires will tear up a lawn, but my experience is just the opposite. The turf tires on my 2180 tear up the grass whenever they spin, which is often on my hilly yard, the Ag tires on my 125 don't spin, they grip.
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I run Ag's On many Tractors, the condition have to be right, and You can tear up turf with them. Usually the Yard has to be wet or Moist and Not even spinning You Can damage turf with Garden tractor sized AG tires Compact tractor size & Bigger even in dry conditions You Can Damage the turf just do to the weight of the Machine
I Have AG's On the following Garden tractors
Cub Cadet
106
1450
2182
John Deere
112SF
140H3
Wheel Horse
416H
Haven't damaged the turf with any of them Yet
In the past I ran AG's On a 2WD JD X485 and the Only time I made Indentations In the Yard was the Ground was Moist, and I was mowing around tree rings. But within a few Days the Turf was Back to Normal. But if You ever do spin with and AG tire, You will see how Much Damage they Can do. But In Normal dry conditions, I Never Damaged My Yard with my Previous JD X485 with AG tires on, even with Hills.
I run ATV style tread Pattern tires (Heavy Duty All-Purpose) on 3 Tractors
Cub Cadet XT3 GSX
JD X748
JD GX335
People remember seeing the tread indentations of Larger Tractors and think these Lower weight Garden tractors will do that same damage even in good turf conditions. So the AG tires on a Garden tractor have sort of been given that same stigmatism