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Old 09-23-2015, 09:07 PM
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Default Tri rib vs. Snow
so here in the northeast winter will be here soon enough,that being said i have a couple of tractors needing front tires soon. question is how well do the tri ribs work plowing snow? right now i have turf tires on the front and they do a decent job. any input would be appreciated,Roger
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Old 09-23-2015, 09:11 PM
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I had tri ribs on my 122 and it was great in the snow, I plan to put them one my other tractors when I get the funds
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I have two 125's. One has narrow front tires and the other wide front tires. The narrow work much better in the snow so I would surmise tri ribs would be even better.
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Tri ribs on Dad's Farmall H work great too.

I know, a bit different tractor, but I digress. They leave a super nice look on snow too.
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I have both narrow tri ribs and narrow ags on the front of some of my snow duty cubs. They are real cutters in the snow. I don't really notice much of a difference between the ags and the tri-ribs in the snow, but the ags seem to do better in the ice as far as steering the cub, though I am not quite for sure why.....maybe the directional "V" in the tread design.

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i kinda thought that they would steer better in the snow then turfs much the way ag,s do on the rear.
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Save your money and use what you have,I never use them for winter doodies.But they do look cool.
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I have both narrow tri ribs and narrow ags on the front of some of my snow duty cubs. They are real cutters in the snow. I don't really notice much of a difference between the ags and the tri-ribs in the snow, but the ags seem to do better in the ice as far as steering the cub, though I am not quite for sure why.....maybe the directional "V" in the tread design.

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The ags have more traction because the v pattern presents more edges as it rotates vs a tri rib. Some principal as why snow tires have more siping than reg tires, more edges=more ice traction.

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I've got the Firestone tri-ribs on my 1650 and they work great in the winter plowing snow... And real well in the grass mowing season.
I was always under the impression that ags on a non pull front should be turned around backwards to get the best performance.
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