Rear tires for mud?

[1811woody]

Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam

Rather than voicing an opinion about which ag tire is best, my questions would be:

Is an ag tire going to be any better than a chained, loaded, weighted, turf tire for this kind of work?

If the muck is still wet, will you going to get traction with any type of tire?

Are you cleaning silt from a concrete/asphalt/gravel surface or from grass/yard/dirt?

Scraping wet silt from a hard surface will be slick as "heck" no matter what. Almost like being on ice.

Good points!! I'm cleaning it from all of the above except concrete, its thickest on the gravel and then the grass. I know from my off road mudding days a tire designed for the mud needs to be self cleaning and have a aggressive tread. I think maybe the ultimate answer would be a open tread with a lot of weight AND chains to help dig and find traction in the semisolid surface under the muck and hope for the best ?? When I get my new gopro I'll post some action shots.

[drcjv]

I have a 1572 with turfs, chains, weights and filled. I also have a 1772 with ags, weights and filled. Every year we go to plow day. Most years there is quite a bit of mud. Every year the turfs and chains have out performed the ags. In fact I have pulled the 17 out of the mud many times with the 15. I have found the best traction is when I over inflate the tires to tighten the chains. I am a lot heavier than my son who is usually on the 17 (150lbs) so I have switched several times but the results are the same. Turfs and chains better. Over the years I have compared them on different surfaces and conditions. I have found the Turfs were always equal to or better than the ags.

[DoubleO7]

Originally Posted by 1811woody

Good points!! I'm cleaning it from all of the above except concrete, its thickest on the gravel and then the grass. I know from my off road mudding days a tire designed for the mud needs to be self cleaning and have a aggressive tread. I think maybe the ultimate answer would be a open tread with a lot of weight AND chains to help dig and find traction in the semisolid surface under the muck and hope for the best ?? When I get my new gopro I'll post some action shots.

Plus tall and skinny to cut thru the mud and get to the traction stuff. But if your dragging axles, etc. your not going far.

check these out:

26x10-12 6 ply 33/32" tread 27lbs $79
26x12-12 6 ply 33/32" tread 33lbs $90
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