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Bill Mc

09-18-2000 21:05:04




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I am going to buy new rear tires,My TO20 is going to be used for finish mowing and snow removel.I like the turf for mowing but I am told they are useless in the snow and wet grass. I've also been told that 45 degree bar tires (old style )work good in snow and are not too agresive for grass.Turf cost $300/tire bar cost $200/tire. What would you do??Thanks

Bill Mc




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Billy

09-20-2000 18:30:52




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
Hey Bill, Some weekend when you have the time, get the wife to take off the rear lug type tires, dismount them, turn them inside out and remount them. Viola, (thats french, I think It's pronounced Wa-La) instant golf course tires any man would be proud of. I'd try it with mine, but my wife carries a gun. Here's hoping yours doesn't.



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Bill Mc

09-20-2000 19:17:35




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 Re: Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Billy, 09-20-2000 18:30:52  
Hey Bill I can't even get my wife to drive the fergy (she said it's too big)I love the way my wife interprets size 8>)

Bill Mc



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Bill Mc

09-20-2000 18:00:52




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
Thanks for the input guys. I've decided to buy the turf tires and new rims, I am going to keep the old tires and rims for the snow.The deciding factor was price, I found a local tire dealer and saved $150 bucks!!Thanks again

Bill Mc



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george OH

09-20-2000 17:59:33




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
I have loaded bar tread tires on my TO-20. They work great for plowing snow, but they tear the crap out of grass, especially if you are making tight turns. I think turf tires for snow removal would be a big disappointment. I don't know the cost but a compromise might be turf tires with chains for snow plowing. You probably can get just fine without loading the tires. Every year I debate whether I should take the loading out because driving around the yard makes ruts and tears up the sod, but then I start plowing my garden and decide to leave the tires alone. I have seen some less agressive bar tread tires that were marketed for landscaping and "estate" tractors by the local Kubota dealer. The bar treads where wider than a regular Ag tread, and straight across the tire, not angled. They looked like a cross between an Ag tread and a turf tire. That might make a good tire for what your looking for, I have never actually talked to anyone that used this style of tire to see how well they actually worked.

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CHRIS-MF35

09-19-2000 17:18:41




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
i have 14.9X24 bar on my 35. they are filled and only tear up grass if you lock one brake while turning. i mow about 8 acres every week or so. do not own a lawn mower.



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Evan MacDonald

09-19-2000 07:27:58




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
I'd go with both if you're going to be doing alot of mowing, but, a wide set of regular tires might work well, I haven't used the 45 degree tires in a long time, always use Firestone 23 degree tires, back in the 80's we started using them on our forestry equipment when we started using flotation tires. We found they gave the most traction with the least soil disturbance. I have a set of 12.4/28 Firestone Field & Road tires on my TO 35, and it doesn't sink too bad, but if I was using it regularly for finish mowing, I would definatley get a set of turf tires, or at least a wider set of regular tires. The 23 degree tires will tear up the ground less than a set of 45 degree tires, but they are nothing compared to a turf tire for working on soft soil.
Good Luck
Evan MacDonald

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Mike

09-19-2000 04:16:50




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 Re: bar vs turf tires in reply to Bill Mc, 09-18-2000 21:05:04  
Bill, I suggest you buy both and change over each season. Sounds like you know the plus and minus of both tire types. Given that pick up another pair of rims and change them. Oh, yeah that does add another $150 to the cost plus fluid for the rib set and the work involved. You might do some more tire shopping. I put new rear tires on my TO 20 this past June, $150 each, rims @ $75 each. Still cheaper than another small mower. good luck Mike

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