I am purchasing a BX2370 with 60" mower and front end loader but stuck on tire choice.
We have a 5 acre lot. About an acre is the woods and won't be going in there with the mower. The rest of the property is flat for 1+ acre, slope for 1+ acre, flat for a bit less than an acre (then the woods). The slope is probably 15 degrees... nothing crazy but definitely significant.
This is primarily a mower for the 2-3 acres of flat-slope-flat. I'd suspect 80% of the time. In the winter, it will plow a flat ~100 foot paved driveway (using loader, not ideal but I'll make it work). We have another gravel ~300 foot gravel driveway leading to a shed that's on a 10-20 degree slope at times.
The above makes me think getting turfs will work best. They should be better in the snow and certainly better on the grass. However, my fears are the following:
1. We do have a lot of slope to mow. Are R4 / industrial tires better on slopes?
2. We do get some moist ground surrounding oak trees in our immediate back yard. It's flat so until trees soak up the water, it can be wet with nowhere for the water to go at first. I suppose not bothering with this until it's dry is best bet anyhow?
3. More wet ground at the bottom flat section of our yard. It can get quite wet but we are working to grade the property and fix the flooding stream that causes this... which brings me to:
4. Front End Loader work - we will be trying to grade the property a bit to help with water issue. This will mean dirt and, likely, mud. I have a feeling even R4 tires will have trouble. However, it's a one time thing. Once it's fixed it won't be wet and we won't be dealing with dirt/mud other then:
5. Gardening. I plan to put some terraces into the sloped section of the yard to garden. So, again, this might cause traction issues for all but R1 / agriculture tires.
However... despite #4 and #5, this is a mower first and foremost.
Do I go with turfs still? The Terra Grip Rubber Chains look interesting. I don't want to use metal chains which will ruin our driveway and garage. However, will rubber chains be adequate to give traction in dirt and mud with turfs?
If we get R4s, I have a feeling they still will struggle in dirt and mud and we might need chains anyhow... and they will also struggle in snow, again, unless we use chains. I can cut grooves into the lugs for snow, but what do I gain with R4s that turfs + rubber chains won't give me?
Any and all advice helpful. Thanks!
We have a 5 acre lot. About an acre is the woods and won't be going in there with the mower. The rest of the property is flat for 1+ acre, slope for 1+ acre, flat for a bit less than an acre (then the woods). The slope is probably 15 degrees... nothing crazy but definitely significant.
This is primarily a mower for the 2-3 acres of flat-slope-flat. I'd suspect 80% of the time. In the winter, it will plow a flat ~100 foot paved driveway (using loader, not ideal but I'll make it work). We have another gravel ~300 foot gravel driveway leading to a shed that's on a 10-20 degree slope at times.
The above makes me think getting turfs will work best. They should be better in the snow and certainly better on the grass. However, my fears are the following:
1. We do have a lot of slope to mow. Are R4 / industrial tires better on slopes?
2. We do get some moist ground surrounding oak trees in our immediate back yard. It's flat so until trees soak up the water, it can be wet with nowhere for the water to go at first. I suppose not bothering with this until it's dry is best bet anyhow?
3. More wet ground at the bottom flat section of our yard. It can get quite wet but we are working to grade the property and fix the flooding stream that causes this... which brings me to:
4. Front End Loader work - we will be trying to grade the property a bit to help with water issue. This will mean dirt and, likely, mud. I have a feeling even R4 tires will have trouble. However, it's a one time thing. Once it's fixed it won't be wet and we won't be dealing with dirt/mud other then:
5. Gardening. I plan to put some terraces into the sloped section of the yard to garden. So, again, this might cause traction issues for all but R1 / agriculture tires.
However... despite #4 and #5, this is a mower first and foremost.
Do I go with turfs still? The Terra Grip Rubber Chains look interesting. I don't want to use metal chains which will ruin our driveway and garage. However, will rubber chains be adequate to give traction in dirt and mud with turfs?
If we get R4s, I have a feeling they still will struggle in dirt and mud and we might need chains anyhow... and they will also struggle in snow, again, unless we use chains. I can cut grooves into the lugs for snow, but what do I gain with R4s that turfs + rubber chains won't give me?
Any and all advice helpful. Thanks!
