Tire Recommendations for steep, snowy, mud

[Alrashid2 438]

@ebinmaine I totally understand and appreciate your feedback! Gosh, I read such conflicting info on here (even on older posts discussing similar topics) so that's why I ask you guys, the experts!

Not disagreeing with you at all, but had read some posts on this forum saying that the ribbed tires do great at steering in the snow. Ugh!

 

Do you think a turf saver would perform better than the ribbed one above? Maybe I should find a Carlisle All Trail style one for the front too? 

 

I am 100% sure that even the Carlisle All Trail will not perform as well as chains in the snow and mud. I just need new tires soon anyway so want to try these first, and see if theyre any better than what I have. I only get stuck once in a great while, and even then once I get past a certain problem spot, a few feet ahead I'm back to moving on these old Turf Savers. So just wanted to see if these All Trail tires would be just better enough to be good enough for me.

 

Can I ask, what purpose do the ribbed tires serve then? Just grass and fields? Are Turf Savers better in Snow and Mud for turning than Ribbed? 

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,437]

Maybe go with a tire for a walk behind snow-blower up front? I have these on mine. 
 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 76,887]

13 minutes ago, Alrashid2 said:

@ebinmaine I totally understand and appreciate your feedback! Gosh, I read such conflicting info on here (even on older posts discussing similar topics) so that's why I ask you guys, the experts!

Not disagreeing with you at all, but had read some posts on this forum saying that the ribbed tires do great at steering in the snow. Ugh!

 

 

I'd lean towards the "conflict" being different life situations.  

Some folks can use minimal weights and no chains to plow snow. Others need a heavier machine with aggressive chains. 

Some have flat ground. Others live on a mountainside. 

Some have winter that's a week long. Others have literally 6 months cold weather.  

 

 

13 minutes ago, Alrashid2 said:

 

Do you think a turf saver would perform better than the ribbed one above? Maybe I should find a Carlisle All Trail style one for the front too? 

 

 

For the fronts I'd highly recommend the ones @Sparky posted.

 

 

[wallfish 18,955]

18 minutes ago, Alrashid2 said:

read some posts on this forum saying that the ribbed tires do great at steering in the snow. Ugh!

TRI-RIB tires. Much different than the wide slick type tires you posted.

Edited Wednesday at 04:25 PM by wallfish

[kpinnc 16,802]

1 hour ago, Alrashid2 said:

ribbed tires do great at steering in the snow. Ugh!

 

@wallfish beat me to it!

 

Sadly, there are tri-rib tires and rib tires... Not the same thing. 

 

We don't have much snow here, but soft wet snow is worlds apart from the crunchy stuff. Firestone ribs (maybe Deestone too) are good for soft stuff, but you have to improvise when it freezes like a skating rink. Probably the bicycle chain around the tire trick for that stuff. 

 

Just my $.02... 

 

1 hour ago, Sparky said:

I have these on mine. 

 

Those snowblower tires look to be good for alot of conditions. Definitely worth checking out. I've been eyeing a set myself...

Edited Wednesday at 05:31 PM by kpinnc

[Alrashid2 438]

Thanks all! The snowblower tires look good but aren't they designed specifically for snow? I use my tractor maybe 4 hours a year in the snow, while I'm using it 30+ hours a year in mud and dirt. I didn't think snowblower tires would be ideal for that. 

 

And can I ask, what makes Tri-Rib good in the snow and dirt that normal Rib tires don't have? 

[ebinmaine 76,887]

1 minute ago, Alrashid2 said:

Thanks all! The snowblower tires look good but aren't they designed specifically for snow? I use my tractor maybe 4 hours a year in the snow, while I'm using it 30+ hours a year in mud and dirt. I didn't think snowblower tires would be ideal for that. 

 

Trina uses these year round on her Military Tribute Tractor, Millie. 

 

Traction is excellent.  

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Alrashid2 said:

 

And can I ask, what makes Tri-Rib good in the snow and dirt that normal Rib tires don't have? 

 

IMHO  - "good in snow" is a stretch.  

 

That said, the tri ribs have a raised center bead. It cuts into ground surface FAR better than a standard turf tire. 

 

[Alrashid2 438]

I'm willing to give them a shot then if I can find some for the right price!

 

I'll admit, I'm googling Snow Blower tires and not finding any in the size of 15x6.00-6 for my 6" rims. Assuming you guys got a close size that's different? 

[Alrashid2 438]

Ok, made the call today. Decided I'd go with a slightly more aggressive Turf Saver for the front. Found these Antegos for a good price! Still Turf Savers, but a bit more aggressive, still cheap, and I'm also thinking of another thing: my old tires are so old they are dry rotted and cracked (running tubes). I bet, even with Turf Savers, the fresh rubber will grip a lot better than the old, hardened rubber. We'll see!

 

https://antegowheels.com/products/antego-tire-15x6-00-6-4-ply-turf-tires-for-lawn-garden-set-of-two-atw-003?srsltid=AfmBOooHltPXfUHCJl2xzDItsRxv4AUs9uXcoy0i31FvQy4CvdP9aDZi

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:11 PM by Alrashid2

[Brockport Bill 2,194]

  i am not tire expert - nor have the experience of so many here -- unclear if these multiple needs of plowing and the trail driving are in the same season???

 

however, had you thought of having 2 sets of rims/tires to flip if the use is for two different seasons? 

[TonyToro Jr. 2,266]

4 hours ago, Sparky said:

Maybe go with a tire for a walk behind snow-blower up front? I have these on mine. 
 

 

 

 

 

(Just finished reading the thread and saw what you made a decision on looks to be some decent tread tires!)

Edited Wednesday at 08:48 PM by TonyToro Jr.

[Alrashid2 438]

Thanks guys for all the help! I'll surely report back when I get them on and when I test them

 

Looks like theyll be delivered early next week. In the meantime I'll get the tractor jacked up and get the rims and wheel weights off... Probably drop them all off at my guy's shop on Mon or Tue, and hopefully pickup by next Fri!

[8ntruck 8,538]

On 1/28/2026 at 11:13 AM, Sparky said:

Maybe go with a tire for a walk behind snow-blower up front? I have these on mine. 

 

 

 

Maybe a little off subject here and kind of nit picky - trivia, actually. 

 

I wonder if those tires would work a tad bit better if you swapped them right for left?  As they are running in the picture, the self cleaning 'V' direction of the tread favors a powered application (snowthrower).  Since the are now steering tires being driven by forward motion of the tractor, if the 'V' pattern on the tires was the other way, they might work better?

 

I'd guess that 'working better' in this case would be a very small amount of 'better'.

[Alrashid2 438]

THE CARLISLES ARE IN! Wow, they are beefy! Cannot wait to try these out.

 

The front tires are supposed to be delivered Sat. My shop opens Mon but not sure if I can drop off during their hours or not... If so I bet I get the wheels back by next Fri and can test out!

 

Ps: looks like I can't upload photos because my "attachments are full". If I go into my attachments and delete them all, will that delete them from my original posts/replies too?

Edited 6 hours ago by Alrashid2

[702854boy 430]

I don't know about the deleting part but I do know that if you become a supporter, you have unlimited attatchment storage and that also helps keep the lights on here.

[Alrashid2 438]

21 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

I don't know about the deleting part but I do know that if you become a supporter, you have unlimited attatchment storage and that also helps keep the lights on here.

Ah, that's why this didn't seem familiar... I was a member, I guess it lapsed. Just bought a 2 year!! Thanks!

[Alrashid2 438]

Yikes, heads up to anyone reading this... I had deleted about half of my attachments to make space for new ones. It deleted the photos from my original posts! 

 

Super bummed about that, wish there were a warning or explanation before I had done that... I guess if someone reaches out and finds a post and wants to see the pics I can try to dig them up on my computer

 

Unless anyone knows how to recover deleted attachments ??

[Handy Don 15,692]

1 minute ago, Alrashid2 said:

Yikes, heads up to anyone reading this... I had deleted about half of my attachments to make space for new ones. It deleted the photos from my original posts! 

 

As an FYI, in simple terms the system stores the pictures in an “images” database and then puts references to them (links of sorts) into the post so that when the post is displayed, the picture is included. If the software allowed it, one could conceivably view their photo archive while creating a new post and link an existing picture.