Traction in dirt

[carlsbarn2 7]

Which would have more traction for dirt moving ,large 26x12x12 tires or dual wheels with 23x10.50x12 inside and 23x8.50x12 outside.All tires are Tru power lug type.

[Doubletrouble 10]

This is just my opinion but I would think the single tires would be better with some wheel weights or some kind of weights added to the rear of the tractor for traction. With duals your weight is spread across 4 tires instead of just 2 so each tire carries less load which means less grip.

[CasualObserver 3,411]

"Traction" is a tricky thing. It's a balance between the tractor and the conditions. Personally I'd go with duals and add weight to make up the pounds to the ground difference. Duals will give you better floatation, more surface contact and more stability, but you'll be putting more rubber on the ground, which means the weight of the tractor is spread out more and creates a larger but softer footprint. Adding weight will help offset that. By having a wider stance and more ground contact, especially in soft conditions like dirt, means you have less of a chance of stopping motion if you lose traction in one spot. If you go with the single tire and you get to spinning, you can get dug in pretty quickly. Spreading that out over a larger footprint decreases that risk.....as long as you add weight.

[wallfish 18,226]

I used dual 10.5 AGs when I was leveling my backyard and it worked very well for traction in the loose dirt. I did add extra weight too.

I don't know if there was too much weight or too much leverage from the duals or a combination of both but the 1 1/8 axle snapped at the deepest part of the woodruff key hole.

[SAM58 30]

I used duel 10.5 AGs when I was leveling my backyard and it worked very well for traction in the loose dirt. I did add extra weight too.

I don't know if there was too much weight or too much leverage from the duels or a combination of both but the 1 1/8 axle snapped at the deepest part of the woodruff key hole.

Like Walfish said...

Under heavy load conditions the duals will give you problems, I would go with the 23 x 10.5 x 12's with weights.

My .02

:dunno:

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,277]

Back when I ran dual Ag's my inner ones were filled with fluid and the outer ones had just air. I think any weight on the outer wheel is askin for a snapped axle.

Just my opinion.

Mike..........

[Ken B 3,189]

I've used single ags with good results. If you have neither and you have a set of chains, throw them on, they work great also.

[gcole 36]

I think the 23x10.5 tru powers will perform well I know this summer I cleared a place on the edge of my forest and the only thing that stopped me was forgotten blocks of wood wedged in holes

[Retired Wrencher 5,836]

:dunno: A good set of Ag tires should do the trick.

[carlsbarn2 7]

I choose to keep my 10.5x23x12 ags on with 8.50x23x12 ags on outside duel.( my 23x10.50s are soft foam filled approx. 80 lbs. per wheel.I am running less pressure on outside and after using blade today,Im very satisfied.No other weight on tractor.( C-175 )

[boatman 3]

:wh: Hi there,

I have a 416-8 with ag tires I use only for working in garden.I have 50lbs of weight on

each tire and it does great. I use a mold board plow and also use a disc with a spring tooth

hooked on behind disc and never have any trouble pulling them. With the duals the outside

wheel puts alot of extra pres on axle and bearing. duals are ok if you need stabilaztion

or floatation but without alot of extra weight added, you'll have less lbs per square inch and

less traction. :dunno:

[CRE1992 135]

My vote = Tru Power 23x10.50x12 No duals.

[chevrat68 19]

The only thing a skinny tire works well in is snow to cut down to something sold.