Barred Ag Tires vs. Just Chains

[Antiquated 3]

For the purpose of pushing snow...would I be better off just putting some chains on my turf tires or switching over to aggressive ag tires without chains? And assuming one offers better snow traction over the other, how much better? Or are they pretty close in effectiveness?

[4xfourfun 30]

What surfce are you pushing on? I have really good luck with chains, they give me tons of traction(even in deep snow) but I do leave a fair amount of marks on asphalt & concrete. Most recently I've just been using bar tires and weights year round for convenience, but our snows haven't been very icey lately either.

[Forest Road 594]

No contest! Chains on turf tires give better traction in snow, ice, mud, etc than any other tire. They will tear up asphalt driveways and scratch concrete. If you have either Id suggest rubber tire chains.

[mattd860 162]

Ag tires for dry ground or light mud. Turf with chains for everything else. 

[bowtieguy 334]

Unless the snow is more than 4/5",(seldom in MO) I never install chains....a C series tractor is heavy enough to get plenty of traction on your driveway..(depending on how much lead is in the rear end of the driver of course!!)...call me if you want a set of chains.

[Tankman 3,523]

Turf tires with chains. Always worked.

If needed, and seldom are, wheel weights.

I'm plowin' over modified stone till today. Put down 4-5" of millings. We'll see how the plowing goes this coming winter.

PS. Grandson doesn't care either way as long as he's ridin'!

[KC9KAS 4,744]

No contest! Chains on turf tires give better traction in snow, ice, mud, etc than any other tire. They will tear up asphalt driveways and scratch concrete. If you have either Id suggest rubber tire chains.

I totally agree.

[bean 85]

its been my experience that chains will give better traction in just about any situation, including gardening. the down side is the damage they will do  to your drive and also turf,

for that reason, I use ags and weights in a swampy lot that we have because the ags sort of float along and do little damage. weights and chains would absolutely shred it