I'm doing an increasing amount of work on the hard stuff, mostly concrete paving. This is proving a little hard on the front tyres especially, but also the rear tyres. With the loader they'll only wear faster. I'm probably getting a couple 100 hours out of a pair on the front.
I'm about to upgrade to some more heavy duty rims and bearings on the front, and also to a larger size, so now is a good time to change the tyre type too.
I still go offroad too, so I'll be keeping the AGs on the rear. 2WD tractor, so I can have a different tyre on the front.
I'm assuming turf tyres are softer rubber than say R1? The R1 tread is a little bumpy ride though, and not much surface area for traction. R4 I can imagine is a happy medium, but there isn't anything happy about the price of R4s, about 2x the price of the R1s, which are a little more expensive than turfs.
Any thoughts on tread type, ideas to minimize wear?
Thanks
I'm about to upgrade to some more heavy duty rims and bearings on the front, and also to a larger size, so now is a good time to change the tyre type too.
I still go offroad too, so I'll be keeping the AGs on the rear. 2WD tractor, so I can have a different tyre on the front.
I'm assuming turf tyres are softer rubber than say R1? The R1 tread is a little bumpy ride though, and not much surface area for traction. R4 I can imagine is a happy medium, but there isn't anything happy about the price of R4s, about 2x the price of the R1s, which are a little more expensive than turfs.
Any thoughts on tread type, ideas to minimize wear?
Thanks