Posted by jwal10 on August 30, 2009 at 08:26:50 from (71.222.2.13):
In Reply to: Re: BIG Tires posted by Hugh MacKay on August 28, 2009 at 16:53:01:
It all depends on lbs per square inch of ground contact, if the tractor weighs the same and on a hard surface, like a road, a wider tire spreads the weight if it can't dig in. Older tractors were built to dig in. If the tire and ballast weight makes the same pressure/sq. inch on the ground surface the wider tire will make more traction. 2 seperate issues. A tractor was made to pull a load the more weight the more traction. If only for show it makes no difference, does it?. Car tires have gotten bigger and wider and their weight has gotten less, tire componds have gotten stickier for more ground contact, even tractor tires, Air pressure makes a big difference, less air pressure and a tire has more ground contact....James
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