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I was wondering that, I have seen a few tractors on with tyres the 'wrong' way round, always assumed that there is a reason for it.

 

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Extra grip when going backwards im guessing :confused1: Dont know for sure tho

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b101uk explained it one night, very clever, so i will do it and not pretend i knew why.

Tyres facing forward get 100% possible traction, but when you reverse each tyre only gets 70%, so thats 400% forward 280% backwards. so if you turn the back ones the other way around, you get 340% in both directions. So therefore better traction in both directions. How cool is that.:thumbup1:

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b101uk explained it one night, very clever, so i will do it and not pretend i knew why.

Tyres facing forward get 100% possible traction, but when you reverse each tyre only gets 70%, so thats 400% forward 280% backwards. so if you turn the back ones the other way around, you get 340% in both directions. So therefore better traction in both directions. How cool is that.:thumbup1:

 

Although its better to turn the set that will be under the most weight, which on my tractor would be the front set (when reversing up a hill) or using the loader. In the days before telehandlers you used to see a lot of tractors with front loaders and with the back tyres on backwards for reversing out of muck heaps.

 

TBH I like the 400% forwards at the mo as I want maximum grip when digging the bucket into the logpile, however when towing off road the tractor is noticably worse going backwards so if I get a timber trailer I will turn the front tyres.:001_smile:

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ballasted tyres are great until you get a puncture and have to take the tyre off, better way to go is hub mounted weights.

it`s ok to just fill with air but you never get round to ballasting them up agian and you use lots of aanti frezze.

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