Alpine tractor talk

[marne]

Ballast filled tires may be worth a try. 

Edited December 27, 2020 by marne

[dumper]

Front linkage with weight what tyres are you running rubber composition and tread pattern has an effect 

[porky]

Have you tried lowering air pressures in the tyres ?

[MattyF]

I did have ours on water ballasted tyres and it was pretty good for skidding even though they where turf tyres, didn’t have the trailer for it then though but recently have changed to wide agris and didn’t get them re ballasted which I regret but makes towing easier on lighter trucks but they are pretty limited on flat ground with the 3 tonne trailer, it won’t leave a mark loaded but struggles even empty up wet slopes, as you have found... but to be honest right now any machine you have won’t be going anywhere fast, it’s been a wet year ! I even had the valtra slipping side ways when loaded but not moving on slopes and every time it came to unload the trailer we where having to use an 8t tajfun to pull it back out of steep bits to empty.... been a hard year to work in woods but alpines in winter will struggle in greasy mud and as soon as you have broken the crust forget it!

[IronMike]

Nifty little set up Matty 👍🏻

[IronMike]

On a side note, does anyone know of an alpine tractor and small winch operator in or near Otley? Got a job I’m involved in where it could be handy. Very steep banking that the Logbullet won’t get up, so was proposing felling everything down the hill, then dressing out and leaving in pole length. Wee tractor and winch would be ideal for the site. I only have 600kg pull on the LB so not near enough.

[lux]

Hi everyone. Thought it better to resurrect this thread rather than start a new one. 
 I have an agt 850 with a 3 ton trailer. I am actually a little disappointed with the towing performance going up hill. It has the power but I suppose due to the weight of the tractor VS the weight of the trailer it just goes in to a spin. Even on made up stony ground all 4 wheels are spinning. 
 Is there anything I can do to aid traction? I have seen some pictures on this thread of some models with extra wheels on the back. Would extra wheels and wheel weights make much difference? Thanks, 
John

Wheel weights. Water filled tires. Forestry chains would be a massive plus in the wet stuff.

[Johnpl315]

Thanks for the replies. Reassuring to hear I am not the only one struggling I will have a play with the tire pressure and look at getting some wheel weights

[josharb87]

Chains make a huge difference!

[Johnpl315]

Where would I get chains to fit an alpine tractor?