Tractor tires in the mountains of Guam
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This was last Sunday, April 17th 2011. I ended up taking first place in the 38-40" tire class. I'm thinking of bringing these tires back to Colorado with me when I move this summer. They are very soft, and though they obviously work wonders in the mud, look to be effective in the rocks as well. We shall see...
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I did get stuck once, and when you get stuck with tractor tires, you get stuck:
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And this is what I looked like when I got out...The engine was on the whole time. Needless to say, they took some mud out of that right lane or everyone would have needed the track hoe:
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Rock isn't so forgiving 
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It was great until I got home and spent hours getting mud out of places in the vehicle it was never meant to be! I'm still getting it all off...
FJ809496TLC
80 series addict
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Yeah with my tires at 37.6" tall I guess I have little man's syndrome...
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Here's the first race I ever ran. I got stuck the next one then beat him on the third run. He got stuck on the first run:
![DSCN0936[1].webp](https://forum.ih8mud.com/attachments/dscn0936-1-webp.513710/ "DSCN0936[1].webp")
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Tapage
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any vid . ?
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Post #42 Tapage with the youtube link...
crushers
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okay, after almost a decade of wheeling 70 series with tractor tires, here is my view.
compared to ANY other tire these things kick serious ass. they suck on ice.
tractor tires do not do the damage the other mud tires do since you just idle through almost everything and if you do spin them then you head south REAL QUICK and learn not to do that again.
you can go down the road at 50 mph with them although not recommended.
they leave barely a foot print in the grass, to word it another way, you will crawl slowly through what other tires dig and chew to get through.
recent trip: https://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-upper-canada-land-cruisers/456250-ardbeg-3.html#post6555316
fun vid: (i have front and rear diff locks but the diffs were open for this vid) DSCN0379.mp4 video by VW_porkchop - Photobucket
compared to ANY other tire these things kick serious ass. they suck on ice.
tractor tires do not do the damage the other mud tires do since you just idle through almost everything and if you do spin them then you head south REAL QUICK and learn not to do that again.
you can go down the road at 50 mph with them although not recommended.
they leave barely a foot print in the grass, to word it another way, you will crawl slowly through what other tires dig and chew to get through.
recent trip: https://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-upper-canada-land-cruisers/456250-ardbeg-3.html#post6555316
fun vid: (i have front and rear diff locks but the diffs were open for this vid) DSCN0379.mp4 video by VW_porkchop - Photobucket
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Agreed crushers. Maybe sand or ice would pose problems, but even on rock, with some siping and grooving, I believe these tires would do very well. They have never let me down yet.
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actually, if you look at the vid posted you see how they work extremely well in a sand trench. the other trucks were running normal mud tires and they had to work to get through, i almost idled the length.
what i have found when running sand or loose pee gravel is steady momentum, now sand like what is found in Saudi would be a different story but here in Canada our sand (even when appearing to be dry) contains moisture. i also like to heavy foot through the loose stuff but if the forward momentum stops then i am off the throttle imediately. as Rusty said, each lug is about an inch tall and with 24 lugs on the tire, one full revolution of the tire in the right location will be almost a 2ft hole. now we know that with a 10" ground clearence to the diff you will never make a 2 ft hole but in a half revolution you can be high centered on the diff.
there is a technique to driving with ultra traction tires so as not to be stuck (badly) or to snap a birf like it was made of ice. i try to wheel in open front and rear as much as i can and use the lockers sparingly. this helps to prevent the serious stuck and it helps prevent the broken birf, snapped u/joint, snapped pinion situation. heavy foot couple with tractor tires can cause some serious grief but a light foot and the same tires and you can tiptoe through the terrain like a pro.
you look like you are enjoying your 80 and it looks knarly with those boots on, congrats
what i have found when running sand or loose pee gravel is steady momentum, now sand like what is found in Saudi would be a different story but here in Canada our sand (even when appearing to be dry) contains moisture. i also like to heavy foot through the loose stuff but if the forward momentum stops then i am off the throttle imediately. as Rusty said, each lug is about an inch tall and with 24 lugs on the tire, one full revolution of the tire in the right location will be almost a 2ft hole. now we know that with a 10" ground clearence to the diff you will never make a 2 ft hole but in a half revolution you can be high centered on the diff.
there is a technique to driving with ultra traction tires so as not to be stuck (badly) or to snap a birf like it was made of ice. i try to wheel in open front and rear as much as i can and use the lockers sparingly. this helps to prevent the serious stuck and it helps prevent the broken birf, snapped u/joint, snapped pinion situation. heavy foot couple with tractor tires can cause some serious grief but a light foot and the same tires and you can tiptoe through the terrain like a pro.
you look like you are enjoying your 80 and it looks knarly with those boots on, congrats
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More excellent points crushers! It is amazing how easily they walk through stuff with very little use of the skinny pedal. The sand I was talking about is acutal sand dunes in a desert environment like the Sahara. I don't see myself ever driving in that type of terrain where I'm headed.
These tires will dig a hole fast, and like you said, they require a specific driving style that usually has much less impact on axle shafts, ring and pinions, etc, if applied correctly. I'm also still running open diffs so that helps take some pressure off as well. I saw in the video you had the front tires reversed. Did this setup seem to maximize traction? It has been recommended by others as well...
These tires will dig a hole fast, and like you said, they require a specific driving style that usually has much less impact on axle shafts, ring and pinions, etc, if applied correctly. I'm also still running open diffs so that helps take some pressure off as well. I saw in the video you had the front tires reversed. Did this setup seem to maximize traction? It has been recommended by others as well...
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an old Rover boy was wheeling in his off road park west of Edmonton and i was watching him perform against much bigger trucks.
he was wheeling an old 88 landy with a 4 banger engine and he would putt putt into the mud pits right beside these huge big money rigs, stop, ask them if they needed a tug and putt putt back out to give them the tug they needed to continue.
later in the day him and i were chatting and i mentioned that if he ever wanted to sell those tires i would be seriously interested. he let me take his landy for a putt in his park and i never looked back.
he said the secret to these tires were to run the front ones backwards since the 'V' now pushes the mud and allows the front to float instead of dig plus when in reverse you now had the 'V' pushing you for traction. damn smart bloke that one.
later i bought the tires and a whole new wheeling world opened up for me.
sometimes us old farts are worth listening to...
he was wheeling an old 88 landy with a 4 banger engine and he would putt putt into the mud pits right beside these huge big money rigs, stop, ask them if they needed a tug and putt putt back out to give them the tug they needed to continue.later in the day him and i were chatting and i mentioned that if he ever wanted to sell those tires i would be seriously interested. he let me take his landy for a putt in his park and i never looked back.
he said the secret to these tires were to run the front ones backwards since the 'V' now pushes the mud and allows the front to float instead of dig plus when in reverse you now had the 'V' pushing you for traction. damn smart bloke that one.
later i bought the tires and a whole new wheeling world opened up for me.
sometimes us old farts are worth listening to...
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Good stuff crushers. I'll try it next time I'm out man.
