I have one tractor (1811) with the Nanco ag tires. Weights. Filled.
I have one (782) with Trupower ags. Weights. Filled.
I have one (149) with older Goodyear ags. Weights.

I have a set of turf tires. Filled. Have had these on/off all of them at different times (usually with chains).

I put chains on some/all of these in the winter.

I live in the 'suburbs', albeit heavily wooded (about 3 acres), and hilly, and lots of granite rock.

The problem I have with Turfs is that they dont grab aggressively enough and I end up spinning. Putting chains on helps, but if I hit a wet spot the chains load up quick in the mud. My drive is asphalt. Chains can just spin against the asphalt. Then in the summer, if I am pulling a load of wood up a hill and hit a sizeable rock again the chains just slip against the rocks.

So summer the ags work better (and ride smoother) than the chains.

Sometimes in the winter I put chains on the ags. This helps a lot when a layer of ice under the snow - the ags cut through the snow just fine but then hit that icy layer against the asphalt and spin on the ice. With some chains over them it seems to give a little more bite. These have worked better for me than turfs with chains.

In winter if light snow where I can get it cleared with the blade to expose asphalt, the ags are good. When it gets icy underneath the chains go on.

Ags for me. And chains to help with that icy underlayer. The turfs with chains just sit there.

Just my unscientific experience which may not make any sense and I may change my mind at some point in the future.

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JBREWER.
Looks like you built the me aerator as I did!

It came with the tractor and it was a beast! I ended up selling it to Duke (METHOS). He and Allen and I met for lunch. I wanted a plug type.

I know the Cat 0 lift didn't blink at that aerator empty, but I'm not sure it would have picked it up full of water :bigeyes:

I may sell the 782D. It's a nice tractor with front hydro ports and the Cat 0 but more than I need to mow with.

Mine is plenty heavy empty.
Sure works good for seeding prep work.
We have 9 more rows of graves to do yet, filling in the sunken pathways.

Perfect for that purpose....combination slitter/roller.

Nice cub there too!

AG Tire Preferences
 

What about the classic Firestone snow tires? I have a set for my 127 (being restored) and I've never tried them myself, but I've seen garden tractors plowing with these, usually with chains, and they moved right along. My only question about these are the rim size; a 5" rim is specified and the narrowest rim (at least for a 127) is 7". Still, they seemed to work well, and I think they look pretty good. In my experience, a narrower tire will do better in the snow than a wide one, because the wide tire tends to ride on top of the snow, while the narrow tire digs down into the snow, i.e., there's more pressure on a smaller contact patch.

That's not a snow tire. That's a reproduction of the turf tire that came on the original Cub Cadet and other garden tractors of the era. You can put them on a 127. Just get a set of 5" rims.

A few of you using wheel weights here so I guess I will ask this now.
Anyone ever try to bolt the weight to the inside of the rim for appearance purposes?
seems like it might work but I have never seen it done :bigthink:

It will work as long as you have the internal brake rear axle.. I've never done it but I know i have seen a picture somewhere

I dont think you could on an older IH Cub Cadet because the hubs are secured from the inside and the brakes are probably in the way.

JD, Jacobson, older MTD... and several others have hubs that are secured on the outside of the hub with keys or 'C' clips or a single center nut so you install the wheels and inside weights onto the hub before putting it on the tractor, but you need weights with center holes that are large enoungh to fit around the hubs... not all are... not sure if the IH are.

On snow removal tractors I like to put the weights inside and hubcaps on the outside so that the wheels dont get full of snow that will later melt in the shop on my dirt floor.