AG's or Chains in the mudd ?

[Boney 0]

Just out of curiosity. I have AG's and have never tried chains. To those that have tried both which do you prefer in the mudd ? Thnx Herm

[UCD 14]

Both.

[Bunky 3]

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Originally posted by UCD
Both.

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I agree With UCD... They both help over Turfs

[Boney 0]

My mistake, guess I didnt word it correctly. Given a choice, you have two Identical tractors in every way except one has turfs with chains and the other has AG's on it. If you where going into the mud which one would you take, the Turfs/Chains or AG's ? I would set up a poll to make it easier but I dont know how. Thnx Sorry for the poor wording Herm

[UCD 14]

Put the chains on the tractor with Ag tires and go.

[john-holcomb 0]

I think the secret to mud is to have tires that clean out. When sticky mud makes your tire round and smooth then your done. I think the farmers out there will agree 45 degree Ags clean themselves out better than 23 degree Ag tires. I think chains will clog. Ags will clean. I know when we pull with the bigger tractors 45 degree Ags are the thing to have in sticky clay, anything less diagional just gums up. Try both and see. jw

[WITom 0]

Speaking from a large farm tractor standpoint, which should apply to the small ones as well - I've never seen nor heard of anyone putting chains on their tractors to help with mud. The trick is to run wide tires with deep lugs spaced well apart. Wide for flotation, deep lugs for traction, and spaced well apart to clean themselves out. Search the net for rice tires and find some pics - that is what you'll find.

[UCD 14]

Having been there done that I will go with the AG's with chains. Sugaring in the spring time first in 2' - 3' of snow then in 18" - 2' of mud A tractor with chains stands less chance of getting stuck than a tractor with just Ag's The definition of stuck is not being able to get out under your own power.

[ZippoVarga 75]

A friend of mine uses ags and chains on his B-80 and he says the chains move where the lugs on the ags dont and that between the two they do a good job of "slapping them selves clean". I have ags on all the large frame tractors and have not had mud issues except with my wider 23x10.5x12's. And those take a while to clean them selves off.