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Reckon I can put mud grips on my zero turn?

Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:52 am
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37723 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:52 am
It's obvious my yard is never going to dry out and the grass is going to keep growing. Which renders my bad arse 60" cutting commercial Gravely into a mud slinging, spinning out little bitch of sliding into a ditch piece of fairy shite. I need some traction. What would happen if I strapped something with tread on the back? Would it tear my yard to pieces or be like diving by zero or something? Or would it simply restore my Gravely's testicles and keep me from having to winch it out of every hint of moisture of planet Earth? Tia
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:55 am to
Had a grasshopper at the farm with mud grips. They looked like small four wheeler tires. Tore everything up to hell. Don't do it if you don't want ruts.

Maybe some little knobby tires would work without being as destructive.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 9:57 am
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37723 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:58 am to
Gotcha. I at least need some ATs. These snake bellies are killing me
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:00 am to
See if they make something like those contractor tires they put on yard tractors. That would help. Zero turns get stuck on wet pavement with slicks.

ETA: my driving habits may have been the primary cause of major ruts and crop circles everywhere, not necessarily the mud grips. It was a barn and pond bank with tractor ruts everywhere so nobody cared.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 10:02 am
Posted by geaux7122
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2011
238 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:18 am to
I have something similar to this on my Dixie chopper LINK.They keep me from sliding into ditches and don't run up the yard.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 10:19 am
Posted by Ice Cream Sammich
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
10110 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:30 am to
Pops had some fairly aggressive tires on his Grasshopper and it did okay. Granted, he was cutting 3 acres and cared more about not having tall grass than a golf course, but it wasnt terrible.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:35 am to
They make "all-terrain" tires for them, and also tires that basically look like Boggers. The bogger looking tires will make grooves in your yard, so look at the all terrain ones like posted above
Posted by hogdaddy
Krotz Springs
Member since Feb 2010
5153 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:47 am to
They make lawn mower tire chains. LINK
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:52 am to
I wonder if you sipped, the tires you have, if that would work.
Posted by Krypto
Denham Springs, LA
Member since Aug 2005
1476 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:04 am to
As wet as it is right now, it doesnt matter what tire you have. Gravely mowers are extremely heavy and will rut up a wet yard in a heart beat. Even my little Toro just sinks in this crap.
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
5992 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 11:11 am to
If I run through my Jack Russel's piss I spin my tires.


Posted by offshoretrash
Farmerville, La
Member since Aug 2008
10170 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:06 pm to
Mine is stuck out back right now. Grabbing a bite to eat then pulling it out.
Posted by animalcracker
Member since Oct 2010
1930 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:50 pm to
I can't tell you how many times I've had to pull mine out. the zd's are heavy 1700lbs without anyone on it.
Posted by sawmillsam
Member since Mar 2015
648 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 1:24 pm to
Think you'd tear up the grass pretty bad
Posted by FISH N TIGER
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2007
1165 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 2:18 pm to
I use Dixie Choppers in my lawn biz, they are for the most part lighter and cut wet grass as good or better then any mower i have tried.They have tractor like tires on them and leave no tracks just do not zero turn with them roll back first then turn around or they will dig a nice hole in the ground. lol
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