[AT] tread design

[charlie hill]

I said earlier I had never seen the diamond pattern tires.  I didn't realize 
we were talking about turf tires.  I see them all the time but traction is 
not the reason for them in any direction including sideways.  Their purpose 
is floatation and, as Ken says, to reduce tearing up the ground.

Charlie

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From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 12:51 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] tread design

> Dad's New Holland 970 combine had diamond pattern tires on it (in eastern
> Montana). Not a sidehill model but it had those tires. I used to see a lot
> of tractors on golf courses in AZ with those diamond tires. They don't 
> tear
> up the landscape as much. They were used on the drive wheels. Now they use
> the ZTR mowers a lot and you don't see much for tractors anymore.
>
> Ken in AZ
>
> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 5:07 AM, charlie hill 
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I don't remember ever seeing those John.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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>> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 7:35 AM
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>> Subject: [AT] tread design
>>
>> > Got to thinking about tire tread design on my last post about sidehill
>> > combines. Back in the 70's and maybe 80's I remember seeing
>> advertisements
>> > for Ford tractors with diamond style tread tires. Can't remember if 
>> > they
>> > were on the front and back or just the front. I never saw another brand
>> > use that style of tread. These were big tractors--100+ hp. What was the
>> > reasoning for using that style of tire?
>> >
>> > John Hall
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