rrex4361 - 2/23/2019 09:51 Does anyone have experiance with the Nokian Industrial snow tire on a Compact tractor for snow removal?? I hear the preferred tire options to obtain maximum traction and positive control during snow removal in urban areas, with compacted snow and ice is Turf tires with and with out chains..? I would try them out for myself however they are 2.8 times more expensive to simply try and not like it.. I like what I see on the Nokian Youtube video.. https://youtu.be/uSarjbGfQn4 however it is being compared to R1 Ag tires.. they dont mention a comparison to R4 industrials or Turf Tires.. My fear is that while the video is effective in proving traction and control in compacted snow and ice compared to a R1 tire, is superior. I feel that if the video compared the nokian to the turf tires it would show similar results thus many people would just purchase the turf tires over the Nokians which again are almost 3 times the price of standard turf tires.. They will work better then what you have now . . . . the other consideration is weight. That compact tractor likely isn't weighted properly and even if it were, it'll still not perform like a 30,000 loader or 35,000 motor grader. The Nokian tires have softer rubber compounds and heavy sipe's that all more bit while trying to grip. When the tire squats, the sipes open up more and allow more biting gripping actions. There are other Tire manufactures that make the same tread pattern as the Nokian's. Michelin does, as does Alliance and then there's a Asian knock off too. We had a full set of Michelin sno-plus's on the loader. One tire split on the inside sidewall (15yrs old tires). Nokian were $500 cheaper then the Michelin. We got 2 for on the back of the loader. They seem to grip very well. I did get stuck once yesterday, on a very steep inslope of the ditch . .. It was Ice layered heavy grass . . . .. . no tire would work there, only Iron/Chains. But as far as backing out of inslope (while pushing up snow banks), they both Grip very well (road was snowpacked and not quit icey). Alliance pic'd below Edit to add: You may want to consider screw in studs. They would work great and not take too many in each tire either. 
Edited by iseedit 2/23/2019 13:33
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Nokian Snow Tires
