Mr Freedom
Member
Hello
I have a 2009 SW 110, on factory steels with Michelin xzl 7.5 tyres, which I've always been very happy with. However, last year I started a market garden and through the winter I need to pull a trailer (typically full of manure) through a muddy field on a non-trivial slope. The Michelins are quite worn now but still at least 1cm of tread, and I cannot get in and out of the field now, haven't done so for weeks. I'm familiar with the skinny v fat tyre theory, the mud seems too thick for skinnies to cut through and find something to grip, I don't think new skinnies would fair much better. Would much wider tyres help significantly? Presumably I'd need new rims, I could switch seasonally, but don't want to spend a lot of money if its not going to make much difference... Thanks for any thoughts.
I have a 2009 SW 110, on factory steels with Michelin xzl 7.5 tyres, which I've always been very happy with. However, last year I started a market garden and through the winter I need to pull a trailer (typically full of manure) through a muddy field on a non-trivial slope. The Michelins are quite worn now but still at least 1cm of tread, and I cannot get in and out of the field now, haven't done so for weeks. I'm familiar with the skinny v fat tyre theory, the mud seems too thick for skinnies to cut through and find something to grip, I don't think new skinnies would fair much better. Would much wider tyres help significantly? Presumably I'd need new rims, I could switch seasonally, but don't want to spend a lot of money if its not going to make much difference... Thanks for any thoughts.