Skids on a hay bob

[Jasper]

Got a bit of hay to make on some land away from home but every time I get there usually got a flat tyre on the hay bob . Thinking of making some skids instead of wheels . Am I wasting my time ?

 

[Wombat]

Probably, have you got the correct spec ply tyres. Dad had a habit of just getting barrow style tires for ours which punctured like nothing. When we put much higher ply tyres on the punctures have reduced to one a year

 

[Chae1]

Got a bit of hay to make on some land away from home but every time I get there usually got a flat tyre on the hay bob . Thinking of making some skids instead of wheels . Am I wasting my time ?

Think some new pottingers run on skids now. So not a crazy idea.

 

[Jasper]

Probably, have you got the correct spec ply tyres. Dad had a habit of just getting barrow style tires for ours which punctured like nothing. When we put much higher ply tyres on the punctures have reduced to one a year

I’ll have a look but there is a lot of blackthorn and I think that’s half the trouble

 

[KB6930]

Foam fill the tyres

 

[Jasper]

Foam fill the tyres

I suppose I could but I’ve got enough bits and pieces lying about to make the skids . Can you use expanding foam ?

 

[Levelsman]

Got a bit of hay to make on some land away from home but every time I get there usually got a flat tyre on the hay bob . Thinking of making some skids instead of wheels . Am I wasting my time ?

Vicon used to make one that ran on saucer shaped skids - google Speeder 300

 

[Jasper]

Vicon used to make one that ran on saucer shaped skids - google Speeder 300

Right thanks I’ve got some old drum mower saucers that I was thinking of using

 

[Tonym]

Had a Lely Gemini years ago Was on steel wheels that were never any problem except they rattled but would skid round corners without pushing the tyre off the rim. Upgraded to haybob and wished It was on them too.

 

[Timbo]

The wheels "make" the haybob track off-set behind the tractor when in work so, skids wont work.

 

[KB6930]

Skids will wear out eventually. But yes no reason why it won't work .

Trouble with expanding foam is getting the right amount in too much will probably rip the tyre .

Just stick some OKO type gunge in them to seal any punctures

 

[Dave W]

The wheels "make" the haybob track off-set behind the tractor when in work so, skids wont work.

This.
It won’t pull in a a straight line

 

[Devil's advocate]

Skids will wear out eventually. But yes no reason why it won't work .

Trouble with expanding foam is getting the right amount in too much will probably rip the tyre .

Just stick some OKO type gunge in them to seal any punctures

Lely Hay zips were rubbish, but no puntures they ran on resilitant tyres. Maybe that's why hay zips shook themselves to death

 

[X344chap]

This.
It won’t pull in a a straight line

You would think so - but no the vicon speeders pull just fine with skids - and no wrecked tines after a puncture.

 

[Lazy Sod]

Put OKO in the tyres.

 

[michael N123]

Surely foam filled tyres won’t do as much damage as skids

 

[X344chap]

Surely foam filled tyres won’t do as much damage as skids

Ive used both haybobs and vicon speeder and cant see any evidence of damage with either. What kind of damage would you expect?

 

[Lazy Eric]

Vicon used to make one that ran on saucer shaped skids - google Speeder 300

Vicon RC 300 had 2

 

[Kidds]

Are you sure you didn't mean tracks?