rode along with a friend to look at a tractor,the rear tires were described as having "stubble damage",when we seen them omg they were scrap,he has hay,corn,oats,wheat.it seems like you can walk thru those crops barefoot and not hurt your feet,so my question is how in the world can those crops ruin a pair of tires ???
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Texasmark1
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My opinion, as I too can walk my fields, is when a field gets grown over with brush/timber, in my area it's Cedars (Juniper cousins) potential problems can arise. Brush-bush Hogging leaves the trunk, with it's possibly sharp edges sticking out of the ground, the larger diameter the bigger the hazard, the height of the mower blade.
Heavy tractor, low ply rating, low air pressure and I can see a candidate for stubble damage. Then again I have seen the same situation whereby the blades shred the trunks and even though the bottom half is still attached to the roots, the protruding part is split and shredded which would not cause damage to tires.
Heavy tractor, low ply rating, low air pressure and I can see a candidate for stubble damage. Then again I have seen the same situation whereby the blades shred the trunks and even though the bottom half is still attached to the roots, the protruding part is split and shredded which would not cause damage to tires.
fixerupper
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Its not the GMO roundup, it's the BT crops that are healthier and stronger, leaving a stiffer stubble. Most BT crops are also GMO or Roundup ready so I guess we could include Roundup in the mix. Bean stubble has always been the worst tire eater in my country but with chopping corn heads and stronger stalks corn stubble can now do it in short order also.
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On my FIL's combine there is a band of stubble damage on each tire where it lines up with the rows. Some tires are more resistant to this damage than others but it will still occur.
Any of the crops you mention can leave sharp, rigid stubble, especially if cut low to the ground. (Corn would probably only do this if cut with a chopping header, though.) If you're walking barefoot behind the combine you must not be bringing your feet straight down on top of the stubble like the way the tire contacts it or you wouldn't be saying that it doesn't hurt your feet!
Any of the crops you mention can leave sharp, rigid stubble, especially if cut low to the ground. (Corn would probably only do this if cut with a chopping header, though.) If you're walking barefoot behind the combine you must not be bringing your feet straight down on top of the stubble like the way the tire contacts it or you wouldn't be saying that it doesn't hurt your feet!
A lithe bit different, but I ended up getting 4 stitches put in my middle finger years ago after picking up a wagon tongue on a hay wagon parked in the oat stubble next to the hay field. Onefof the stems was between my hand and the tongue, hurt a lot. Sliced into 3 fingers and my palm, but only the middle finger needed stitches.
Donovan from Wisconsin
Donovan from Wisconsin
A lithe bit different, but I ended up getting 4 stitches put in my middle finger years ago after picking up a wagon tongue on a hay wagon parked in the oat stubble next to the hay field. Onefof the stems was between my hand and the tongue, hurt a lot. Sliced into 3 fingers and my palm, but only the middle finger needed stitches.
Donovan from Wisconsin
Donovan from Wisconsin
Years ago my wife got a new oldsmobile van. On here first trip to the field at dinner time she pulled into the field and a piece of bean stubble went through the sidewall. Did the same thing last year in my 2014 Silverado. That was a 200 dollar tire. The tires are 10 ply,but the side walls are only about 2.
caterpillar guy
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I've seen stubble punched tires from way before roundup ready crops were available. Tires on equipment running all summer in wheat will get that in one year of harvest season.
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