Thorny problem - need ideas

The problem I anticipate is that the thorns will puncture the front tires (and the tubes), and when I repair the tube, the puncture will be so small I"ll go crazy trying to find it - and then the next day I"ll have another puncture, and the day after that, etc, etc.

What ideas do you have to minimize the cactus problem? I"ll be glad to answer any questions on this.

Where are you moving to in Colorado? What is the "gnarly ground cover plant"? I grew up in a sandy area of NE Colorado, one tip for you, be careful what you tear up. We had pastures that the simple fact that there was a cow trail going over the crest of the hill caused a "blow out" (as we called it) where the wind would pull the sand out a little (or a lot) at a time, making a big hole, spreading every year...one was about 100 yards across and the height of the hill...once started, had to fight them for years to keep them from spreading (no hope of repairing...)there are some unique things about living in a desert environment, drop me an email if you want to chat.

or the slime or used steel belted truck tires.

I once took out some plum bushes with the loader on my H and I was fixing flats for six months. It was impossible to get the thorns out. They'd work their way through and poke a hole in the tube two months later.

It would have been a heck of a lot less aggravation if I'd just bought new tires when I was done.

Got any ideas for a source of steel wheels?

Thanks,
JC headed 4 CO