I believe if you look at the tires again those pressures shown on them is MAX air pressure, 12-15 in rear and 18-20 in front always worked good for us.

 

Is there any reason I wouldn't want to be closer to Max air pressure? 12 seems really low....

 

it would make it a very hard ride, look at your car tires same thing there most show max of 50 or so, wouldn't want to ride in that car either. what purpose would runing more pressure in the tires serve? softer tire will get better traction if used in snow or on wet grass, the front tires on a snapper need to be kept up as it turns in a small radius and a soft tire will pop off the bead quite easly.

 

The tires fit many different applications. The 12 PSI setting is for "turf"applications,and disturbs the soil less.I have have to agree with Duffer 72,as to tubeless use,the low pressure makes leaks happen easier from hitting the tire against objects. That's why I use tubes.And I usually use more pressure since I'm not trying to win the "Yard of the month".

 

Does it make sense, then, to store a Snapper on end for the Winter?

(For the tires sake)

I've just been pulling the battery, running the gas out etc. but not up/ending it for storing.

 

no reason to stand on end unless you need the space.

 

I'm not real sure what makes these guys think this is good infomation.Case in point on presure;look at a small trailer tire,4.80x12,says 60 psi.Bought some & had them mount'em,guy put in 60psi.Thing looked like a golf ball,bouncing down the road!! Had I had a mower in it,I'd have left it in a tree somewhere.One has to use some common sense when doing stuff.So when I got home, let them boys down to 32psi,and all is well on the home front.:trink40:Course,that's just me.In your case,I run 12-15psi.in all my mower stuff

 

It's just your Government trying to protect you from yourself,all the codes and numbers are required.This is supposed to prevent you from over-inflating the tire and exploding it in your face.The actual operating pressure,is supplied by the equipment manufacturer,such as the owners manual,or the sticker on the door of your car.

 

The psi on the side wall is never the real tire pressure its what your manual says, in the case of cars and trucks its what's on the door jam tire spec sticker

 

Yea, well the recommended door jam pressure on my Tundra is 26 front, 29 rear. Ludicrous. At those pressures, it feels like I'm running on marshmellows. I run 48PSI front and 46 rear (50-55 if loaded). My tires are 65PSI max. Go figure.

For tractors, since the load is so variable with different implement configurations, tires should be inflated until you *just* get full contact across the width of the tread for a that specific configuration.

JayC

 

Bercomac recommends 15 psi in front and FIVE in the rears for snow blowing. More traction.

 

I run just a couple pounds less than the tire says on my riders and it does fine. Now my pickup is a whole other creature. I had odd wear on BFGs and BIG O tires with the manufacturer recomendation. Now with the new set on there, I run a constant 55psi (tire max) and didnt notice much of a difference in the ride while picking up mileage and much better wear pattern. 30k mile tires with 25k+ on them and still have more than 3/4 tread left. They're checked every other week with a Blue Point digital guage (Snapon). Lesser guages and tire shop/oil change shop guages are not to be trusted. Those can be up to 20psi off.

 

a) this is a 13 year old thread
b) go to snapper's website and download the operators manual for your machine. that will list what snapper suggests should be used for front and rear tire pressures.

 

Better yet!! Here on the Snapper Forum, there is a section that has a vast multitude of Snapper RER manuals. Link shown below. Or just go to the sticky section of the Snapper Forum main page. Listed as Snapper RER manuals. Click thru a few pages & presto the manuals will appear. Download what ya need.

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