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Read articles →A working landscaper shares why he switched his John Deere 4052R to high-float turf tires (the kind used on golf courses) and whether they hold up in daily commercial use. The focus is specifically on ground disturbance in residential yards, with a direct comparison to his smaller 1025R. Short and narrow in scope, best for landscapers weighing turf tires on a mid-size utility tractor.
An owner-operator sharing practical impressions from daily commercial landscaping and snow removal work on his own equipment.
The tires do not make any impression, hardly at all, in the grass while driving, even on soft residential yards that get sprinkled daily.
The owner says the 4052R makes less of an imprint on residential yards than his 1025R, which eats up the yard even with less weight.
They are commonly used on golf courses and are fitted here to a 4052R used daily for landscaping and winter snow removal.
