My Cat 248 came with the traditional construction lug tire, Galaxy brand. They were good new but started to lose traction pretty quick after 1/2 wear. I squeezed 1000 hours out of them but they were smooth when I replaced them.
I do snow removal and wasn't real impressed with the traction in snow with the construction tires. This surprised me because I had plowed with a farm tractor with Ag tread and it was just about unstoppable.
With the two issues I listed I decided to try something different. I tried the
Solideal Lifemaster SKZ which more resembles an aggressive truck tire tread. While I lost a little bit of performance in sticky mud (the cleats clog) I gained better traction in snow. In my operation I can't really work in muddy conditions anyway so it wasn't a big compromise.
This tread does less damage to turf, though you must still make K turns to avoid tearing the grass. I've got 600 hours on them and I'd guess I've got 75% to 85% tread left so they are going to last quite a bit longer.
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