Rear tires with more traction

[hillybilly]

Long story short, the yard and mower are in WV and I'm currently 120 miles away. We had a lot of rain up here and sometimes I can't mow it when it should be mowed. Then it gets tall and takes a lot of dry sunny days to dry it out of which we don’t have.

 

[Skippydiesel]

Long story short, the yard and mower are in WV and I'm currently 120 miles away. We had a lot of rain up here and sometimes I can't mow it when it should be mowed. Then it gets tall and takes a lot of dry sunny days to dry it out of which we don’t have.

Fair enough.

I am not a big fan of my next suggestion, as it has negative implications;

You could try additional weights/ballast or even water in the tyres (best with tubes). Added weight will increase traction but also increase fuel consumption, wear on transmission and reduce the suspension/shock absorbing effect of tyre wall flex.

Big favourite of mine, is the automatic lawn mower, otherwise known as grazing animals (not the most politically correct suggestion for a Lawn Mower Forum). Your horse loving neighbours may be interested in assisting you with this. Reduced fuel consumption, no traction issues - you would have to put up with a less manicured look and horse tend to brows on some shrubs.