Bob: As i recall, some of those first rubber tires were not great either, however they were smooth. I just recently looked at a photo of my dad's W4, must have been taken around 49-50, given the size of the 3 young lads on the tractor. W4 was a 42, worked on steel until after the war. In the photo I notice the rear tires are getting rather bald. It's in vintage photos, and at that time the tires would had about 5 years use, and no asphalt.
Jump ahead 30 years and my 1066 after 9,000 hours on duals, had more tread remaining than those W4 tires in the photo. I'll almost bet the W4 had more rubber per hp on the ground than 1066.
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