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Why not remove the steel lugs and bolt on rubber strips?

Because I like lugs and still want to use them most of the time without spending half the day bolting them back on    I don't need traction when I am using the bands.

Road bands are an original option and much quicker to put on and take off and I like the look of them far better than rubber.

Diameter also doesn't change as much as you'd think as the lugs rarely go too far into the ground.

I took the lugs off my B Allis since I use it so much in my yard and used skid loader track for tread so I didn't have to bolt on rubber lugs. The rubber is fairly thick, but the tractor seems to sit low in the rear now.

Road bands also give a smoother ride on pavement than rubber lugs or rubber tread wrapped around a wheel. Not something I really care about though as I drive them with lugs most often.