front tires
 

I am going to be needing a set of front tires for my 1650 and was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what to use it plows snow and mows in the summer. In the snow that we had today the front wheels didnt do much

I am interested in this topic as well, previous owner had 18x9.5-8 on the front. Hardly enough room to get turn and to get the deck under, and they will snow blade lift will not fit. I am courious on the other members thoughts between 4.80x4 or 16x6.5-8's?

The best turning-snow plowing-moldboard plowing tires I've used are 4-4.80x4 tri rib tires. I have 2 different styles:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...de/rib0408.jpg
If I want-need a front tire that will float on top of the ground such as tilling/landscaping I will use these:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s..._Dude/gen2.jpg
The generator is removed....only picture I had.

does any one know where to get these tires from

I got these from tuckertire on e/bay , and put them on the 5 1/4 inch front wheels with tubes or you can put them on narrow wheels .
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...8/100_1096.jpg

Whats the actual size difference in the 4.80x4x8 and the 16x6.5x8 . Seems like an odd number sequence . The rears follow suit with the 23x 8.50x8, 23x10.50x8 etc. It is overall diameter x width x rim size correct? What is the 4.80 x 4 ?

I just traded a guy for a set of tri ribs front tires on chrome rims pretty cool can not wait to try them on something. The wierdest thing the guy wanted to sell me a set of 26X12X12 tires with chrome rims. The problem was those rear tires were 5 ribs never seen anything like that in my life. The guy said oh he used them for asphalt dead weight pulling.

Uh ok----:bs:

Pops

I just got a set of 16-6.50-8 in these

Vredestein V61

http://www.vredesteintire.com/images/tires/V61.jpg

They are a deep 5 rib 6ply tire. Have great reviews from several Cubbers and JD guys alike. I'm putting them on my 1450.

There are a hand full of dealers that sell them.

Tire Place of Queens 718-894-8473

M.E. Miller Tire 800-621-1955

Premiere Tire 800-525-3031

These are the ones I know of.

I can't wait to get them mounted. So tired of the bald multi-rib tires on there now. Slide around mowing, pushing snow and really tired of having to air up one with a slow leak.

I am trying a set of these this year for steering tires. I tried them out in the yard and the turn great and don't tear the grass up. There carlisle x-trac . Had a hard time getting them in the 16x6.5-8 size.

4.8-4.00-8 are 2" -2.5" thinner than 16-6.5-8

The 6.5 is 6.5" wide. the 4.00 is 4" wide.

The 4.80 means 4.8" from bead seat to outside of tire.

4.8 + 4.8 + 8 = 17.6" supposedly. But the original 16-6.5-8 from my 124 are about an inch taller than the 4.80-4.00-8 that I stole off my little simplicity.
It could be because of ply difference...I don't know.

But the width is definitely 4.00"