I'm not so sure. I'm finding that Chen-Shin tires and Denman Farmhand R-2 tires look pretty much like the Tracmasters, just like Morrow was explaining about the Nanco and Deestone tires. I think Morrow was simply explaining that there are only a few molds for garden tractor ag tires and different manufacturers buy the molds and make their tires with them, just changing the brand stamp in the mold. Having had a little experience with a tire manufacturer (a friend owned a plant), I would imagine each manufacturer has his own rubber compound forumulation, so there might be some difference in the tires outside of the tread design, ie softer or harder rubber or ply rating. I couldn't say for sure, though.
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