Tire and Wheel Help for LTX 1050

[Scott]

I don't know lawn tractor wheels and tires very well and want to know my options for increasing deck height. I have 20x10.00-8 on the rear and 15x6.00-6 on the front.

Are larger tires the only option or are there also other wheels that will fit? I would love to gain about 2" minimum (but more would be great) in cutting height. What size tires will fit my existing wheels? And also what size larger wheel and tire combinations might work? And never flat would be nice. These constantly go flat and they are new last year.

Thank you.

[ironman]

To gain two inches of height vertically you would have to increase your tire diameters by 4 inches.
I doubt that anything that big will fit under your fender pan in the rear,
and in the front it will affect your steering.
Back to the drawing board.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by ironman

To gain two inches of height vertically you would have to increase your tire diameters by 4 inches.
I doubt that anything that big will fit under your fender pan in the rear,
and in the front it will affect your steering.
Back to the drawing board.

It could easily handle 2" at the top and it wouldn't effect the steering geometry.

[ironman]

I didn't mean geometry, I mean what will the tire hit when turned full right/left.
And mower deck is under the pan in the rear.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by ironman

I didn't mean geometry, I mean what will the tire hit when turned full right/left.
And mower deck is under the pan in the rear.

Gotcha. You're right. I'm standing here looking at it and the height to the rear fenders and in the front would not be problems but the bottom back edge of the mower deck would need to have part of the gutter removed (it would take about 2 to 3 inches in diameter increase but not 4). Ideally I would have a tractor with a tow mower or maybe a commercial zero turn but for now I am trying to make do with this.