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I put larger front tires on my craftsman pro and what a difference they work great ? went from 16x6.50-8 to 18x7.50-8 they raised the front up 11/4”

its probably messing with the cutting angle, being that its now almost 3 inches taller, probably shouldn't be to much of a difference but you might notice it cut a bit different.
manufactures usually put the certain very specific parts on it because its what best suited for the mowers needs, now you have altered that so you'll probably have to adjust the deck.

logert gogert said:

its probably messing with the cutting angle, being that its now almost 3 inches taller, probably shouldn't be to much of a difference but you might notice it cut a bit different.
manufactures usually put the certain very specific parts on it because its what best suited for the mowers needs, now you have altered that so you'll probably have to adjust the deck.

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It only lifted the front 1 1/4” so should not make much difference I have a 54” deck and not much lawn yet so pull this trailer around for now

Raybay said:

they raised the front up 11/4”

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but you said 11/4" wich is actually 2 3/4"........right?

logert gogert said:

but you said 11/4" wich is actually 2 3/4"........right?

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No i measured the front bumper with stock tires on and then measured after new tires on and it went up 1.25”

oh....oops thats my dumb self ?
btw welcome to the forum

That’s about right, what Logert doesn’t realize is that you added 2”, but that’s 1” on top and 1” on bottom. If you have the clearance to the frame, the only problem would be turning radius and easy.

Rivets said:

doesn’t realize is that you added 2”, but that’s 1” on top and 1” on bottom.

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yeah....i noticed that after awhile and i was like.." oohooohhhh, shoot, the rim goes in the middle, so that 2 inches is proportioned through out the height of the tire."
so once again thats my dumb self...sorry.
once again i didn't engage my brain before i spoke.
but don't worry rivets, I'm still trying.......slowly but surely.

Rivets said:

That’s about right, what Logert doesn’t realize is that you added 2”, but that’s 1” on top and 1” on bottom. If you have the clearance to the frame, the only problem would be turning radius and easy.

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The tires did not hit anywhere

Either way, you have altered the rake of the deck by lifting up the front end. This rake is important to air flow and cut quality. If a mower is typically designed to have the back of the deck 1/4 - 3/4" higher in the back and you raise your mower almost 2" in the front, it is certain that you have changed the performance of the mowing deck. I would suggest pulling out the manual and performing both a side to side and a front to back deck leveling. This will ensure that you maintain the desired deck rake.