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I'm in need of a 20x12.00-12NHS tire and/or tube. I have a cut on the outer tire and while its a series of holes, I'm not sure a tube will fix it. No one local seems to have the tube or the tire. My local dealership will have tubes in on Thursday, but I'm thinking the entire tire needs to be replaced.

So where do you go for tires???

Hello,

I've bought front tires for my Kubota BX2230 from Family Farm and Home and TSC. They are Chinese made (same manufacture from both stores) and haven't been happy with them. They started leaking air from the getty up.

Regards

Jeff

i get mine from tractor supply or northern tool

Carlisle if i can get them. Had good luck with Kenda and chen shin. Had bad luck with some of the ebay chinesium ones. Beads leaked no matter what even with bead sealer. Ususlly get tires from stens

I've also seen this website a lot, never used it but looks like they have quite a few different tires....


heres the link:


Riding Lawn Mower and Tractor Tires | TireBuyer.com ...www.tirebuyer.com › lawn

I found and ordered two tire and rim assemblies for $69.95 shipped to me: MowerPartsGroup (2) Hustler 20x12.00-10 Wheel Assemblies Fits Hustler Raptor SD 54" 60" 601349

Thought you looking for tires for 12" rims which are not available in 20" as far as I can find. Those are on 10" rims. Got to be some really cheap made Chinese tires and rims.

I was, but these are Carlisle tires and they're still 20" in diameter and 12" wide. The smaller rim means a taller profile on the sidewall and that should result in a softer ride. I'm all for a softer ride. I'm going to put a tube in the old tire and now I'll have two sets of rims and tires.

The 20x12.00-12 are hard to find, but they're out there. Anywhere from $70 to $170 per. That's car tire pricing. I'll let you know how the match up when I get them.

Those guys are very slow to ship, BTW. I still haven't seen the tires.

OK, don't follow my link. In a classic bait and switch, after almost a month, they sent me a pair of Rayban Sunglasses. Amex called and I should be getting my money back.

The Chairman said:

OK, don't follow my link. In a classic bait and switch, after almost a month, they sent me a pair of Rayban Sunglasses. Amex called and I should be getting my money back.

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The internet strikes again! Oh by the way i am 6' 4" tall and weigh 185lbs of solid muscle and own a yacht. It is on the internet it must be true. And i have a bridge i can sell you too. ?
Almost got hosed on ebay by less than honorable persons. Paypal to the rescue.

The Chairman said:

OK, don't follow my link. In a classic bait and switch, after almost a month, they sent me a pair of Rayban Sunglasses. Amex called and I should be getting my money back.

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lol what in the world

I got a pair of tires for $97 through ebay. They arrived this past Sunday, and I have a planter to paint this morning and I'll be changing mine.

All finished... Jacking the RR wheel, pulling it and taking the tire off took less than 10 minutes. That includes fully deflating the tube and rolling it up in case I should need it again. Putting the new tire was on took a couple of minutes. Something about virgin rubber, it just need a bit of coaxing to get it on. I find using lubricants while manually installing a tire is counter productive for me. I got out my trusty Ryobi inflator, pulled the Schrader valve insert, set the pressure, and turned it on. Such a loud device and I waited patiently, the pressure started to mount, but the bead didn't seat. Hmnnnn. The inflator popped off having reached it's pressure... and the bead still hasn't popped. Grrrrr. My permanent compressor hasn't been set up yet. It took far, far longer to get a small compressor set up than it did to change out the tire. But, it's done. Looks like a tire, too!

Looks like I have a leak in one of the small front tires. How do I figure out he exact tire info to buy a replacement?

Thanks.

Hustler27 said:

Looks like I have a leak in one of the small front tires. How do I figure out he exact tire info to buy a replacement?

Thanks.

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It should be on the side of the tire. Why not just repair it? It's not like you can have a blow out a mower speeds.

The Chairman said:

It should be on the side of the tire. Why not just repair it? It's not like you can have a blow out a mower speeds.

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I'll look on the side and see what I can find. Is there a tube (like on a bike???)

No they are all tubeless .
And yes you can get a tube to go in
It would be easy if you have Big Arnie as a friend, otherwise take it to a tyre shop & get them to skin their knuckles

Take it to a tire shop? It takes a lot less time for me to change a tire and/or insert a tube than to drive back and forth from a tire shop. That's not counting the time you have to wait for them to get to it. The secret is to make sure you get the bead into the drop zone of the rim. I do use real tire spoons to make it easier for me. I've seen peeps use flat head screwdrivers, but I like to use the right tool for the job.

Only tyre tool I don't have is one of the small wheel tyre changers. No one retails them down hee and repeated request to my wholesalers to stock them has fallen on deaf ears.
Got proper tyre levers in ail sizes from 4" ( push bike ) to 6' ( tractor ) but those 4" rims are a challenge and when levering them over the rim they regularly split unless they tyre is new and warm .
A dynamic removal is a lot better for the tyre & the rim than a static method using levers even with proper levers and proper tyre lube.

bertsmobile1 said:

A dynamic removal is a lot better for the tyre & the rim than a static method using levers even with proper levers and proper tyre lube.

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Easier, yes. Better? I guess that depends on the guy doing the work. I don't have any powered tire changers here, and I don't really need them. I worked for 15 years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber. Our pneumatic changers were great for 12" and bigger, but not the little stuff. That, we did by hand. With only a few units being sold every month and just as many flat repairs, it didn't make economical sense to own a smaller changer. I have even a smaller need here on the homestead, so I just do it by hand. It ain't so bad.

As for ripping beads, that's more a function of the operator than anything. I've seen guys rip new beads on a high end changer and yet, I can't recall ever ripping one myself. Personally, I've probably changed 3,000 tires and have probably a few hundred flat repairs. There were probably a hundred or so manual tire changes in all of that. I've even done split rims (big trucks) and double bladder race car tires. I can only remember ripping a bead once, and yes, that was an older tire. For me, it's all about time and I would spend far more time taking it elsewhere than just doing it myself.

I just got these in today. Size is close enough to the 20x12x10, and I think they’ll work out well, definitely more traction than the factory tires. $55 a piece.

They are aggressive looking.