Best Zero Turn Tires? These may be the best tires for your application!

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Күн бұрын

My turf saver tires were a major fail on my hillside. i found these, and took a chance on them. it was a great decision!
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@ilblues 19 күн бұрын

Thank you, Dave. You've convinced me! Up to a month ago, I was mowing 2.5 acres with a Cub Cadet 46" lawn tractor. Tired of taking a beating I bought got a zero turn. It's a better ride but slips since the property is sloped in 2 directions. Every pass is up or down hill. A pair of those tires were delivered today; the rims get here Thursday. I'm looking forward to checking them out. Looks like you have a lovely and serene piece of property. Again, thanks. Jack in Sequim

@repairsrule 19 күн бұрын

Thanks Jack! They work great for me. I hope they work just as well for you... (I'm confident that they will ;))

@ilblues Күн бұрын

@@repairsrule Hi Dave, I finally got the tires installed and spent half hour testing them out. I wasn't expecting the tread to balloon as much as they do - the Reapers are pretty flat. Still there's adequate clearance, better traction and ballooned tread gives it a softer ride. Your rim is marked 13psi - is that what you run them at? I went with 12 (same as the Reaper) and plan to back it off to 10. The yard is very rough and I'm hopeful of finding the sweet spot for the best ride - pushing 70 my back is begging for a la-z-boy on wheels! ;^)

@repairsrule Күн бұрын

@@ilblues Hey Jack! Yes, I run mine at 13 psi. I hope you find that sweet spot! Do you have suspension? When I added mine, it also made a huge difference. The installation is on another of my videos here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpx6h6xykpzNkqc.html

@ilblues Күн бұрын

@@repairsrule I bought a Bad Boy Maverick HD 60" machine in May - it comes with a suspension seat. It helps a lot over the Cub Cadet XT1 46" I was using. We're on the north foothills of the Olympic Mts - sloped in 2 directions, glacial till and clay with scrub grass, potholes and sloughing from runoff. Even with suspension in the frame and seat, it's still a rough ride in many places. Few places where it can go flat out on good ground. The tires do soften the ride - but I'm going to back them off to 10 and see if that's better.

@Tuonof 13 күн бұрын

Picked up a pair and tried them out today. Much much better on hills. My ego mower no longer slides down hills!

@repairsrule 13 күн бұрын

Great! They have worked out for me! Please remember to subscribe if you haven't already...

@jasonlowe3158 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Keep them coming!

@repairsrule 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! More on the way!

@TigerRagFishingTeam Ай бұрын

Haven't seen that tire before as I've been looking. Looks like a nice compromise. Thank you for sharing!

@repairsrule Ай бұрын

This tire has been working out great for me.. Thanks for your comment, i really appreciate it!

@rronmar 29 күн бұрын

Yea thats the one thing I don’t like about my zero, even when dry, it seems to lack traction on many turns. It has a big heavy 60” deck so it might also benefit from a little more rear weight… Thanks for the comparison.

@repairsrule 28 күн бұрын

Sure thing! These made a big difference for me. Thanks for watching...

@bobbubenik7414 Ай бұрын

I need 18x7.50-8. I can't find those online or any size Marastar. Could I used a similar size--i.e., 18x8.0-8?

@repairsrule Ай бұрын

Sure... that is only a 1/2" difference in width. This may help you... On a three-number system on lawn tires, the numbers are written as "13×6.50-6" or "thirteen six-fifty by six". The first number before the "x" is the tire's diameter in inches when inflated but not under load, the middle number between the "x" and the "-" is the tire's width in inches, and the last number is the rim's diameter in inches. For example, a tire with a size of "13×6.50-6" has a height of 13 inches, a width of 6.5 inches, and a rim size of 6 inches.

@daveharper5655 Ай бұрын

I have a question, how do the tires perform when you are sidehilling on a ditch? Also I would ask if there is a front tire that would improve sidehilling performance on a zero turn. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@repairsrule Ай бұрын

I believe these would help in any sidehill situation. The front tires are a different story... My Exmark uses a 13x6.50-6" front tire. The most aggressive I find in that size is a turf saver type of tread. The issue with that is the square shoulder design. Zero turn mowers use a round corner design. When turning with a zero turn, the rounded shoulder does no harm, where a square shoulder design would destroy the lawn. I understand the problem with sliding on sidehilling, but I believe the square shoulder design would be an issue. Probably causing some pre-mature wearing of your front bushings/bearings too. I've looked at them too. 🙊Here's the one I considered: amzn.to/3V36a3P

@rronmar 29 күн бұрын

Another thing to consider on side hill is that the front wheels, besides having slick round shoulder tires, are also on casters. So any slippage in the rear will also allow the front to fall off down hill as the casters rotate. Even a tire with traction on the fronts will still fall off due to castering wheels. I forget where I saw it, perhaps Bad Boy mowers, actually had a front steering lock option, engaged with a pedal or lever to lock out the casters rotation for supposedly easier/straighter side-hill mowing.

@repairsrule 28 күн бұрын

@@rronmar True... Thanks for commenting!

@username8171 Ай бұрын

If anyone is going to scrap their old tires, before doing that take a heated tire tread cutter, or just use an angle grinder and cut out some tread. The wider the spacing the more traction that can be had.

@repairsrule Ай бұрын

That's a good point! Thanks for your comment... Remember to Subscribe!