Tires

[jtrosp1980 89]

Does anyone know if these tires would fit a raider 10 on the front tires 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

First off a 6pl rating is quite high, and will cause a bumpy ride

second off, I think they are to small for the 5" wide rim

Correction: they are to narrow for your rim

I would at least go 5.5 or 6 wide not 4.80

stock was 5.5 as stated by tractordata, on mine, they were 6.5

Edited December 7, 2021 by Maxwell-8

[jtrosp1980 89]

What is the size I should be looking for and rating 🤔 

Edited December 7, 2021 by jtrosp1980

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

1 minute ago, jtrosp1980 said:

What is the size I should be looking for 

-16x5.5-8

-16x6-8

-16x6.5-8

are all solid options

 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

preferably 2PR (plyrating)

[jtrosp1980 89]

I have looked long and hard on what a replacement would be I have went to lots of web sites with really no luck 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

1 minute ago, jtrosp1980 said:

I have looked long and hard on what a replacement would be I have went to lots of web sites with really no luck 

Hard to help out from this side on the pond

but maybe: Same brand as originally.

https://www.amazon.com/Carlisle-Turf-Saver-Lawn-Garden/dp/B005O5XRTW/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=16x6-8%2Btire%2Btri%2Brib&qid=1638898993&sr=8-13&th=1

 

What size do you currently have on?

[jtrosp1980 89]

I know they don't make a 16×5.5-8

[jtrosp1980 89]

They are the original ones 16×5.5×8

Edited December 7, 2021 by jtrosp1980

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

I have 16x6.5-8 on mine. the rims are 5" wide, so you can't go below that. 

 

Probably other members have an different input, so let's wait for them to join.

[8ntruck 7,395]

The width of a rim is measured between the surfaces that hold the tire, not the overall outside to outside width of the rim.  

 

Rim flanges are generally in the neighborhood of 1/2".  So, if you measured the overall width of a 5.5" rim, it would be close to 6.5".

[Achto 28,806]

2 hours ago, jtrosp1980 said:

They are the original ones 16×5.5×8

 

What year is your Raider?? Early models had a front rim that was more narrow but still ran the 16-5.50-8 tire. These are 4.00 - 8's on the front of my '68 Raider.

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

3 minutes ago, Achto said:

What year is your Raider??

His is 1970

[jtrosp1980 89]

It's 70

[killroy 35]

2 ply tires are junk in my opinion. Even pine needles will puncture them. I always go with the heavier ply tires. I don't like flats 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by killroy

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

11 minutes ago, killroy said:

2 ply tires are junk in my opinion. Even pine needles will puncture them. I always go with the heavier ply tires. I don't like flats 

 

quality tires are important, chinese junk tires are indeed very know to puncture, like on wheel barrows. 

I have 3 Wheel Horses all original tires, all 2 plys, not a single one has ever been punctured.

but they are USA made tires. 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by Maxwell-8

[Lee1977 7,044]

8 hours ago, jtrosp1980 said:

What is the size I should be looking for and rating 🤔 

Those 6 plys will steer a lot easer and you won't notice much difference in the ride.if any. I have 6 ply 16x 6.50x 8 on my C-120/180 I would never put less then 4 plys on any of my Wheel Horses.

Did I say I hate 2 ply tires. The 6 plys will roll right over things that will cause the 2 plys to fold up. 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Lee1977

[jtrosp1980 89]

Ok thanks 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

10 hours ago, Lee1977 said:

Those 6 plys will steer a lot easer and you won't notice much difference in the ride.if any. I have 6 ply 16x 6.50x 8 on my C-120/180 I would never put less then 4 plys on any of my Wheel Horses.

Did I say I hate 2 ply tires. The 6 plys will roll right over things that will cause the 2 plys to fold up. 

The one Horse I had with 6ply, the tires had 0 air in them. still looked like their was 25psi in them

 

I ordered some atv tires, which are always  6ply. These days ply-rating stands for weight capacity, and not the amount of "ply's" used.

 

What tire pressure do you use?

Edited December 8, 2021 by Maxwell-8

[lynnmor 7,577]

I use rubber tire chains on my 520H with a 44" snow thrower.  Today I swapped out the squared off four ply turfs with the original two ply rounder turf tires.  After taking a beating for several years from the stiff tires, I am done with using the rubber chains with stiff tires.  I had to hold the speed way down to save the tractor, cab and the fillings in my teeth.

[Lee1977 7,044]

 

2 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

The one Horse I had with 6ply, the tires had 0 air in them. still looked like their was 25psi in them

 

I ordered some atv tires, which are always  6ply. These days ply-rating stands for weight capacity, and not the amount of "ply's" used.

 

What tire pressure do you use?

The 6 plys if I can feel it move in a little with the back of my hand  it's the way I like them.  Don't have a air gage that will check below 10 lbs.  As for chains I don't need them, snow is usually gone in a couple of days.

All the rear tires on my Wheel Horses are 4 ply.  

 

[jtrosp1980 89]

What I would like to do is stay with the original but trying to find them not dry rotten and cracked has been a nightmare I'm at the point of giving up and get something 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

We are getting a bit finnicky maybe.

I would just go for a 16x6.50-8 that you feel comfortable with.

Higher ply's tend to be a bit more expensive. 

 

1 hour ago, jtrosp1980 said:

What I would like to do is stay with the original but trying to find them not dry rotten and cracked has been a nightmare I'm at the point of giving up and get something 

 

[Snoopy11 5,717]

I would like to add to @Maxwell-8's point here...

 

As well as a rough ride... higher ply ratings will make the tires MUCH harder to put on and take off...

 

Lower ply ratings will make them much more pliable. 

 

Don