Anyone ever use these tires?

[Hick]

4 hours ago, Chris727 said:

@Hick, I looked at WalMart's site and can't find them for $73/pr. They are priced at $49 each + Tax.  

@Chris727What size are you looking for?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Deestone-D405-23-8-50-12-93A3/323709963

 

Edited January 12, 2020 by Hick

[Chris727]

Duplicate listing, different picture and item number, different price. 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Deestone-D405-23X8-50-12-C-6PR/234611272?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227304045822&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=380615739098&wl4=aud-430887228898:pla-812598106229&wl5=9022963&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=234611272&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgMrKyvP85gIVrf_jBx1wvwhoEAQYAiABEgLtEfD_BwE

That is a crazy cheap price for tires this size. The last time I got tires for 12" rims that cheap, was through a wholesale tire distributor at work and since then their prices have skyrocketed, even for off-brands.  I may have to buy some of these. 

 

[Hick]

@Chris727, ya gotta watch Walmart on-line; many times you are not buying from Walmart, but a 3rd-party vendor and the prices are all over the place! My brother has caught some charging way over retail! I guess those vendors are playing on those who don't shop around and think, "It's Walmart, so it's gotta be cheaper."
This was a 3rd party vendor, but was also returnable to Walmart. 

Edited January 12, 2020 by Hick

[Hick]

Project today: Put dualies on the Dozer tractor. Got the tires on the wheels Saturday (what a battle). Today I bought the 2" wide strap steel to make the spacer rings. Took the steel to A & D Welding where Steve curled them into nice rings. Then on home to bolt things up. Four carriage bolts through the two wheels to mount the duals.

Looks good so far. When the snow melts and the soil dries, I'll be able to play with it.
Dozer is 52" wide, duals are 50 1/2" overall width. I was thinking they would be the width of the dozer. When they came out narrower, even by using the 2" strap, I discovered that what I had been measuring to as the center of the tractor (the fuel filler), wasn't! 

Yeah, I know, it's a Deere, but this can be done with any tractor that uses these  kind of wheels, which is pretty much all of them.

Edited January 13, 2020 by Hick

[JohnFornaro]

Just as a driveby comment:  The price of the tires has something to do with the country they are manufactured in.

[Hick]

10 hours ago, JohnFornaro said:

Just as a driveby comment:  The price of the tires has something to do with the country they are manufactured in.

True, but for some reason, these from Walmart were priced about 75% lower than other websites. Not complaining; I'll take every break I can!

 

[OrangeMetalGuy]

I have Nankang lug tires on my 716H used for snow duty.  I run chains but would love to get a better tire with deeper lugs to eliminate the chains.    Those Carlisle's look like they might do the job.

[RAC]

Here's a late addition to this string. Bought a set of "Air-loc" 23-10.5x12 bars from Morrow Tire this week. $124 for the pair + 36 shipping FedEx. Goodyear left, Air-loc center, Carlisle Right. Measured bar width Good Year 9 inches, Air-loc and Carlisle 10. Air-loc stands just a shade higher than both.

Lower pic is mounted on my cat-0 3-point tractor. They are a 6 ply rating. That pic is inflated to 14 psi (tiller probably weighs 400+ lbs)

Edited May 16, 2020 by RAC

[gwiseman]

2 hours ago, RAC said:

Here's a late addition to this string. Bought a set of "Air-loc" 23-10.5x12 bars from Morrow Tire this week. $124 for the pair + 36 shipping FedEx. Goodyear left, Air-loc center, Carlisle Right. Measured bar width Good Year 9 inches, Air-loc and Carlisle 10. Air-loc stands just a shade higher than both.

Lower pic is mounted on my cat-0 3-point tractor. They are a 6 ply rating. That pic is inflated to 14 psi (tiller probably weighs 400+ lbs)

If Morrow Tire from Slater, MO - a really good place to buy bar tires. First set I bought from them I picked up on site. They've pumped out lots of gt tires over the years. 

[Hick]

On 4/5/2020 at 1:09 PM, OrangeMetalGuy said:

I have Nankang lug tires on my 716H used for snow duty.  I run chains but would love to get a better tire with deeper lugs to eliminate the chains.    Those Carlisle's look like they might do the job.

Deeper lugs will help in loose snow, but with packed snow & ice you'll still need chains.

[Chris727]

I may have to try those air-locs. I can get them through a distributor I deal with at work. 

[RAC]

Tilled garden with them this morning. So far so good.