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Creek Jenkins 
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:44am |
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My C tires have been living on borrowed time. Finally gave up, they were pretty badly weathered, way past due for new ones. I use it for mowing pastures with a Sunmastr belly mower.
I found Carlisle tires, 11.2-24 for $225 each but have no idea if they are any good. Anyone have experience? I imagine tubes will be about $40 each plus the mounting puts me at around $600. I hate to spend too much on the old girl, she runs great and has done a good job for me for 10 years, so I do owe her decent tires at least.
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grinder220
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 12:49pm |
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They make great tires for the garden tractors,no clue on anything bigger.
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Creek Jenkins
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 1:47pm |
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I looked up the tires on my Polaris ranger and realize they are Carlisle as well. Haven’t had great luck with them I ran over a dead branch and put a 1 inch piece of wood through one of the front tires a couple weeks ago had to replace the tire.
I’ll have to look around at what else is available.
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BEK
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 3:36pm |
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I had a new pair of their three rib front tires on one of my tractors. No complaints.
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Alberta Phil
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 3:48pm |
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I've got Carlisle tires on my heavy equipment trailer. Been on there for a few years now and only problems have been a couple of flats due to nail punctures and my local tire ship fixed them both times,---no charge.
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 8:16pm |
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I have a set of 18.4-34 bias tires on my Ford 7610 and have been pleased thus far. Probably one of the best bang for your buck tires out there (BKT used to top that list but they are more than Carlisle tires now here). They are a little softer than the old firestone SATs which set the bar for tread life, but seem to be wearing very well even with a lot of roading around the farm.
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 8:18pm |
I should note these tires are 5 or 6 years old now (maybe a little more) and are not showing any signs of dry rotting and the tractor spends a lot of time outside (working on building another shed when I hit the lottery  ) Hurst
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garden_guy
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 8:25pm |
First time I got Carlisles was for the new tires on the old grain drill (yellow rims):
They seem to be holding up well. I think they're a 1 or 3 rib tractor front tire anyway.
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 8:58pm |
I put them on the front of a MH 20 and they cracked with in a year.
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GARY(OH/IN)
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Posted: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:54pm |
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I have had decent luck with Carlisle on my 16' landscaping trailers. Have had flat but that's the kind of places I pull through. Landfills, unfamiliar properties with tall weeds and honey locust groves.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 4:35am |
With rear tractor tires, I like to buy them new, mount them on a set of spare rims, and let them age a coupla years, in a dark spot, then mount them on the tractor. Something about doing them this way lets them harden up, so they aren't as soft, when you go to use them... 
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nella(Pa)
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 5:32am |
I have had decent luck with Carlisle also, need a 18.4 x 34 now. 
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 9:27am |
What I found is that they make their tires "undersized"!--I found this true on my big trailer, the 8 x 14.5 of other brands stand a good inch or two taller than the Carlisles do!----unless you do all 6 the same they won't match and I need all the rubber I can get under to run the 21,000 gvw rating of the trailer. I have some on small equipment, and same deal,--they don't match the height! --- just something to check before buying! ---I too have seen some of their tires go to pot very quickly.
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 9:34am |
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I sold a lot of Carlisle tires for tractors your size. If you can wait till fall, put them on and put your tractor away for the winter. They will harden up over the winter. They worked very well for us.
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 9:39am |
Carlisle seemed to be the "go to" for any size trailer tires years ago, tough and worn well. Seemed to have cheapened up like everythingelse these days, grab one at any of the farm stores and feel the sidewall and you can see how soft they appear. Did get a new set of fronts on a D15II I picked up a few years ago and use them on the brush cutting tractor (1-2 cups Berrymans sealer in each) and they have held up by running them a tad under-inflated. For trailer tires, I will no longer buy them as there is better stuff out there from any of the major chains like Discount Tire. I only run load range E on trailers of any size as they last far longer and take a long time to start "checking".
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Posted: 23 Jun 2019 at 4:22pm |
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Have them on the front of my WD and no complaints, they are still made in the USA
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Creek Jenkins
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Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 8:50am |
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I changed direction in midstream, local dealer gave me a pretty good deal on two BKT 8 ply R-1 tires, so I went that direction as I heard they are a good tire. I've been traveling a lot in the last month so didn't get them ordered until today, if all goes well I will have it back mowing the pastures this Friday. As I have a couple days before they get here, I might take the rims in and have them sandblasted and repaint them. Never get another chance to get it done.
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Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 4:52pm |
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I have BKT tires on one of my WD 45s their about 10 years old and look like new. The 8 plies are kinda stiff. I don't have any added wieght on that tractor. So if they look low they problems have no air in them. My tractors sit inside most of the time. It's been out for 5 days now I've been rearranging the shed.
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Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 5:27pm |
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I went online today looking for new rears for my Cub Cadet.26 12 12's. The ones l liked the most, were cheapest and made in the USA......were Carlisle's.
Edited by exSW - 01 Jul 2019 at 5:31pm
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