WANDA 2 Sport ATV Tires 18x9.5-8 18X9.5X8 4PR - 10001

My Bad Boy Zero Turn Mower came with turf tread tires and while that may work for allot of people I had difficulty in spinning the right rear tire on even the slightest grade and you were on your own if the ground was damp. I did a good bit of googling on the issue and several people had put different rear tires on their mowers, the over all gist was that atv tires would work and not tear up your yard. So I tried these mainly for the price and secondly I liked the tread design. They work great and did not have the first scuff spot, in fact I found that the turn response was improved (not sure what that is all about but I noticed it none the less) Very happy with my purchase and wanted to share the results with those who are interested.

I've been using these couple weeks now. Seems good so far hope they don't mess up easily like the sarahra atv did

Really improves the traction on my lawn tractor I use for pulling small trailers around the yard with. Installation on the old rims was not bad at all with a set of legit tire irons. I can bet the folks trying to use a screwdriver probably struggled though. Had trouble getting the bead to seal the safe way, but a little ether and a match did the trick.

The aggressive tread helps my very lightweight Craftsman lawn tractor get around my sloped yard without slipping a tire and getting stuck on anything but dead flat ground. These tires do not seem to be chewing up the grass like I thought they might. Then again, I live in Upstate South Carolina and have more weeds than grass. If you a lawn like a golf course, these tires might harm your grass. For me they are a great alternative to using tie chains and wheel weights on today's flyweight mowers.Installation of lawn tractor tires is never easy so no tires could get five stars for ease of installation. I did get a cheapie lawn mower tire mounting tool with bead breaker from a local discounted tool store and this tool helps a LOT. Wait until you try changing a set of six inch front mower tires, then you'll know what the word “difficult” means. Btw for the fronts, I might go with the tires mounted on rims next time. This seems like a good way to go and doesn't cost a lot more nowadays as long as you get wheels that fit your tractor. Most cheapie lawn tractors like mine seem to use the same wheels.Get the size off your old tires or from your parts manual if you have one. The first number is tire outside diameter, second number is approximate tread width, third number is wheel diameter. If your wheel diameter is anything other than eight, then these won't fit so there's no need to ask if they will. The 4PR means 4 ply rating, meaning they are as strong for weight bearing as a tire with four plies or layers of rubber. Tires are actually two ply. If you need thicker tires to withstand thorns or sharp rocks for some reason, be aware that these are standard thickness tires.TIP: look at your tractor before ordering tires. Do you have plastic or rubber caps over the hubs that cover the clips or cotter pins that hold the wheels on? If so, I recommend getting replacement caps while you're at it. These caps harden with age and probably also due to exposure to sun and grease. If the old ones are stiff, you will probably wreck them during removal. New retaining clips are a good idea too in case one flies during removal or if they are pretty old. For the low cost of some of these extra parts, they pay for themselves in reduced aggravation.

I LOVE the grip these tires provide at least as much as I hated installing them - don't even try it if you don't have the right tools (I used a pair of tire irons and a tire changing / bead breaking stand from the Hazard Fraught), and prepare to burn through a LOT of elbow grease / swear words / beers throughout the install.having said that..I immediately saw a noticable improvement in traction compared to the crappy old tires I removed - and quickly learned that you have to turn g e n t l y with these guys, otherwise you'll be removing sod almost instantly.I'd recommend getting a shop to install these, as that would have saved me hours of mind-bending frustration; but that still didn't keep me from leaving a 5-star review. BUY THESE if you're tired of slipping and sliding all over your yard, and you'll be glad you did.

100% well worth the money. This is my second set in seven years. As I stated above the only hard part on installation is the offset of the rim is about 8 inches so keeping the tire compressed to mount . It’s kind of tough.

I use my 50" Zero Turn Mower to mow about an acre of grass. It's not a "lawn" so I wasn't worried so much about having the turf look like a golf course green. With the old OEM "Turf Saver" tires If the grass was even damp I had to be very careful on even the slightest incline or I would find myself sliding down it tearing up the turf and often getting stuck. With these tires and their tread I don't slide and spin on the wet grass and as long as I don't get really aggressive when I turn these tires don't seem to tear up the turf.If you don't have a small tire mounting rig I'd recommend taking them to your local ATV or Mower shop to get them mounted.

Wish i had these years ago! Works great! No more sliding while mowing steep grade ditch! Much safer than turf savers and with no sliding, leaves less damage to lawn