Turkeyfoot
Well-known Member
Hi. I've got a 10 year old Cub Cadet lawn tractor with about 500 hours on it. It's time for some new tires. The original turf tires have been plugged many, many times. The slow, hard to find leaks have accumulated and one of the front tires looks like it has a field of pin holes on one side when you put soapy water on it.
I mow around a lot of hedge apple (aka osage orange) that drop tons of thorny branches. Also, I abuse this poor little mower using it in high weeds, grass and thorny locust saplings along my creek. The mower is still strong and well-maintained. I'm considering putting some knobby ATV type tires on the rear to try to combat the thorn issue. I'm interested in hearing thoughts or any suggestions about front and back tires in thorn country. The rear tires are 22 x 9.5 x 12. Thanks.
I mow around a lot of hedge apple (aka osage orange) that drop tons of thorny branches. Also, I abuse this poor little mower using it in high weeds, grass and thorny locust saplings along my creek. The mower is still strong and well-maintained. I'm considering putting some knobby ATV type tires on the rear to try to combat the thorn issue. I'm interested in hearing thoughts or any suggestions about front and back tires in thorn country. The rear tires are 22 x 9.5 x 12. Thanks.