Where do you buy tires? What brands to avoid.

[LouNY]

Yep they changed the bar angle, when it gets mounted on a rim it will not look as much narrower as it does just sitting next to the older tire.

 

[newbury]

Not crazy about my last carlisle purchase. They changed their tires but call them the same thing. And many sellers are using the old product image so you don't get what you see. Here are my old vs new tires.
Both Carlisle farm specialist r1s. Both 8-16s. Both fully inflated. What gives?
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Are you sure they are Carlisle and not Carlstar?
Carlisle Branded Tires Are Now Carlstar
And does it widen out when mounted and weight put on it?

 

[N80]

Yep they changed the bar angle, when it gets mounted on a rim it will not look as much narrower as it does just sitting next to the older tire.

I see the difference in the bar angle but the width sure does look different to me.

 

[MF1045]

That pic is mounted and aired up. It says CARLISLE on the tire, although I bought them right before they changed to carlstar. Says Made in India. so i looked it up on the Carlisle website. Same model, Same listed Size, Different Sku #. The tire is more narrow, But is listed with a slightly higher load rating (160 lb more). And higher max inflation. (42 vs 28). I think i only put around 30 in them so ill put more in being a narrow tire.

 

[MF1045]

I dont think you can even get the old style anymore. What ticks me off is there is no depiction of the new tire on the site. They still picture the old style! Not what you get.

 

[Flogger]

They may well be closer to each other in size after some use. Tires do stretch and change shape slightly under pressure and torque. When I replace ine tire the size specs drive my purchase more than brand.

 

[MF1045]

The older tires did dry rott well before the tread had significant wear. Hopefully these last longer. I do like that they have a higher load rating. They are listed as 8 ply vs 6 ply for the older ones. For whatever that's worth.

 

[WinterDeere]

The older tires did dry rott well before the tread had significant wear. Hopefully these last longer.

Keep them out of the sun! Tires in shade or indoors last nearly forever.

 

[Flogger]

I just put a pair of Carlstar tires on my drill and they still have Carlisle and Made in the USA on them.

 

[Rmart30]

This place linked below is local to me but i think they still have a ebay store and ship as well. They have tires up to 20 ply. Ply rating is something a lot of people ignore on tractor tires. Some of the "cheaper" R1 tires nowdays are 4 ply. I personally try to get 12ply or heavier. We had 4 ply on a DEERE that blackberry thorns won out on. Ive never seen a tire before get ruined by blackberry thorns. We swapped them to 12 plys and havent had a issue since.

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