Heatingman 971 #1 Posted October 8, 2022 Got a dump cart a few weeks ago. Planning to mess with the tires tomorrow. The tires are shot. So I want to replace them. Tire size listed on the tires is 4.80-8 NHS What do the numbers mean? NHS I assume means “not for highway service” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #2 Posted October 8, 2022 4.8” tire section (width and height) and 8” wheel. It should be around 16” overall height. 4.8+4.8 (but those are subject to lies) on an 8” wheel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 971 #3 Posted October 8, 2022 44 minutes ago, Pullstart said: 4.8” tire section (width and height) and 8” wheel. It should be around 16” overall height. 4.8+4.8 (but those are subject to lies) on an 8” wheel. So the tire should be around 4.8” wide sidewall to sidewall then the total diameter would be approximately that same 4.8 plus the rim plus the 4.8 again? Tire nomenclature has always been totally baffling to me. Ironically I worked at a tire shop the summer after highschool. Probably changed over a 1000 tires that summer. Everything from lawnmower wheels to tractor trailers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #4 Posted October 8, 2022 You may see replacements listed as just 4.00-8 but is the same tire. Wheelbarrow tires work fine and real affordable but do tube them. Just about anything in 8" rim size will be fine. I've even thrown 16-6.50 -8s on just cause I had them laying around. What Kev is trying to say is all LGT tires run different in actual height and width but we're not putting man on the moon here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #5 Posted October 8, 2022 6 hours ago, WHX?? said: all LGT tires run different in actual height and width And that is why you replace them in pairs. Tubes are a good idea, but can be a challenge to install on a small rim.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,104 #6 Posted October 8, 2022 9 hours ago, Heatingman said: NHS I assume means “not for highway service” Friend had a little boat and trailer. Wanted to go fishing and one of the trailer tires "stopped working " so he grabbed a wheel off a yard trailer he had. There was "Not for Highway Service" written on it. He figured why not it's only a couple of miles. Went fishing got it home and forgot about it. Following spring he sells the boat to a guy who has to tow it 100 miles. About an hour after the guy left he remembers that tire. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #7 Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, ri702bill said: And that is why you replace them in pairs. Tubes are a good idea, but can be a challenge to install on a small rim.... Agreed Bill. One of them ther HF mini changers are one of the best tools I ever bought. https://www.harborfreight.com/mini-tire-changer-61179.html Looks like they went up in price like everything else. Mine was 30 with a coupon. Course that was 3 or 4 years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,169 #8 Posted October 8, 2022 Just do a search on the bay for 4.80/4.00 wheelbarrow Tire and Wheel" . There are several choices there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
