23x10.5-12 tire on 7" and 8.5" wheel

[cleat 6,777]

I guess I was bored and curious so I mounted an old Dico 23x10.5-12 tire on 7" and 8.5" wheels.

Here it is on the recommended 8.5" wide wheel.

 

I then de-mounted the tire and mounted it on a 7" wide wheel.

 

The tire sits just fine.

[OutdoorEnvy 1,663]

Cool little experiment.  Both will work but it does look like the 7" rim is showing much more sidewall cracking than the 8.5" rim.  Seems like running smaller rims can be harder on the tire for wear and stretch purposes. 

[cleat 6,777]

That old tire is in very bad shape.

I was actually a little nervous inflating it and stopped at 10 PSI.

 

I doubt cracking would be an issue with a good tire.

[oliver2-44 9,962]

With the off brand tires running significantly smaller a 23x10.5 tire is actually closer to an 22x8.5x12 tire.  So a 7" rim would be the perfect size. 

[Maxwell-8 4,366]

7" looks better to me, probably a little taller too

[cleat 6,777]

Yes, it looks good and the 7" wheels are much easier to find.

Now, the Dico tires are more round shaped than the Carlisle so I don't know what a Carlisle would look like on the narrower wheel.

 

 

[ebinmaine 69,143]

2 hours ago, cleat said:

Yes, it looks good and the 7" wheels are much easier to find.

Now, the Dico tires are more round shaped than the Carlisle so I don't know what a Carlisle would look like on the narrower wheel.

 

 

 

The Carlisle Tru Power Commercial Grade 6 ply looks fine on my C160-8 Cinnamon Horse with 7" wheels. 

 

Those are RUGGED tires. 

 

I may have a Carlisle turf in a 10.5 too.  

[cleat 6,777]

47 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

The Carlisle Tru Power Commercial Grade 6 ply looks fine on my C160-8 Cinnamon Horse with 7" wheels. 

 

Those are RUGGED tires. 

 

I may have a Carlisle turf in a 10.5 too.  

6 ply tires on a garden tractor would be rugged for sure.

Sidewall would likely hold you up without air.

[ebinmaine 69,143]

1 hour ago, cleat said:

6 ply tires on a garden tractor would be rugged for sure.

Sidewall would likely hold you up without air.

 

 

These are fluid filled. Had em done back in .... 2018 maybe?

No air. Never had any.  

 

 

 

[Tonytoro416 1,085]

For traction purposes I have always leaned the other way.  I wanted the tire flat as possible across the treads. Thought being more tire contacting the ground.  I have two sets of 23x10.50 on 8.5 wheels loaded with Rimguard   Traction generally isn’t an issue 

[cleat 6,777]

17 minutes ago, Tonytoro416 said:

For traction purposes I have always leaned the other way.  I wanted the tire flat as possible across the treads. Thought being more tire contacting the ground.  I have two sets of 23x10.50 on 8.5 wheels loaded with Rimguard   Traction generally isn’t an issue 

I fully agree, most of my 520's have the wide wheels already so no issue.

However, the 8.5 Wheels can be costly so the 7" will work as a second choice especially since it seems the 10.5" tires are easier to find than the 9.5 it seems.

[pfrederi 18,053]

Fat tires are great for mud, soft ground, bare pavement under the snow.  If there is packed snow/ice under the new snow then narrow tires and chains are the way to go.

[Tonytoro416 1,085]

I’m not at all saying my thoughts are correct. It’s just how my mind works when thinking through traction.  I don’t have to mess with snow very much doesn’t seem like.  We hardly get decent amounts of snow anymore. Most of my uses are garden and property management.

[kpinnc 12,883]

2 hours ago, Tonytoro416 said:

I’m not at all saying my thoughts are correct. It’s just how my mind works when thinking through traction.  I don’t have to mess with snow very much doesn’t seem like.  We hardly get decent amounts of snow anymore. Most of my uses are garden and property management.

 

Same here. We've had some pretty cold weather the last two weeks, but this is not normal for this part of the country. I've never used chains or needed them. Ags work well enough, and I've never needed additional traction unless I was trying to move something ridiculously heavy. Never had one of my tractors get stuck either, though I have dug a few holes on occasion. 

[Handy Don 12,784]

23 hours ago, Tonytoro416 said:

I think you want to flip the side plates on the snowblower so that the short flanges point forward (and slice into the snow before sliding it in into the auger) instead of sideways. 😄

Edited 3 hours ago by Handy Don

[Tonytoro416 1,085]

Yea I have. This photo was 3-4 years ago and was just like it sits there when I bought it