Lawn mower tire options

Cord · Jun 16, 2015

Looking for a pair of lawn mower tires sized 23-10x12. Looking for a tire that's a bit more agressive than stock and will provide good lateral traction because I mow cross slopes. Tires need to be turf friendly so no bar lugs. Radials would be awesome. Suggestions appreciated!

If anyboy is interested, I have a good set of 23-8x12 tires on rims but they're foam filled. They'll laugh off punctures, but the ride is a bit too harsh for my bad back.

buickanddeere · Jun 16, 2015

ATV tires work rather well.

Cord · Jun 16, 2015

Think a Carlisle All Trail is too aggressive for a turf application? This mower isn't a zero turn, but it's very close so I don't want the tires to be tearing up chunks.

4570Man · Jun 16, 2015

What kind of mower is it?

Cord · Jun 16, 2015

Toro Groundsmaster 328. This would be for the drive tires.

rjkobbeman · Jun 18, 2015

Before I got my 4wd BX, I had a traditional riding mower with Carlisle AT101 bar/ag tires. The design made them very turf friendly... unless you got carried away and spun them. Not hard to control though. Great tires.

Cord · Jun 18, 2015

Yea, the chevron tires would be terrible on a cross slope. They'd go up an down just fine, but not enough tread to the side. Ended up ordering the Carlisle Turf Smarts last night. These are smoother than I was envisioning, but they're the only tire that lists "steep slopes" as one of their attributes. From what I read on some lawn mowing forums, they preferred a square shoulder tire on the slopes so that's an another advantage to the Smarts.

The Fred · Jun 18, 2015

The Chevrons work EXCELLENT on any slope side or up and down. They do however make a mess.
I have them on a CLub Cadet Tank M50 with 150 lbs extra weight on the rear. Those Turf Smarts don't look at all aggressive enough for most hills.

Regards, Fred

Gem99ultra · Jun 18, 2015

Cord said:
Looking for a pair of lawn mower tires sized 23-10x12. Looking for a tire that's a bit more agressive than stock and will provide good lateral traction because I mow cross slopes. Tires need to be turf friendly so no bar lugs. Radials would be awesome. Suggestions appreciated!

If anyboy is interested, I have a good set of 23-8x12 tires on rims but they're foam filled. They'll laugh off punctures, but the ride is a bit too harsh for my bad back.

This problem would be best listed in the mower section. However, a short reply, I did just replace my Carlisle Turfmaster tires with Carlisle All Trail ATV Tires. they're 23X10.50-12 on a Husqvarna Garden Tractor, and work super in both mud as well as on slopes. These are discussed more in the mower section, Husqvarna topic.