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Oct 25, 2015 14:13:40   #
leopz Loc: Texas
 
Oh Jerry these little tires are a pain the butt to install, Harborfrieght.com is cheaper than do it yourself. Believe me I know.
leo

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Oct 25, 2015 14:36:52   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
leopz wrote:
Oh Jerry these little tires are a pain the butt to install, Harborfrieght.com is cheaper than do it yourself. Believe me I know.
leo

Yes, it's easier removing car tires than those little ones. By the time the little tire has gone bad, the wheel is probably bad, too.

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Oct 25, 2015 16:38:04   #
BBurns Loc: South Bay, California
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Amazon had almost the same Marathon wheels/tires at the same price, with free shipping. They didn't have the 6" hubs. Only Marathon had those wheels. I've bought lots of tire/wheel combos from the usual places - Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, etc - and I usually had several places to choose from. Not this time


Here is an old company that has much to offer.
If you do not find exactly what you are looking for online, call them and they can explain the differences and what will work for you.
You may wish to peruse the rest of their catalog as well.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_tires-wheels?

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Oct 25, 2015 17:27:47   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
BBurns wrote:
Here is an old company that has much to offer.
If you do not find exactly what you are looking for online, call them and they can explain the differences and what will work for you.
You may wish to peruse the rest of their catalog as well.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_tires-wheels?

Been there, done that.

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Oct 25, 2015 23:40:52   #
carl hervol Loc: jacksonville florida
 
harbor fright has this size i jest got 6 of them for 4.99 each.

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Oct 25, 2015 23:46:16   #
George II Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Small tires are like those small flat batteries. there are too many sizes, and the size you want is always hard to find.

I need two tires and wheels for a leaf vac that gets pulled behind a riding mower. Yesterday, the valve stem cracked. Luckily, I was able to remove the tire and insert a new stem.

I decided the best thing to do would be to buy new tires and wheels. The tires are "3.5 X 5 - 6" tubeless - not very difficult to find. I don't know what that "- 6" refers to. However, no one seems to have the wheels. Obviously, they're sized for the tries, but they have 6" wide hubs, with a 3/4" interior diameter for the shaft.

If any of you know of someone selling this wheel/tire combination, I'd love to hear about it.
Small tires are like those small flat batteries. ... (show quote)


Jerry the 5-6 means the wheel can be 5' to 6' wide the 3.5" refers to the height from beaf to tyre height. I put tubes in all my LDTs. (little Dinky Tyres)
Hope this helps..
The "G"

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Oct 25, 2015 23:53:26   #
GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan
 
FYI:
The $5 tires are not the highest quality. If you only use them a couple times a year they'll last a long time. If weekly, ???

Look at lawn mower tires. You can get similar tires from 6" wheels at TSC (Tractor Supply Company). They have ones with a diameter of 11 or 13 inch.

Lawn mower tires will last much longer.

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Oct 26, 2015 00:43:59   #
picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.
 
Have you tried the local reTIREment home?

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Oct 26, 2015 07:33:43   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
picturedude wrote:
Have you tried the local reTIREment home?

My home is a retirement home. I'm fully retired. :D

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Oct 26, 2015 14:51:09   #
TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ
 
Another few pages and we'll have built you a whole new rig jerryc ! :XD:

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