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I have a Craftsman 29000 (R1000) rear engine ride on mower and was getting tired of flats. These fit perfectly and make the mower feel like it has power steering. Recommended. I bought the "used' version but they look brand new.

First off I'll tell you what tires I replaced with these flat free models and hopefully give you some insight if you want to do the same. I replaced the factory tires on my Cub Cadet RZT-S 42" mowing deck. The reason I replaced them was, you guessed it, they kept going flat. Its no fun mowing with a zero turn when you have flat or low filled tires. One caveat of the tire that was a benefit to me but may not be to you is the firmness of the tire. This tire is much harder than the stock air filled tires with the proper air pressure. You feel every bump, divot, imperfection in the lawn much more so with these flat free models. The benefit of the harder tire is the sheer ease of turning the machine. It wasn't hard to turn before but it feels like I have power steering with these new tires. I was concerned the tread pattern would be too aggressive in comparison to the stock tire with the ribbed design but the concern was for nothing. I did not notice any additional wear on the lawn from these tires. The tire size by the numbers is a direct replacement, however in real life, the size of these tires is a bit taller and a bit narrower than the stock tires as indicated by another reviewer. It was no problem in my application but could be if the clearances are tight in your application. The rim/hub size is what needed some work. This was not just a slap on the new tire/rim and away we go routine. The old rim had about a 4" hub with two equal length spacers to take up the slack. The new rim has a 3" hub which means I had to either find different length spacers or go the easy way out and shim the difference with some 3/4" i.d. (inside diameter) washers. I went with the easy way and ended up using 7 washers for each hub, 14 washers total. I ended up putting 4 washers one side of the hub and 3 on the other. Ideally I would have loved putting the equal amount of washer on each side but 8 was too many and 6 was too few. The wheel looks centered, doesn't bind or touch anything, and turns the way it should. I'll tell a little side story to any other Cub Cadet owners out there. First off I use my mower allot, and the conditions are quite aggressive. My lawn is uneven, sandy, rocky, stump filled, it gives the mower a real good workout. The stock rim has a metal bushing and the metal bushing rides on a 3/4" o.d. (outside diameter) metal sleeve. There is a grease zerk on the hub which allows grease to lubricated these two contact points. I lube my machine once a year in the spring including these hubs. The metal sleeve on one side was completely worn through and the other side had deep grooves. These sleeves ran 14 bucks a piece at my local dealer, not cheap but at least they were replaceable. My hope is that these sealed bearings will have a longer life span and prevent damage to those metal sleeves. This damage took place within two years so only time will tell how long these bearings will last.

I bought these to replace the front wheels on my Troy-Bilt TB30R riding mower. It's a small mower with the engine under the operators seat. This makes the front a little light and I've noticed that with these solid tires the mower does seem to slide more on sharp turns on hills. Thankfully, I don't usually have to turn sharp often. I think they would work better if I had a mower with a front-mounted engine as the engine weight would probably keep them from sliding in tight turns on hills.

Update! Found that the problem was not with the tire. It was rubbing on the mower edge. No issues with this tire! I was not able to delete this review or change from the one star. Tire used twice. Big chunks breaking off already. Junk tire!

These fit the front of a Troy Built TB30R. The hub is a hair wider than the original. I needed to keep pressure on the wheel while tapping the cotter pin back in with a small hammer. The tires are a little slicker than a regular rubber tire but that only matters if I'm trying to corner faster than I should. The tires can slip a bit along the grass if I'm doing that. Overall, the mower handles like it's new now and I don't have to worry about flats anymore which is great. When I turn completely one way or the other the tires will rub the plastic on the lower part of the foot rest on the mower but it's just a bit and not a huge deal. I would suggest replacing both front wheels/tires at the same time if you can afford it because they do feel completely different than the originals and are a slightly different size.

I bought this to make a big wide wheel for my boat jack. I cut the small wheel off, welded up forks that would fit this and welded it to the jack. Now I have a jack that will easily move my boat by hand and when the boat ramp gets sanded in, I can drop the jack after I get boat on trailer, and pull boat out of sand with a chain, which you can't do with the small narrow wheels that come with trailer jacks. The tire works good and even when I've put it in a bind, it hasn't acted like it wanted to come off the rim. It's also very nice not having to worry about the tire being aired up or not.

Okay, let us just say that I have wasted a considerable amount of time and money on tires over the past week. We have a bougainvillea plant in our yard that my wife loves but whose thorns are.....yup, you guessed it.....a thorn in my side! There were two but a compromise between the wife and I meant that one of those bad boys had to go! Anyways, the tire....we shopped everywhere for proper replacement tires after we ended up with holes in our front tires on our Troy Bilt TB30r. Spent one Saturday on the road for 6 straight hours trying to find tires and although we did end up finding some tires, the bougainvillea had them flat after one mow!!!!!!!! 10 patches later and still a slow leak somewhere in one of the tires, I had enough. I ordered these flat free tires and they just arrived today. I was worried they would not fit the mower but they were a perfect fit. Took off the old ones, put on the new ones and took the mower for a test run. I ran over the bougainvillea plant (exacting vengeance) and nothing! Why? Because these don't use air and the plant could kiss my a.....

A flat free tire is wonderful except …. It makes my mower slide if the grass is damp …. And you really have no traction when you have a hard turn. It works great …. Just wouldn’t do it again or certainly on all four or even two.