Carlisle Turf Saver Lawn & Garden Tire -18/7.50-8

these seem like good tires, I've got about 100 road miles on them, as I fixed up an old zero turn lawnmower when i could not get my car inspected. I guess you could say, I got a "grocery getter" for an old lawnmower, I know it's not the purpose these tires were designed for but they really don't show any wear for over a hundred miles on pavement. I think in a "yard" situation, they would out last your lawnmower or small yard tractor.

Price is right. It really is not hard to put on the rim when you do it properly. I’m happy.

As described, fast ship, good price

Got these tires for my 2012 John Deere X300. They look much better then original and now have both rear tires new. I will be ordering the front next month. Happy with purchase but no reason why send so squashed. If you are ordering this tire might as well buy the tire valve. Tire arrived fast but squashed from the middle. These tires need to be better shipped or stored at manufacturer locations because there is no reason why they are so squashed.

Great tire

I almost came unhinged when I got the tires and they were branded Carlstar. I was still impressed with the quality. Did some checking and found out that Carlisle is now Carlstar. No big deal, still an excellent tire.They were compressed for shipping and that was a pain but not a deal breaker. Once you get the tire mounted it takes a little finagling to get the bead to seat. I remove the core from the valve stem so my compressor can fill the tire very quickly and that helps to seat the bead fairly easily, then I overinflated to firmly seat the bead, let most of the air out and replace the valve stem core and inflate to the correct pressure.Overall, very good quality tire and not too difficult to mount if you have some experience with that. If not, take them to a tire shop and have them mounted for you.

The tire arrived on time and in good condition. I have ordered tires before and they sometimes arrived squished but that was not the case. Easy to install and inflate. There are lots of comments about how hard they are to install. If you are like me, I run a mower until it is completely dead so I change a lot of tires. Between my 2 mowers I have changed each tire at least once and this was the easiest to install and inflate. Not a single cuss word used. There were many comments about difficulty installing. I recommend buying the mini tire changer from Northern which is available on Amazon. This gives you a stable rim to work on and is much better than trying to remove and install on the ground while stabilizing the rim with your feet. It is especially beneficial on the smaller front tires. also get a set of tire spoons(2 ok but a third is nice or even a giant screwdriver). As for inflating, it is best to have a real compressor not the car plug in ones or a hand pump since the higher flow can compensate for the air leak until the bead seals. I was able to blow this one up with my car compressor however. If you can't get the bead to seal, try a belt around the middle of the tire which will force the bead out. If you are feeling adventurous, you can look up videos on how to inflate a tire with starting fluid. Kind of cool and I have done it a few times but I do not recommend it because of the danger. I lost my eyebrows and some arm hair the first time I did this. I believe there is also a chance of the tire exploding if you put in too much in it. My only complaint is that I don't like the tread since it doesn't match my other tires but I did not want to spend the extra money for the one with the matching tread.

Just what I needed for my 7ft tractor mount finishing mower. Came across too many cheaper versions that were only rated 2 ply. While I've used the 2 ply in past, they just don't hold up well for a more demanding mower use. Plus their weaker design has had me re-inflating them a few times when they got over compressed in use and "blowing out".Many folks complain about mounting these; but one of the most important aspects is to warm the new tire up before trying to mount it. I let two of these sit out in strong sunlight to the point they were almost too hot to handle with bare hands and then it took me only about 3 minutes to get each one installed. Sure it may take a try or two to get everything situated just right; but once you have things in place the tire goes on pretty quick. BTW, if you don't have a couple of tire spoons I'd recommend getting them. I've done car, truck and motorcycle tires over the years and biggest gripe with lawnmower tires is the small size and holding them. Patience and recognizing what you are doing wrong will get you through the task.