Carlisle Turf Saver Lawn & Garden Tire - 15X6-6 A

Worked perfectly.

This was my first tire mount ever. I watched some videos then put the tires in the truck and parked in the sun while at work to get hot and pliable. I used a set of three pry bars to do the work. I ground the sharp edges off them before starting. I thought I might have damaged a side wall with one of those edges, but luckily I did not. They were a bear for me to get on and off the rim. I do lack experience though. The second one went faster after having learned from the first. I soaked the rims in a bag with gasoline overnight and cleaned after removing old tires and before installing new ones. There was a lot of stop leak added in old tires that needed cleaned. Wire brushed rusty spots and tire bead contact areas. First tire: After on rim, removed valve stem core and pumped quickly with high capacity hand pump I have-- it set the bead that had been lubed with transmission fluid immediately. Done. Second tire-- had trouble setting bead. Had to take outside and spray starter fluid between tire and rim. Then with the valve core installed I attached my high capacity hand pump. Had to light the starter fluid-- but beed did not set. Had to kick the tire to allow oxygen to rapidly enter a gap to make catalyst for that chemical reaction-- then the bead immediately set with a pop. Immediately pumped up with already attached pump. It doesn't take a lot of starter fluid. Just briefly sprayed all the way around the inside of tire. Pefect outcome. No problems at all. Held air all week. Happy Mowing Job best done by physically capable folks. Hard job physically.

I have a Craftsman riding mower, and this tire matches the original tire exactly. The difficult thing is changing the tire. I watched a youtube video which helped, but what made it easier for me is using water mixed with dish soap around the rim edge and bead of the tire, to remove and install the new tire. After the new tire is on the rim, be sure to rinse the soap off and let it dry. You don't want soap or water left inside the tire. To fill the tire with air, I used a ratchet tie strap to wrap around the tire. Once the bead is sealed, remove the tie strap. If you leave it on when you add pressure, you will have a difficult time removing the strap. It is not easy, but you can do it if you have patience.

Like many, my tires arrived compressed. I have seen several complaints with regard to this. Having worked as a mechanic I am here to tell you that while automotive tires are not compressed this way for shipping, most large lawn tractor tires are. This is not the shipping people, this is the manufacturer who does this. The trick is to remove the shipping straps/materials and place the tires in a warm place to "decompress." They will eventually "pop" into their original shape as manufactured. If you try to mount them too soon, and you put them at the proscribed pressure, you'll end up with your tire rolling off the rim repeatedly. In fact I've seen cases where people did this and the tires ended up with a permanent saddle shape. If you don't have a nice warm sunny climate or a good heated spot (like right below a heat duct) in a shop, you can use a heat gun on low to warm them. I have done this in winter time when replacing tires on winter equipped snow rig tractors. Just warm them gradually. In one case I ended up heating and reheating the tires on and off over the course of a couple of days until they finally took shape. The tires themselves perform well. They arrived in excellent shape. Other than a little "flash" rubber at the bead of one (which was easily trimmed to make a better seal) I have no complaints with the quality. EDIT: I did forget to mention one problem with the tires. Actually only with one tire. In spite of them being, as you can see from my included photographs, Carlisle Turf-Savers, Made in U.S.A. and 4 ply, one tire had a nasty defect. The side wall height is imperfect, in fact off by about a centimeter. This caused the tire to be very difficult to mount to some degree, and causes it to lose air due to imperfect bead seating on the rim. I solved the problem by installing an inner-tube. The problem with "Made in U.S.A." these days is that US standards are nowhere near like they used to be. Once upon a time American laborers did a great job because they took pride in their work. Now most of our labor force is made up of entitled folks who'd rather take a day off whenever possible.

It arrived naked, no box or bag. It was all crunched up like they usually are. But with a little tire mounting grease it popped on perfect. After airing it up to 15psi it rolls just like a tire. Good job Carlisle.

Great deal

Worked great

Awesome price exact replacement for my old tires now only to figure out how to mount them by hand easier 🤣