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<blockquote data-quote="bobcatguy" data-source="post: 79952" data-attributes="member: 11457"><p>If you go to 12's you need the super float tires that have the height profile of the 10" tire but have 12" tread width. You need rims too because the 12's take a wider rim. What happens when people add 12x16.5 (have to change rims)to a machine with 10x16.5 tires is the ride height changes and when the boom is fully lowered, the bucket doesn't make contact with the ground unless you tilt the front to make it make contact. That puts you at a constant dig angle and makes the machine more difficult to fine grade. If you're using forks it probably won't show up as much but you'll have to tilt your forks to make the tips touch the ground and the back of the forks will be about 1" off the ground. As for tires, I like the Carlisle Guard Dog HD. If I'm on a budget I get Fourrunner (Chinese made Firestone I've been told) they seem pretty durable. Some of the really cheap Chinese tires get cuts from stones and have less tread than the higher dollar tires which reduces overall life. It sounds like for what you do and the hours of use you could put about whatever you want on the machine and get several years of life out of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobcatguy, post: 79952, member: 11457"] If you go to 12's you need the super float tires that have the height profile of the 10" tire but have 12" tread width. You need rims too because the 12's take a wider rim. What happens when people add 12x16.5 (have to change rims)to a machine with 10x16.5 tires is the ride height changes and when the boom is fully lowered, the bucket doesn't make contact with the ground unless you tilt the front to make it make contact. That puts you at a constant dig angle and makes the machine more difficult to fine grade. If you're using forks it probably won't show up as much but you'll have to tilt your forks to make the tips touch the ground and the back of the forks will be about 1" off the ground. As for tires, I like the Carlisle Guard Dog HD. If I'm on a budget I get Fourrunner (Chinese made Firestone I've been told) they seem pretty durable. Some of the really cheap Chinese tires get cuts from stones and have less tread than the higher dollar tires which reduces overall life. It sounds like for what you do and the hours of use you could put about whatever you want on the machine and get several years of life out of them. [/QUOTE]
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