Received our 21x12x8" 6 ply smooth tires from Matco today. They are Duro brand tires and seem to be fairly high quality tires for being an ATV sand tire.

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Comment by Mark Maltais on November 6, 2011 at 9:07am
Is there any rims available that aren't split? Every split rim I've ever dealt with (on atv's and such) eventually always gets a slow leak! :(
Comment by Joe Harrington on July 5, 2011 at 10:24pm
My daughter weighed each wheel today (on a scale meant for small animals). The Matco 8" rim with smoothie tire was exactly 12 pounds and the 6" wheel and stock Carlisle tire was exactly 9.8 lbs.
Comment by Joe Harrington on June 17, 2011 at 1:28pm

Hi Ken,

That is a good question. I will see if I can round up a decent scale and compare to the nosewheel. I will report back here once I have an answer.

Comment by Ken Ryan on June 17, 2011 at 10:44am
What is the weight difference between the 21 tire/wheel and the stock tire/wheel?
Comment by Joe Harrington on June 17, 2011 at 12:51am
They are the Matco 2 piece 8 inch rims.
Comment by Bryan Ekholm on June 16, 2011 at 10:34pm
Are the 8" wheels from Matco, or are they ATV?
Comment by Joe Harrington on June 16, 2011 at 9:59pm
Don't know. I am probably a year away from having it on the gear...
Comment by Andre Levesque on June 16, 2011 at 9:51pm

Quite a difference from the mains to the front wheel !!  Do you feel the difference once in the airplane?

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