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The reason the statement was made about the 12" size, was the current catalog I have in front of me say " coming soon " ~~ 12" ............. Looked like all they had to sell was the 14" >>>>>>>></P>
Now, what a person needs to know ( if he plans on getting off the grass or stepping off the road at all ), that the RTV's don't spin there tires really quick, like a pick-uptruck or something like that. They are slower moving like a tractor or should I say, just a slower moving vehicle or equipment...... . ( hope this makes sense ). So WHATEVER tire one gets, it needs to "cleans itself out", when it comes to the RTV's, that why many tractor style tread are on slower machines. Look at the style Kubota has on their ATV style tires. Reason for the tread style, is for it to clean itself out by the rotation, not by slingging it out like some tires.... Not saying that other style treads are not good, they just will not clean themselves out unless they are rotated really fast, or they go running down a road at a faster speed where there is no more mud to catch up.Like a black-top road. That's why some tires will " slick over " and not give one any traction, for it is so clogged up, it cannot grip the ground. Thedepth of the tread style is not always the case, it the way the tread style is produced, is what makes the differance. or should I say, the angle of the tread. Yes, the deeper the tread is good, but if the angle is not right in certain applications. Your just spinning your wheels !!!!</P>
If you have noticed in the last few years, many tractor manufactures or putting on the same tread, which will still clean themselves out, but not as aggessive with the deeper lugs ~~~~~</P>
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Your were asking about the 14" wheel size, might be some companys put 14" wheels on their machines. Were is, Kubota uses 12" on their RTV's >>>>> That company might trying to cover all the wheels for most makes and model of utility vehicles >>>>>>>>>></P>
