ATV, UTV and lawn tires are sized by height, width and rim diameter, and the ground you ride or mow decides the tread. Oklahoma City owners can call Oklahoma City Tire Shop with each wheel's sidewall size and wheel type to ask about availability before bringing the machine.
Small tires are fussy in their own way. Front and rear ATV tires are often different sizes, so one measurement is not enough: read every wheel separately and write it down against its position.
Lawn tractors and zero-turns follow the same logic. The size is on the sidewall, and the tread depends on whether the machine works on turf, packed dirt or slopes.
Which tread suits mud, trail or turf?
Deep, widely spaced knobs bite in mud but hammer on hard ground and wear quickly on pavement. A turf tread leaves a lawn intact but spins on a wet slope.
Pick for the surface you spend most of your time on. A tire that is right for one weekend a year will be wrong for the other fifty-one.
Is the wheel part of the problem?
Many small-machine flats are bead leaks or a rusted rim rather than a punctured tire. Replacing the tire over a corroded bead seat just leaks again.
Tell the shop when you call whether the tire is tubed or tubeless, and what the wheel is made of. Ask whether it can mount on that wheel type before you load the machine.
Can you run a different size than stock?
A taller tire can rub the fender or a suspension arm, change the gearing, and strain the axle. Follow the owner's manual size unless you know exactly what you are changing and why.
Do I replace tires in pairs on a UTV?
Replace at least both on one axle so the heights match. A UTV with one tall and one worn tire pulls to one side and loads the drivetrain unevenly. Front and rear can differ in size by design, so do not copy one end to the other.
Can a lawn mower tire be patched instead of replaced?
Sometimes, depending on where the damage is and whether the tire is tubed. Ask before bringing it in rather than assuming either answer, and mention the machine and wheel type.