Firestone Flotation 23 tire

[brushcutter]

I was looking around and came across these, and thought I would see if anyone has ever tried them on an amphib, Click on veiw dimensions and you can see they weigh 36lbs. They look like they might swim though. What do ya' think? There are several other likely candidates on their site so look around and see what else might be good.
Firestone Agricultural Tire Division : Tire Details

[jpswift1]

These looks very similar to the 26" Goodyear Super Terra Grips that come stock on the Max IV. They probably perform just the same as the Goodyears, decent in the mud, quick in the water, and a they give a very hard ride.

[Eldon]

I recently was looking at a 1999 Max IV that had 26 inch "Titan" tires on it.Until I read the name I thought them to be the factory original Terra Grips.Titan is a tractor tire manufacturer .He indicated it would swim but he complained it was slow in the water.Some people think tire propulsion should be the same as a jet ski.I would think they would have been great.The 8 inch rim size confounds trying to source a lot of good tread designs from a broader market as 10 and 12 inch are more the norm on tractors and other yard recreation equipment.

[Roger S]

Liflod has titan tru power AT's on his IV. So did Troy Moore years ago. I like them.

[brushcutter]

They do look like they would swim, and should do fairly well in the mud. 31 lbs seems a little on the heavy side but I don't know, and the 8 ply is only 36 lbs so flats would be few, they would probably be like riding on rocks though. I'll keep the 4 plys in mind when I need to put new tires on the 980.

I looked up the tru power at's that Roger noted and they look really similar to the 1st gen rawhides. I like the looks of the tru powers better, more aggressive possibly better mudding and swimming if arranged right.

Tru Power Tires
Tru Power AT

[Roger S]

Here's a better pic of the AT. I think this might be the 23x10?x12. Thought about these and 12" k locks for my response, but didn't do it.