Check out the 31"dick Cepek tires on this quad

[mightymaxIV]

Check out this video and look at the these 31" Dick Cepek tires, they look as if they could be a swimmer tire.

[kghills]

At 31 inches I just don't think there is a recreational machine that has the center to center axle spacing for them to fit.

Keith.

[amphibious drew]

If you look closely at the tires, they would not be able to run backwards. The tread is directional due to its ramp tread design. I don't think they would swim well at all. This is not the only size tire for that tread design either. I have scene the same design in a 26x12x12, the factory size for a Max IV, so if someone wants to give it a shot, you can.

[hydromike]

I have scene the same design in a 26x12x12, the factory size for a Max IV, so if someone wants to give it a shot, you can.

Nichols makes one in a 26x12-12 that's essentially the same. I've seen these on a few garden tractors at local townie events.

26x12.00-12 Nichols Pulling Tire - m. e. MILLER tire

Oh, and Vogel Manufacturing seems to offer a few variants on this tread pattern. Lug depth and lug spacing seem to be the biggest difference between Vogel' models.

[mudbug3]

This looks to be a digging tire, but not a swimming tire.

[jpswift1]

This looks to be a digging tire, but not a swimming tire.

I think you're absolutely right mudbug. I'm assuming garden tractor pulling people just use them to dig into the hard pack dirt for traction.

I've seen these on a few garden tractors at local townie events.

Drew and I were at the Alexander Steam and Tractor show last year and we saw quite a few townies with tires like these on their garden tractors. "How much them there tires run a month?"

[kghills]

These tires are also designed to be groomed or cut for more traction and/or different surfaces. It is entirely possible to groom each bar on the back side to resemble an AATV tire. Might be worth a try if you had a machine that had axle spacing which would allow their use.

Keith.