Tech Tues | UTV Tire Sizing Explained

Decoding UTV Tire Sizing

Discount Tire Company /America’s Tire has tire tips on its website that cover everything from the difference between load range and load index, to explaining what all those letters and numbers mean on the sidewall.

Deciphering the Code

The experts at America’s Tire explain that while a UTV tire size looks similar to passenger tire sizes, they are not quite the same. For example, if you see the code 25/10.00D12 on the tire, here’s what the numbers and the letter mean:

25 = the overall height of the tire in inches at its proper operating air pressure.
10 = the width of the tire in inches when inflated to the proper operating air pressure.
D = the tire’s construction type.
12 = the wheel size.

UTV tires have a bias-ply or a radial construction. If it has a D, then it has a bias-ply construction. If it has a R listed in the tire size, it is a radial construction. To see more about how to decode the information on your tire, visit www.americastire.com/learn

Have a Flat but No Jack? No Prob.

It’s fun to explore the wilds in a UTV, and getting off the beaten path is mandatory fun for most. However, when the trail ends, the sharp rocks begin and it can destroy a tire.

UTV Garage shows what to do if you get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere and you forgot your tire jack or you can’t find a level surface to safely lift the UTV on the jack.

Hopefully, you have a spare tire and lug wrench, though. Watch the video to see how easy it is to get yourself out of a deflating situation.

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