Marathon Lawnmower Tire

I ordered these wheels for my Troy-Bilt Mustang 42, knowing up front I would have to modify them to fit my mower. I knocked out the bearings and ground down the hubs about 1/4" on each side using a 4" grinder. After I was done I reinstalled the bearings and mounted the wheels. In my case the wheels were a bit offset to one side, so the lesson here is measure carefully and take off the exact amount of metal you need for each side of the wheel if you are mounting the wheels on a Troy-Bilt (or Cub Cadet) mower. Once on, the wheels seemed to perform well although they tend to pick up grass and jam it into the wheel assembly fairly often, requiring clearing, otherwise the wheel jams. This is quite a pain. I'm hoping once the rubber on the wheel wears down a bit that this will happen less frequently. Be sure to clean out the wheel where the grass jams up after each mowing and you'll probably be okay. I have a large, rough lot that compounds the issue. After using the wheels for a few cuts of my 1+ acre lot I noticed the left wheel was wobbling. Sure enough, the bearing was shot. I ordered the Marathon replacement bearings and hope they hold up better than those that came with the wheels,but to be fair, I might possibly have damaged the bearings when knocking them out to grind the hubs. Two more cuts and the right side bearings failed, luckily I had the replacements on hand. Time will tell how the replacement bearings hold up. I like these wheels, but it took a fair bit of work to get them mounted, and now they jam up with grass and dirt in the wheel mount assembly. If Marathon made a wheel that actually fit the Troy-Bilt Mustang 42 then I would give them 5 stars, but after the trouble I've gone through, three is possibly being generous.