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I saw a pic of one (332) with those tires.
That's where I got the idea.

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Hello Ron,
Your tractor is the one I was referring to!:fing32:
OK,let me get this straight. snoyes asked if my fronts cleared.
I also have a 50" deck,and I have stock 6" wide wheels. IMO,the tires look pretty good on 6" wheels. I have plenty of room between the deck and wheels when turned.
Are you saying the problem is with the wider 7" wheel?
As for the larger rears,how close are they to the deck?

Thanks
Greg

Well I think the theory is that with the skinner rims, the tires are more likely to crown in the middle. Therefore, they will actually stand up taller, and with the larger diameter they would interfere with the deck more than if they were on a wider rim and did not have the crown to them.

I don't know if the deck on the 316 is mounted different, or you may have more clearance. Just turning hard with the stock tires I come pretty close to making contact with the deck, I thought that with the larger diamter tires, I for sure would hit.

Additionally, I thought the rear tires would interfere, and therefore, I decided to go with the smaller tires. As of right now, I am still indecided... Where I currently mow there is tight areas that require some min turning radius to get around.