About 3 months ago I bought a new Cub Cadet ultima z50 mower. The sidewalls on Carlisle tires are really thin, and I discovered this after accidentally driving over a locust-covered branch. I made 3 holes in the sidewall of the tire in about 10 hours. I've talked about just changing the tire, although at $90 a tire I decided I'd give it a try. I'm okay with using an inner tube in one of my tires and I still have an inner tube just in case. The hose turned out to be of good quality, it installed without any problems, it holds air normally.