I'm tired of buying front tires.

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I have a 54" Fastrack and had my dealer replace the tires after too many holes from roofing nails. He said he was having trouble finding the front tires. I ended up with slightly smaller front tires that lasted 2 weeks. I bought rims and tires at Northern Tool that worked well for a year and a half, but the foreign rubber rotted away.
I'm not sure about the original tire size, but 11" X 4" X 5" is on it now and I don't think a larger tire will work. Maybe something that runs to the tall side.
Is there a really tough tire available?
I can't use solid tires, but is anyone familiar Carlisle Reliance Smooth Tread Flat Free Semi-Pneumatic Castor & Wheel Assembly? A shop suggested these.

This week I mowed on three wheels. I need to buy tires ASAP.
 
There is a product called Tyre Mouse that seems to work really well but it is not chep.
A cheap alternative is to remove the wheel then remove the valve and fill the tyre with one of those expanding gap fillers .
Make sure the valve is at the top of the tyre when you do this
When setting time is up over inflate the tyre ( around 40 PSI ) let it sit for a day then drop the pressure to 20 psi
This seems to work for the owners who eat front caster tyres
IT also makes them a SOB to remove .
I have found the ribbed tyres seem to work better and get fewer flats .
 
I can't find the right manual. I'm not sure where the number is located, I'll find it in the morning when the sun is up.
 
I found some old pics and can verify that the original tire was a 11X4X5 4 ply tire. Any suggestions for a good brand of tire in this size?

The tire is the only thing this mower has for a front suspension, so the tire needs to have a little bounce. Has anyone seen a Carlisle Reliance Smooth Tread Flat Free Semi-Pneumatic Castor & Wheel Assembly? I wonder if this tire would be too hard to provide a little suspension action?
 
Now this is why the model was important so someone could look up the IPL on Hustler site. Some models did used a larger tire but according to IPL this one used 11x4.00-5 tires and rims

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