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Yokohama’s 5 new heavy equipment tires display loading, transport dual markings

Yokohama has added dual TRA code designations for loader and transport applications to five new off-the-road tires. The tires will feature an “E” and “L” size on the side wall. The company says the dual markings will help “dealers consolidate inventory cost and space” and show how one product can serve two separate applications. The […]

November 28, 2017

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Yokohama Tire joins KaBOOM! to build playground in Miss.

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM) employees recently worked with KaBOOM! and 200 local volunteers to build a brand-new, eco-friendly playground at Marshall Park, in West Point, Miss., on Oct. 28, 2017. Yokohama and KaBOOM! met with local parents and children in August to design the new playground, which includes brightly colored environmentally safe “Cradle-to-Chadle”-certified playground […]

November 20, 2017

Components

Michelin’s Vision, a 3D printed concept tire, solves a whole lot of problems

It looks strange and the first applications may be a decade away, but I have a suspicion this 3D printed concept tire from Michelin might eventually be coming to a loader near you. Michelin calls it the Vision tire. As you might deduce, it’s airless. No need to inflate it or worry about inflation pressures. […]

August 21, 2017

Components

Camso expands in Texas through purchase of Omni Industrial Tire

Rubber track, undercarriage and off-road tire manufacturer Camso has announced that it is acquiring Texas tire distributor Omni Industrial. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With four locations in southern Texas, Omni is the second largest tire distributor in the state. The company notes in its announcement that the material handling equipment market in […]

August 10, 2017

Vocational

Michelin improves speed, capacity with XTRA Load rigid dump truck tires

Michelin Earthmover’s new lineup of XTRA Load tires for rigid dump trucks are designed to increase productivity on the jobsite by handling heavier loads and traveling at faster speeds. The tires are the first in the 24.00R35 size to earn a three-star rating for load capacity by the Tire and Rim Association, the company says. […]

July 20, 2017

Pickups

Toyo’s Open Country C/T jobsite pickup tire has held up well after 17,000 miles

Last Fall, Toyo Tire U.S.A. sent me a set of their new-at-the-time Open County C/T tires (245/70R17), which I promptly mounted to my personal F-150 and have been piling on the mileage ever since. In the last nine months—and nearly 17,000 miles—these tires have seen everything from the open highway (from southwest Alabama to Nashville, Tennessee, […]

July 17, 2017

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Michelin’s new X Multi D tire lasts longer, supports high-torque applications

Designed for a wide variety of applications, the new Michelin X Multi D tire introduced this week features a number of innovative design features. The rubber in the tire is not a uniform compound, but rather a co-extruded rubber compound that combines a top layer of scrub resistant rubber with a bottom layer at the […]

June 30, 2017

Class 7-8

Electric trucks will drive supplier innovations says Michelin COO

The pending tidal wave of electric trucks that may or may not ever see the highway presents a unique set of challenges for tire makers: Torque management. In an interview with sister site CCJ during the company’s global summit for sustainable mobility in Montreal Tuesday afternoon, Michelin Americas Truck Tires Chief Operating Officer Ralph Dimenna said innovations in […]

June 22, 2017

Components

Trelleborg launches 4 lines of heavy equipment tires in U.S.

Trelleborg Wheel Systems is bringing the company’s lineup of pneumatic tires designed for a wide range of construction equipment to North America. The debut includes the Earthmover Radial Series (ERL) for loaders and graders, the Earthmover Diagonal System (EM) for heavy duty earthmoving jobs, the Skid Steer Diagonal Series (SK) for skid steer loaders and […]

May 31, 2017

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar unveils TH514D telehandler with improved hydraulics, comfort and work range

The Cat TH514D Telehandler comes with updated hydraulics to handle a variety of work tools. Attachments include forks and a choice of carriages, buckets, truss booms, winches, pipe grapple, sweeper, material-handling arm, concrete bucket and fork-mounted platform. A manual attachment coupler is standard and a hydraulic coupler is available. The telehandler is powered by a […]

April 6, 2017

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Goodyear’s new tires and management tools improve uptime, drive down costs

With its showcase of tires and tire management tools at ConExpo this year, Goodyear promoted its ability to help you with productivity and lower tire costs. The Goodyear TL-4A tire has an optimized tread pattern that keeps equipment tracking steady in severe conditions. For articulated trucks the GP-4D tire sports a non-directional tread design and centerline […]

March 23, 2017

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Firestone intros VersaBuilt tire for loaders, graders in wide range of conditions

Firestone has introduced a new tire at ConExpo, the VersaBuilt radial, for optimum traction in loaders, graders and earthmovers in everything from muddy to rocky conditions. The tires have a steal casing and what the company calls SideArmor sidewalls to protect against cuts and punctures by deflecting stones and debris. The non-directional, self-cleaning tread provides […]

March 8, 2017