Tag: construction equipment tires

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Continental Tire unveils Generation 3 construction tire and matching retreads, reintroduces General Tire lines

Continental's Generation 3 tires can be applied to construction, cement, utility, forestry, logging and emergency vehicles and can be retreaded up to 3 times.

October 9, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: LiuGong launches new F-Series excavators; Backhoe demand on the rebound; Gehl intros RT135 CTL; CNH to refine construction equipment line; Heavy equipment tire maintenance tips

Heavy Equipment Tire Maintenance: A little time can produce big savings Unless you do the math, you may not realize that after labor and fuel, tires are your third-highest operating cost on a wheeled piece of heavy equipment. So starting a simple maintenance and management program could save you substantial amounts of money. Creating a […]

September 16, 2019

Maintenance

Heavy Equipment Tire Maintenance: A little time can produce big savings

Unless you do the math, you may not realize that after labor and fuel, tires are your third-highest operating cost on a wheeled piece of heavy equipment. So starting a simple maintenance and management program could save you substantial amounts of money. Creating a tire maintenance and management program may seem like an administrative burden […]

September 10, 2019

Components

Alliance Tire’s new 585 offers high puncture resistance, self-cleaning tread for construction equipment

Developed specifically for construction use, the A585 from Yokohama’s Alliance Tire Group features a steel-belted design with high puncture protection and more.

April 24, 2019

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Galaxy LHD 500 a solid tire designed to give wheel loaders more traction

Alliance Tire Group has released a new severe duty solid tire designed to provide wheel loaders with a long service life and high traction. Learn more on this.

April 11, 2019

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Michelin, Goodyear raise commercial tire prices

Michelin is among the latest tire manufacturers to announce an increase in prices. If you're considering new commercial tires now may be the time to act. Learn more.

December 3, 2018

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BKT announces “ag-centric” tire production plant in the U.S.

The facility would be the first U.S.-based plant for the firm and while the plant's location has not been announced BKT plans to break ground during Q2 of 2019.

November 30, 2018

Components

Yokohama Tire opens new $5.6M R&D center in N.C.

Yokohama Tire opens its largest overseas research and development center in the U.S. to consolidate its U.S. R&D staff for tire development. Learn more here.

October 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

Caught stealing tires off a skid steer, alleged thief invokes the Grinch, still gets arrested

An officer caught a man in the act of attempting to steal several skid steer loader tires. See how the thief tried to talk his way out of the situation on EW.

July 30, 2018

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Bridgestone expands OTR tire production with $12M infusion to Ill. plant

Bridgestone says its Bloomington, Illinois, tire plant will soon be expanded to support the manufacturing of more off-the-road tires for mining & construction.

July 20, 2018

Telematics

Goodyear’s new app-based OTR tire gauge, real-time monitoring system create custom reports, track costs

By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Tom Jackson Managing tires on a fleet of equipment is a tough task, but these round rubber assets will cost you big bucks without good record keeping. Most tire manufacturers have tire management software for record keeping, but Goodyear has gone one step further with an enhanced version of its […]

May 3, 2018

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Yokohama raising OTR tire prices due to market pressures

Yokohama has announced that it will be increasing prices on its off-the-road tire offerings due to market conditions. The company says the price increases will take effect April 1 could be as high as 6 percent, noting that the increases will be “among other inline adjustments.” Yokohama OTR vice president Bruce Besancon’s statement suggests that […]

March 6, 2018