Tag: Michelin Tires

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Michelin introduces next-gen airless Tweel tire for skid steers with big durability improvements

Designed to withstand a variety of skid steer applications, the new Michelin X Tweel SSL 2 12N16.5 will be available in all-terrain and hard-surface models.

July 17, 2019

Components

Michelin intros a new Tweel airless tire designed for UTVs

The Michelin X Tweel UTV 26x9N14 tire serves as a single unit that replaces pneumatic tires and removes the need for maintenance, spare tires or repair kits.

May 28, 2018

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Surplus, rock bottom prices have made new tire prices competitive with retreads

Ten years ago, a global tire shortage had contractors scrambling to get tires on their machines and the retreading industry took off. Since then, the recession reduced demand and a number of new tire factories increased supply. The end result was plenty of new tires at historically low costs. “Unfortunately, the recapping industry has taken […]

August 28, 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

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

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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

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Michelin X Works Z tire designed for harsh construction environments

Most construction tires don’t wear out; they get so torn up by debris and harsh construction environments that they can’t be used. The new Michelin X Works Z all-position tire is designed to stand up to those harsh conditions with a 50 percent wider protector ply and a thick layer of cushion gum that increase […]

June 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

Michelin debuts XTXL tire for loaders with 50% sidewall boost, Bibload Hard Surface tire for backhoes

During a Monday evening press conference at the Intermat show in Paris, Michelin introduced two new construction equipment tires, one aimed at supporting heavier loads and another at providing better traction and longer life on hard surfaces. The Michelin XTXL E4 L4 is a loader tire which beefs up productivity capabilities in big ways over […]

April 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: Michelin Tweel airless tire

The tire market is a precise, refined, mature market that has, for the most part, relied on pneumatic tires for more than a century. Despite the vulnerability associated with air loss, pneumatic tires became the dominant technology thanks to several performance advantages – low contact pressure, low vertical stiffness, low rolling resistance over rough surfaces […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Equipment World Innovations Awards: The 5 game-changing construction products of the last year

OEMs fielded many good new products last year, but only a handful are truly innovative game changers. We’ve put together a collection of five products that, in no particular order, gave those in construction better, more efficient ways to work and, in general, simply rocked our industry.   Hilti Hollow Drill Bit Conventional hammer drill […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: Cummins 5.0L V8 diesel engine

With the introduction of the Cummins 5.0L V8, a lightweight, technologically sophisticated V8 diesel engine, Cummins has changed the game when it comes to powerplants for light- and medium-duty applications. The engine has two names and two iterations. The ISV5.0 is the commercial version of the engine. Cummins is positioning this as a fuel-efficient alternative […]

January 6, 2014