Maxam Tire Adds New Sizes to its Ag Tires Family
Starting this fall, the all-new Agrictra 70 and 65 sizes will be available for purchase and will be offered as a part of the Maxam North American Spring Savings Program for 2023 from Maxam Tire. The company says the wide profile of the Agrictra 70-series is engineered to deliver extra flotation and traction and will
Gallery: Toyo Tires Open Country R/T Trail Launch Event
Toyo Tires launched its latest tire in its Open Country line, the Open Country R/T Trail, during a ride-and-drive event held in the mountains of Big Bear Lake, California. The company invited media members, Toyo employees and overlanding enthusiasts to test how the new tire holds up against some of the harshest black diamond trails
Yokohama Tire Launches New Advan Sport V107
Yokohama Tire’s ultra-high performance Advan line has a new family member: the Advan Sport V107. This new tire is initially available in 54 sizes ranging from 18 to 22 in., with more sizes up to 23-in. fitments slated for release in early 2023. Yokohama Tire says this new addition to the Advan series features: An
Hercules Tire Launches Strong Guard H-LS Long Haul Steer Tire
Hercules Tire and Rubber Company has launched its Strong Guard H-LS tire, a premium steer tire for long-haul and super-regional highway applications. The tire is now available to ATD’s customers nationwide, including Hercules’s 3,500 program dealers in the US. The Strong Guard H-LS, which replaces the Hercules H-804, has a premium casing with a four
Bridgestone To Develop Lunar Terrain Vehicle Tires
Bridgestone is joining the Teledyne Brown Engineering team to design and build the crewed lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) for NASA in support of future exploration on the moon. Bridgestone says it signed an exclusive teaming agreement with the Teledyne Team to provide lunar tires for the program. To ensure tire function and safety under difficult
Yokohama Off-Highway Introduces New Skid Steer Radial Tire
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires introduced its new skid-steer radial tire to its AT lineup. The company says its new Galaxy AT Grip Steel radial tire was designed in close consultation with skid steer operators and industrial tire dealers. According to Yokohama, several features reinforce the sidewall of the Galaxy AT Grip Steel. First, there’s an extra
Maxam Tire Adds the MS700 to its Industrial Tire Series
Maxam Tire unveiled the MS700 resilient solid tire to its existing industrial tire series. Similar to the recently launched MS600 press-on solid, the MS700 will be developed in the newly opened solid tire factory. The MS700 resilient will encompass the all-new “liquid gold” patent-pending compound technology, EcoPoint3TM. According to Maxam, EcoPoint3TM compounding, otherwise known as
Continental Launches Second-Generation General Grabber Tires
Continental announced the launch of a new lineup of General tires for regional on and off-road all position use called General Grabber OA 2 and OA 2 Wide Base (WB). Continental says these second-generation tires have a new tread compound to improve mileage and chip and chunk resistance to protect the casing to allow for
Pirelli Launches WeatherActive All-Weather Tire Range
Pirelli announced the introduction of the WeatherActive range, its first tire range with all-weather capabilities. This new product is backed by the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating (3PMS), which certifies that the tire delivers high-level performance even in severe snow conditions, making the WeatherActive a true “four seasons” tire. Pirelli is launching the new WeatherActive
Michelin Launches Defender 2 Tires for CUVs and Passenger Cars
Michelin is launching the Defender 2 tire for CUVs and passenger vehicles, featuring an 80,000-mile warranty with an expansion into 19” and 20” rim sizes. The Defender 2 tire is designed to handle the extra weight and torque of small SUVs, minivans and electric vehicles. “As the market evolves toward electrification and small SUVs, we
Untangling the Not-So-Easy Sell of Run-Flat Tires
It was a scorching hot August day in the Midwest. My dash said 93 degrees in the mid-day heat as my Ford crested a rolling hill on U.S. Route 24 smack dab in Indiana when it happened. A hunk of metal fell off of the flatbed trailer in front of me somewhere between 65 and
Continental Launches LD-Master L5 Traction Construction Tire
Continental says it is presenting its new construction tire, the LD-Master L5 Traction, at Bauma 2022 from Oct 24-30 in Munich. The tire manufacturer says the LD-Master L5 Traction is specifically designed for loaders operating on abrasive surfaces. The LD-Master L5 Traction is fitted with an integrated tire sensor ex-factory, making monitoring possible in real-time.
