New Sizes Added to BKT Lines - Tire Review Magazine

New Sizes Added to BKT Lines

BKT-Tires (USA) Inc. has added a number of new sizes to its various product lines. The additions are as follows:

• The bias OTR tire XL Grip Plus (L4) for wheel loaders gets sizes 26.5-25 and 29.5-25.

• The FS216 forestry tire for logger/skidder applications adds size 24.5-32.

• Size 750/60R30.5 was added to the radial flotation FL693M.

• BKT’s Agrimax RT765, a 70-series radial tractor tire, adds size 710/70R42.

• Size 5.00-12 was added to the TR171 R1 tractor tire line.

• Industrial/construction tire AT621 saw the addition of size 18.4-26.

• R1 tractor tire TR135 added size 9.5-28.

• The Roadmax IT696 got new size 340/80R24, replacing size 12.4R24.

• The MPT for military applications gained size 14.5-21.

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