Optimize your forklift tire's performance and longevity, and maximize your fleet's safety. In this article, we discuss some forklift tire components, types of application, most common tire breakdowns, tire replacement vs. opportunity cost, what to inspect on your forklift tires and so much more.
In addition to tread and reliability, contractors should consider the weather conditions and extremes of the seasons when selecting tires. In this article, we’ll be discussing seasonal tire maintenance, the importance of tire pressure and how it fluctuates with weather, and how to maximize tire health prior to seasonal change.
In a previous article, we covered the differences between radial and bias tire construction. In summary, the primary difference between radial tires and bias ply tires is in the tire carcass, as well as the material construction of the tire.
Forklifts serve as an essential component in the material handling industry and forklift tires are essential to the operations and productivity of your fleet.
When reviewing tire tread designs for traction across various applications and surface conditions, the best traction available for any operation in softer soils or cropped fields would be a flat or horizontal traction bar like a military tank tread or tracked dozer.
With rigid haul truck tires being one of the highest expenses for your mining operations, maintaining proper mining conditions for the tires plays a key role in extending tire life. In this article, we discuss in depth factors that affect your mining tire’s life and some ways to improve site conditions, ensuring maximum tire life and productivity.
Radial, bias, and solid are the three different types of tire constructions. Each construction has its strengths and it is important to pick the correct tire for your application.
To celebrate National Forklift Safety Day, we’ve compiled some top forklift tire safety tips, as well as forklift operator checklists, for operations to maintain maximum safety and productivity.
The global tire market today is broken into segments determined by equipment, application, and use. As a rule, the largest global eLike all industries, the agricultural market is constantly being driven by the forces of necessity or by the need to improve an existing product to meet evolving demands...
In the construction industry, time means money and with an abundance of work construction business owners need to make the most of every moment to maximize profits. Outfitting equipment with application-specific construction tires can help cut costs and increase productivity levels but how do you know you are picking the correct tire for your application?
Radial, bias, and solid are the three different types of tire constructions. Each construction has its strengths and it is important to pick the correct tire for your application.
The global tire market today is broken into segments determined by equipment, application, and use. As a rule, the largest global eLike all industries, the agricultural market is constantly being driven by the forces of necessity or by the need to improve an existing product to meet evolving demands...
With rigid haul truck tires being one of the highest expenses for your mining operations, maintaining proper mining conditions for the tires plays a key role in extending tire life. In this article, we discuss in depth factors that affect your mining tire’s life and some ways to improve site conditions, ensuring maximum tire life and productivity.
While solid OTR tires require zero maintenance and are built to last much longer than foam filled pneumatics, they still have a certain life span. Although these tires don’t require the maintenance pneumatic off-the-road tires require, MAXAM recommends operations inspect their solid OTR tires every now and then.
It’s vital for operations to inspect their OTR tires daily to maximize tire life and productivity. In this article, we review some common signs that indicate tire damage for OTR applications.
From the outside, there is no way to tell the product differences between standard and VF agricultural tires. The shape will be similar, and the number of lugs may only change based on specific tire sizes – so what makes one better than the other?
When it comes to selecting whether to use rubber tires or polyurethane tires for your forklift, it’s important to know the attributes and benefits each type of tires offer and how they fit your operations and applications.
From the outside, there is no way to tell the product differences between standard and VF agricultural tires. The shape will be similar, and the number of lugs may only change based on specific tire sizes – so what makes one better than the other?
MAXAM agricultural tires are designed to deliver an optimized footprint ensuring the best possible traction and flotation for the grower’s powered and towed vehicle...
Forklift tires play a major role in ensuring operator’s safety and maximizing productivity; whether it’s an indoor or outdoor operation. It’s important to tell when it’s time to change your tires.
Agricultural tires in comparison to construction, commercial truck, and passenger or light truck tires operate at the lowest air pressure possible. The primary reason agricultural tires can operate at such low pressures is the combination of the size of the air chamber in an ag tire and the number of tires mounted on a vehicle allowing lower air pressures to be able to carry the weight....
Ag tires are the integral component that connects the farm machinery or vehicle to the ground whether working in the field or on the road. Over the last eighteen months, we have seen both fuel and fertilizer prices increase dramatically driving up the operational expenses of farmers and growers...
In the agricultural industry, it is how the equipment is utilized or the inherent operational requirements that will affect the tire replacement cycle. As agricultural tires are considered off-road and not US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated, there are no firm rules to determine when an ag tire absolutely needs to be replaced....
With increased demands, it’s important to ensure maximum efficiency. Forklift tires play a major role in ensuring operator’s safety & maximizing productivity. It’s important to know how to tell when it’s time to change your tires. Below are some tire safety & maintenance tips to identify when to change your tires.
In the agricultural world, there is an indisputable link between the impact of ground pressure and the resulting yield of a planted crop. Tires play a key role in soil compaction and ground pressure as it is the primary tool that creates the ground contact between the machinery and the soil...
The MAXAM MS402 and MS412 are both E4 haulage truck tires that are suitable for similar use in higher speed or long-haul applications on well-maintained haul roads, but their tread pattern and design make a very distinguishable difference in terms of application needs and mine site’s specific demands.
Understanding why it is important for AG Tires to have a small slip percentage to optimize traction, recommendations for % of slip for MFWD & 4WD Tractors, and how tire physics and slip ratios differ from tracks?
The handling of earthmover and large haulage tires require proper handling when transporting and moving them. Improper handling can potentially damage tires from the weight of the load and misuse of tools and equipment.
Mining is an everchanging and demanding industry. Optimizing production and reducing downtime is critical. Preshift inspections with specific attention to the tires will lead to increased uptime and a safer work environment for all. Always identify and report any abnormal tire, wheel or site conditions in order to maximize safety, productivity and performance at your mine site.
Like all industries, the agricultural market is constantly being driven by the forces of necessity or by the need to improve an existing product to meet evolving demands.
Animal manure is used as the primary fertilizer or crop nutrient/booster. Agriculture naturally generates carbon emissions as organic matter in feed or manure decomposes under anaerobic conditions...
As loaders and articulated dump trucks evolve to meet higher demands, 65-series tires are becoming the new standard. To meet more loads that newer machines will carry with more power, the 65-series OTR tires are engineered to offer increased stability and load carrying capacity, better ride comfort, and increased uptime.
Mining is an everchanging and demanding industry. Optimizing production and reducing downtime is critical. Preshift inspections with specific attention to the tires will lead to increased uptime and a safer work environment for all. Always identify and report any abnormal tire, wheel or site conditions in order to maximize safety, productivity and performance at your mine site.
There is always a question as to what the correct air pressure is for tires mounted on a wheel loader or articulated dump truck. Air pressure for each application is determined by many different factors and just as well all know, a tire cannot perform without air. Air is the most important factor for any tire as the air carries the load, not the tire...
Forestry tires are a big investment for logging operators and in a business where small increases in efficiency can add up to the difference between profit and loss, it is important you take care of your tires...
Animal manure is used as the primary fertilizer or crop nutrient/booster. Agriculture naturally generates carbon emissions as organic matter in feed or manure decomposes under anaerobic conditions...
In agricultural operations, the primary driver for increased crop results or yields is the impact of soil compaction on the plant’s ability to grow. Soil compaction occurs when stress is applied to a surface soil causing...
In agricultural operations, the primary driver for increased crop results or yields is the impact of soil compaction on the plant’s ability to grow. Soil compaction occurs when...
In agricultural operations, the primary driver for increased crop results or yields is the impact of soil compaction on the plant’s ability to grow. Soil compaction occurs when stress is applied to a surface soil causing...
Agriculture is a prime example of the Axiom: “Necessity is the mother of all invention”. Tire technology has evolved dramatically in the last twenty years...
MAXAM publishes in our Ag catalog both the tires rolling circumference and the tire RCI value to assist growers in ensuring the tires chosen for their equipment can...
MAXAM is focused on delivering a relevant range of Standard and VF tires engineered to meet the evolving needs of farmers and growers in any surface or field operation....
MAXAM agricultural tires are designed to deliver an optimized footprint ensuring the best possible traction and flotation for the grower’s powered and towed vehicle...