World’s Largest Tyre From Bridgestone

Bridgestone has developed the world’s largest tyre, the 59/80R63 V-Steel E-Lug S, a radial tyre for dump trucks carrying loads of 380-400 tons. Customers in the mining industry are using increasingly larger equipment and tyres are evolving to match. The new tyre, which will go on sale next spring, stands 4.

02 metres (13 ft 2.5 ins) tall and is 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 ins) across.

Each tyre weighs 5.1 tonnes and has a load rating of 101 tonnes..