Michelin OE At No Extra Cost on Hyster FORTENS

Following lengthy discussions with Michelin and intensive trials at their global test centre in Portland, Oregon, Hyster have decided to offer the Michelin Stabil’X XZM radial tyre as a standard no-cost option with immediate effect in Europe, on their new FORTENS range of trucks, as well as other selected models from their existing product range, up to 7-tonne capacity.

The tyre is particularly adapted for applications on poor surfaces, or where intensive use of the truck is required, as it provides excellent shock absorption and cool running, protecting the truck and driver, and eliminating tyre destruction due to heat.

Michelin says that the tyre offers increased tyre life and minimal operating costs when compared to pneumatic shaped solids and bias tyres.

The Michelin Stabil’X XZM is the only pneumatic radial tyre that can be fitted tubeless on a standard multipiece rim. This ensures maximum up-time by reducing the punctures and instant deflations often associated with pneumatic forklift truck tyres.

Hyster is the first forklift company to offer the Michelin Stabil’X XZM as a no-cost option tyre, and it believes that the decision to fit this tyre is a major step forward in improving forklift truck performance