Goodyear Industrial Tyre Lifts More

Goodyear has increased the load carrying capacity of a key size of one of its popular Sure Grip Lug industrial tyres. The load index of the 12.5/80-18 Goodyear Sure grip lug tyre has increased from 139 (10PR) to 146 (14PR) following an upgrade to the carcass and bead construction. This increase gives the new tyre a maximum nominal carrying capacity of 3000Kg which is an increase over the previous tyre of 570Kg per tyre or 1140Kg on the axle. This tyre size is a popular fitment on JCB, Komatsu, Cat, CNH and Volvo industrial machines and in particular on the front axles of Backhoe loaders.

According to company representatives, the change has been brought about following an in-depth analysis of the machines in the market place and in anticipation of future developments of these industrial machines.

“The general trend for these types of machine is for the loading bucket fitted on the front to increase in size thus increasing the load and demands placed on the front axle tyres. Most current machines are fitted with 10 or 12 ply rating tyres; however, We anticipate that this trend towards higher loads will continue and have therefore decided to go one step further in load carrying capacity and launch this new tyre with a 146 load index (14 ply rating).” said Andy Morris, Goodyear Director of Farm tyres.

Increasing the load capacity of the 12.5/80-18 Sure Grip Lug means that the tyre pressure must also be increased to 62psi / 4.3 bar. “It is essential to remember the importance of having the correct air pressure for the load and a common fault identified on industrial machines is that of low tyre pressures. Checking the pressures will ensure tyres are roadworthy, such an easy remedy can increase performance on and off the road,” concluded Morris.