Balfour Beatty Trials Cooper Discoverer S/T Tyres

Balfour Beatty, the engineering, construction, services and investment business, is currently undertaking a “hugely successful” trial of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s Discoverer S/T tyres. The Company fitted a 205R16 set of the 4×4 rubber to one of its Toyota Hi-Lux vehicles, which are used on the most demanding of terrains around the UK during their exceptionally hard lives.

The Discoverer S/T is a hybrid of three designs – all-terrain, high void and commercial traction. The beefy, rugged tyre wears evenly, while its deep tread and scalloped shoulder design offers excellent traction on soft surfaces. Reactions from Balfour Beatty staff on the performance of the tyre are said to have been “exceptional.”

“The Cooper Discoverer S/T tyres are very good,” said one staff member. “They have transformed the truck. I have yet to need 4WD engaged, never mind diff lock; the tyres no longer slip on wet grass and the truck no longer drifts in the wet – it is a safer drive altogether. It feels more secure on corners and the wheels no longer spin when starting too quickly. All in all, it’s really made the truck easier to drive.”