Yokohama Reveals New Trailer, Refuse Tires – Upkeep

Yokohama introduced most of the tires in its business lineup to the Know-how & Upkeep Council’s 2023 annual assembly in Orlando. It featured its latest merchandise on the expo flooring:

• 716U: An ultra-wide-base tire designed for the waste business
• 114R: A regular trailer tire designed for spread-axle trailers
• 121T: An all-season regional trailer tire

114R Tire for Unfold-Axle Trailers

Tom Clauer, Yokohama’s senior supervisor of business product planning, instructed reporters that the 114R is designed for fleets and owner-operators trying to maximize tire life in regional haul and spread-axle operations.

It makes use of rounded shoulder ribs particularly designed to withstand curb harm scrubbing — particularly in spread-axle purposes. The high-scrub compound is formulated to withstand tread reducing and chipping when pivoting or dragging in turns with out negatively affecting gasoline effectivity.

Yokohama has optimized the tread depth (16/32 on the 4 main tire sizes, 14/32 on the 255 and 275 70 collection) for optimum gasoline effectivity and long-lasting service. Moreover, the sturdy rib design gives flawless monitoring and improved gasoline effectivity whereas minimizing tread put on, the corporate says.

The 114R additionally options funnel-shaped step grooves, which forestall stones and different particles from reaching the underside of the grooves the place casing harm can happen.

“This tire was designed with a tread sample and compound to fight the scaling related to pivoting,” stated Clauer.

The SmartWay-verified tire can be obtainable March 1 within the U.S. in six sizes: 11R22.5, 295/75R22.5, 285/75R24.5, 11R24.5, 255/70R22.5 and 275/70R22.5.

716U Extremely-Huge Single

The 716U ultra-wide-base single was designed particularly for waste, recycling, and on/off-road extreme service operations the place maximizing payload capability actually counts.

Changing eight commonplace 315 80R 22.5 tires with 4 716Us saves about 700 kilos, stated Clauer, including, “However we see quite a lot of dump vehicles and materials haulers utilizing these tires as nicely.”

“Our ultra-wide-base casing is among the most ret readable casings within the business, bar none,” he stated. “We make no sacrifices with these casings. Our tires are slightly bit heavier than anyone else’s on the market as a result of we shield them. This tire has 4 metal belts, together with the zero diploma belt. So, truly 5 metal belts in the event you depend that one. It’s nicely constructed.”

The 716U is out there in measurement 445/55R22.5.

All-Season Regional 121T

Additionally on show was the 121T all-season regional trailer tire launched final yr. It’s particularly designed for trailer use solely.

The 121T is extreme snow service-rated in all climate situations and is obtainable in sizes 215/75R17.5, 235/75R17.5 and 245/75R17.5.