Michelin North America has launched the subsequent technology of its mining tire for 250-ton inflexible dump vehicles – the MICHELIN XDR 250+ – that options improved put on resistance, optimized put on and elevated aggression resistance. 

Out there in a 50/80R57 measurement, the MICHELIN XDR 250+ tire improves put on resistance and will increase tire life by 8 % for MB4 and MB compounds, with no tradeoff in ton-miles per hour (TMPH) in comparison with the MICHELIN XDR 250 tire.

“With inflexible dump vehicles enjoying such a crucial a part of open-pit-mining operations, the tires are key to assembly mine profitability targets via decrease working prices,” mentioned Sarah Robinson, mining advertising and marketing supervisor at Michelin North America. “As our best floor mining tire for 250-ton vehicles, the XDR 250+ tire offers as much as 15 % extra TMPH for the MB and MB4 compounds versus the competitors.”