Is It Time for New Skid Steer Tires?

Whether it’s sharp turns, harsh conditions, or spinning wheels, skid steers are tough on tires. While it can be tempting to try to get every last hour out of your skid steer’s tires, the fact is that being proactive with replacement can save time, money, and aggravation caused by downtime and inefficiency. With that in mind, here are a few tips for knowing when it’s time to replace the tires on your skid steer.

Our Superhero Solid Tire

With its deep tread, high lug-to-void ratio, and cut- and chip-resistant compound, the Galaxy Hulk has been the go-to tire for years among skid-steer operators looking for long tire life and reduced downtime while working in the harshest environments. Although the popular saying if it’s not broke, don’t fix it could have kept us from tinkering with this timeless tire, we couldn’t help but add a solid version of this classic to our lineup—as part of our expanding SDS solid line—to meet the changing needs in material handling, construction, and farming.

As of Jan 1, 2021, Alliance Tire Group and Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. changed their names to Yokohama Off-Highway Tires and Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc respectively. The Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands and product names remain unchanged. Product information is available at www.yokohama-oht.com.

OTR tire dealers who continue to focus their business mainly on large mining tires may be digging themselves into a hole and missing the growing opportunities the growing small-OTR tire segments present today, said Bruce Besancon, Vice President of Marketing for Alliance Tire Americas, Inc., at the Tire Industry Association (TIA) OTR Conference in Oahu. Besancon, who built his career in the mining and OTR markets of North America and Europe, is passionate about helping tire dealers make the most of an exciting, and challenging, business.

Galaxy Solid Tires 

The use of solid tires continues to become more widespread within the waste, recycling, and construction industries. As margins get tighter, wages rise, and qualified employees become more scarce in these fields, the need for businesses to reduce downtime and increase productivity is more important than ever. By reducing the risk of sidelining a machine due to tire damage—whether from a chunk of metal or employee inexperience—solid tires can quickly prove themselves to be a solid investment. And with the option to choose designs with shock-absorbing apertures, driving on solid tires has become less jarring.

As of Jan 1, 2021, Alliance Tire Group and Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. changed their names to Yokohama Off-Highway Tires and Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc respectively. The Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands and product names remain unchanged. Product information is available at www.yokohama-oht.com.

The Building Construction Products Division of Caterpillar, Inc., presented the Alliance Tire Group (ATG) with a fourth-quarter 2015 Business Continuity Planning award in recognition of the company’s perfect performance in supplying Galaxy Beefy Baby tires to Cat’s Sanford, NC, plant.