What's Happening in Construction 

This week's Super Six focuses on the construction industry which is served by our Galaxy brand. We begin with a fun video from Caterpillar -- a moving golf course!

Galaxy is known worldwide for some of the toughest, most productive skid steer tires on the market. Tires like the Beefy Baby III and the Hulk—built with rugged compounds, tough treads, reinforced sidewalls and protective bead guards to deliver long service life in some of the most punishing work environments on earth.

Application-Specific Skid Steer Tire tread Patterns 

Tread patterns for skid steer tires used to be a one-pattern-fits-all type of situation but not anymore! Today, there are a plethora of patterns developed to address specific situations and applications. 

What's driving this trend? Businesses, whether they’re warehouses or construction operations or farms, are being managed more carefully every day. 

Where Skid Steers Wear Tires 

At a quick glance, many skid steer tire tread patterns can look similar. But when you look closer, you can spot differences that can have a huge impact on your productivity—and your bottom line. 

Selling Skid Steer Tires

Quentin Martin, owner of Martin’s Tire & Alignment in Narvon, PA, serves a 150-mile radius around his store and does a robust business in skid steer tires.  We asked him about his business and the latest trends in this product segment:

Q.  What types of skid steer tires are your customers primarily interested in?

“The demand that we see is pretty much in three tread designs:

• More of a turf design for lawn and garden applications;
• Your hard-surface design exemplified by the Galaxy Hulk.
• And the standard skid steer, like the Galaxy Beefy Baby or Muddy Buddy.