Flat Proof Tires

[SPYDERLK]

I'm sure we'll see these for cars/trucks, maybe even tractors , in the very near future.

Too much loss due flexing for use on a fast moving vehicle.

 

[davrow]

Too much loss due flexing for use on a fast moving vehicle.

Yeah, currently it looks like they are only good for a very narrow load range. Even the difference between a skinny and a, ahem, larger gentleman would be outside their flex parameters.

Still, if they can stiffen them up and make them last long enough...

I'll tell ya, I'd love some for my trail bicycle. I get soo many flats.

 

[ecbaatz]

Sooner than this tire development:

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Bruce

Well you can't say it is only flat on the bottom.

 

[slow84ta]

Looks interesting, I think they'd be ugly on a car though...

 

[Streetcar]

I have seen similar tires on compact telehandlers

 

[Xfaxman]

I have seen similar tires on compact telehandlers

Any pictures?

What brand of compact telehandlers?

 

[mx1alex]

Wonder if they deform after the mower has been sitting all winter long?

 

[davrow]

Any pictures?

What brand of compact telehandlers?

Xfaxman, he may just mean the tires with holes all the way through them...

 

[Xfaxman]

Xfaxman, he may just mean the tires with holes all the way through them...
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Yep, I have seen those for for forklifts and skid steers. My compact telehandler has 14-17.5 tires, have been looking for some R1 tread to replace the R4's that came on it.

 

[fatjay]

While neat in concept, the tires on some of my tractors are 10-30 years old and either fine or tubed. If these start to go, there's not much you can do about it.