What Is The Proper Name For a Construction Tyre?
At diverse events, I get asked the same question: What do you do? I’ve responded with various things: “I work for an organization that purchases mine tires worldwide.” or “We sell construction tires.” What I desire to tell them, is that I sell mining tyres, but honest to goodness, no one would have a clue about what I am talking about..
So, I usually just drop the bomb up front: ” I sell huge tyres for mining equipment. Some tyres are as big as 12.5 feet tall (~4m, for those who are on the metric standard).” It sounds overwhelming, but it is important to expand their thoughts to accept something with a rim size larger than 20 inches in diameter.
Now, the truth is, most of the tyres my company sells are far smaller than . In fact, many of them are only 4 feet high.
So, what is an OTR Tire? The definitions deviate greatly, but we will start with the acronym “OTR”. It corresponds to “Off the Road”, or in smaller “Over the Road”. More often than not, the following types of equipment use it, and I won’t admit every type here, because you would be reading all day.
The elementary pieces of equipment that use these tyres are: loaders(wheel, front end, and skid steer - this is also considered an industrial tire-), haul trucks (rigid and articulated dump, crash trucks, cranes(the tyres are getable in both on and off-road flavors), scrapers & road graders.
Now, some purists may say I am neglecting tractors & combines, but those are generally categorised as “agricultural use”, and don’t fall under the category of “OTR”, per se. Others will state that the category is much larger. This is correct. However, I am giving you the basic principles you need to understand, not a doctoral education on the tyres.
These tyres are purchasable in bias and radial stock, just like passenger tires are. The main divergence is in the size of the rims(20-63″ for the larger portion), and the heavy duty nature of the lugs, and rubber compounds. These are tires that can take the abuse that gravel, large rocks, and mud throw at them.
As to roles, these tyres can be found maneuvering in the most severe conditions, from the Tar Sands of Canada, to the mines of Novosibirsk.
So, what is an OTR Tyre? Very simply put, it’s a tyre for construction, mining, or industrial functions, that works in severe, off-road conditions, on very heavy equipment.
That’s the layman’s translation. If are in need of more information on OTR Tyres, please visit our website at http://www.otrtiresupply.com