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Here's a couple photos of the new run-flat wheel that is being developed.
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Those things would definitely suck in the winter time in snow and ice. Its a very good design for missions but I don't know if they would be good for anything else but pavement. I'm sure they'll do light offroading.
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Michelin is the one making them. I contacted them the other day and inquired if they were interested in a real world test. They told me that they haven't been able to get them to reliably work on a vehicle for an extended period of time. I'm thinking that they just blew me off. Worth a shot!
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They make a similar tire like that for skid steers.
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I can only imagine what would happen if all those cavities filled up with mud......and then were allowed to harden!
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This has been around for years and went nowhere. Production units were supposed to have a soft sidewall to keep the honeycomb from filling up with crap.
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We've seen these before....too many problems to be reliable.
ditto augi.
ditto augi.
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Just saw a telehandler with those tires of that nature (more skid steer design then honeycomb) earlier this week. That whole airless tire fad dealie is going to keep coming.
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When they fill up with mud, they look like a play-doh factory when they roll. Makes me laugh every time. Fairly popular setup seen on skid steers at many jobsites. We had them on the front of a backhoe for awhile, but I talked the owner into getting rid of them because they were much shorter than the orig tires (hoe was 4x4) and I was concerned about transfer case damage when used on hard surfaces.