Truck & Off-Highway Engineering - June 2023 - 12

TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
CHASSIS
Yokohama rolls out latest off-highway radial
Yokohama announced a new off-highway
radial tire as well as new sizes for
existing tire families at CONEXPO 2023
in Las Vegas. The Galaxy Hippo allsteel
radial high-traction loader tire
was the most prominent announcement
from the company's press conference
at the show.
" We think of rock tread for most
loaders, but many of those machines
are working in dirt, whether it's on construction
jobs, demolition sites, or on
farms, " said Dhananjay Bisht, national
product manager, Earthmoving,
Construction and Industrial Tires for
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America,
Inc. " The new Galaxy Hippo all-steel
radial brings a dirt tread to the category
to deliver the extra traction many loader
operators need. "
Radial revolution
Traditionally, loader tires have featured
a bias ply construction over radial
design. However, Yokohama believes
that the new radial version of
the Galaxy Hippo offers significant
advantages in both puncture resistance,
traction and wear, while maintaining
stability that operators expect
from their tires. It will be available in
20.5R25 and 23.5R25 sizes.
The Galaxy Hippo Radial tire will be available in 20.5R25 and 23.5R25 sizes.
" What we realized in the market is
that everybody is moving from a specialized
machine to an all-purpose one, "
said Bisht. " So they need a tire that allows
that machine to work on as many
surfaces as possible. With bias-ply tires,
there are still a lot of constraints. But,
with a radial, we can offer a tire that
allows customers to go from agriculture
to construction without changing tires. "
Bisht also explained why Yokohama
decided to develop the radial version of
the Galaxy Hippo. " It was determining
how you differentiate in the market, " he
said. " And how we could bring that value
and price point to so that the customer
will be convinced to go from bias to radial.
Everything is better with the radial
version of this tire. You get better life,
cost per mile, and overall performance. "
Yokohama stated that in field testing,
the radial Galaxy Hippo outlasted
bias-ply alternatives by as much as
50%. The company also highlighted
that the radial construction permits
retreading, which further extends the
service life and lowers the total cost of
ownership. The company claims that
the radial version is four times more
resistant to punctures.
Yokohama stated that in field testing, the radial Galaxy Hippo outlasted bias-ply alternatives
by as much as 50%.
12 June 2023
Not treading lightly
While designing the radial version of
the Galaxy Hippo, Yokohama made
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