Cooper Tire & Rubber Company adds to its line of Roadmaster tyres with the new RM230 WH for waste-haul trucks.
The new tyre has 20% larger footprint than all the Roadmaster tyres before it. A large footprint distributes the weight and extends the tread life.
“When you have up to 4,500 kg per tyre riding on that footprint, and constant scrubbing and curbing, bigger is better. Years of development went into this tyre, and we anticipate that it will serve our customers’ needs extremely well moving forward.” said Gary Schroeder, Cooper’s Director of Commercial Vehicle and OEM Sales.
“We designed this tyre specifically with the steer position in mind, since the life expectancy for many steer tyres on sanitation trucks is often gauged in months, not miles,” said Schroeder.
“For sanitation operators, tyres are often the biggest expense, surpassing even fuel in some severe applications. We are confident that customers will see the RM230 WH as an industry leader for this application when the big picture of life expectancy, affordable price and retreadability is considered.” he continues.
The RM230 WH also features a stone protector ledge in the centre groove of the tire to help guard against stone penetration, preserving casing retreadability. The tyre’s four-rib design gives it excellent traction, and the RM230 WH is made of a new wear-resistant tread compound designed especially for waste hauling fleets. The new tyre also has a hefty 24/32nds of tread depth to provide more miles—and months—on the job.
Cooper Tire provides a warranty on the RM230 WH that offers two retreads in six years, and the tyre features a high-tensile strength four-belt package to aid in retreadability.
“For waste fleets, steer tyre casings provide the life for the drive tyres, and trailer tires too if the fleet also runs transfer dump operations,” said Schroeder. “The casing we’ve developed for this tyre, along with the warranty, provide life and cost efficiency beyond the original tread,” he concluded.