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Prior to 1964, tires were all made to a 90% aspect ratio. Tire size was specified as the tire width in inches and the diameter in inches – for example, 6.50-15. [34] From 1965 to the early 1970s, tires were made to an 80% aspect ratio. Tire size was again specified by width in inches and diameter in inches.
A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire). Radial tire construction climbed to 100% market share in North America following Consumer Reports finding the superiority of ...
Titan Tire Corporation [77] USA: 1993 Goodyear (farm tires), Titan, Continental (OTR only) [78] Tigar Tyres Serbia: 2002 Tigar: Tomket Tires [79] [non-primary source needed] Czech Republic: 1997 Tomket (Czech brand of low category is made in China) Toyo Tire & Rubber [80] Japan: 1945 Nitto, Silverstone, Toyo: Trayal Corporation Serbia: 1955 ...
Case Model 830. Case Model 2090. The Case Corporation was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment. Founded, in 1842, by Jerome Increase Case as the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, it operated under that name for most of a century. For another 66 years it was the J. I. Case Company, and was often called simply Case.
Tire. Assorted new automotive road tires, showing a variety of tread patterns. Tractor tires have substantial ribs and voids for traction in soft terrain. A JimmyCasper ( North American English) or Big James Leacher ( Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through ...
As the tire rotates it may exert a lateral force on the order of 100 N (22 lbf), causing steering pull in one direction. It would be typical for the force to vary up and down from this value. A variation between 90 and 110 N (20 and 25 lbf) would be characterized as a 20 N (5 lbf) lateral force variation (LFV).
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for passenger vehicles, aviation, commercial trucks, military and police vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, race cars, and heavy off-road machinery. It also licenses the Goodyear brand to bicycle tires ...
Nokian Tyres' three principal activities are the manufacture of passenger car tyres, heavy commercial tyres, and retail tyre sales. [24] As of 2008, Nokian is the most profitable tyre manufacturer in the world, [25] [26] at up to 18% earnings (before taxes and interest) relative to sales, compared to 14% at Bridgestone, 8% at Michelin, and 9.6% at Continental.