Michelin expanded its line of wide single truck tires, designed to replace dual assemblies for weight and fuel savings, to include on- and off-road applications with the Michelin X One XZY3 tire.
Michelin expanded its line of wide single truck tires to include on- and off-road applications with the Michelin X One XZY3 tire. It is an all-position radial designed to replace a truck's dual assemblies for weight and fuel savings in vocational operations. The maker says the rubber compound for the XZY3 was selected to maximize chip and cut resistance and complement the long-life tread design and its 23/32 original tread dept. Michelin made the tire’s contact patch flat and stable to reduce irregular wear, and Infini-Coil Technology wraps a quarter mile of steel cable circumferentially around the casing to arrest casing growth.
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Engineered for large rigid-frame haul trucks, the new Michelin XDR2 tire is available in sizes ranging from 27.00 R 49 to 59/80R 63.
The 35/65R33 Michelin XTXL tire is designed to support underground transport equipment having load capacities up to 60 metric tons.
The T880’s cab is 8 inches wider and the hood’s sculpted lines are smoother than what have been seen for 27 years on T800 trucks, like those at right. New complex-reflector headlamps are flush with fenders and use inexpensive halogen bulbs. As with all T-series Kenworths, the 880 has a setback steer axle.
