Airless tires for industrial mining equipment
The Crocodile airless tire technology is the result of many years of development in Western Australia, one of the most adverse environments in the world for off the road tires. The result is a maintenance-free off the road tires, which provides exceptional tread life, durability and a soft-cushioned ride, enhancing operator comfort and machine transmission life.
Crocodile’s technology is a commercial-ready, punctureless industrial tirethat can provide high return on investment (ROI) and profitability.
Crocodile Tires are a more economical and safer option as compared with Pneumatic Tires, due to higher tire life.
Crocodile’s technology is a commercial-ready, punctureless industrial tirethat can provide high return on investment (ROI) and profitability.
Crocodile Tires are a more economical and safer option as compared with Pneumatic Tires, due to higher tire life.
Maintenance-free, heavy-duty tires
The Crocodile tire is an airless tire with a number of unique characteristics.
The technology was invented by Alan Burns, who identified the need for a tough, maintenance-free tire for applications in adverse Australian outback conditions that also provide a comfortable ride and use standard pneumatic rims that are relatively inexpensive, lightweight and freely available.
The Crocodile tire consists of a steel ring welded around the outer periphery of a standard pneumatic tire rim, onto which the tire rubber is bonded during the moulding (vulcanisation) process. Its major advantages include:
• Its elimination of the need for a custom rim (required by other non-pneumatic tires) • Superior ride comfort with key features protected by international patents • The ability to customise the disc centre to suit many various machines and applications
The technology was invented by Alan Burns, who identified the need for a tough, maintenance-free tire for applications in adverse Australian outback conditions that also provide a comfortable ride and use standard pneumatic rims that are relatively inexpensive, lightweight and freely available.
The Crocodile tire consists of a steel ring welded around the outer periphery of a standard pneumatic tire rim, onto which the tire rubber is bonded during the moulding (vulcanisation) process. Its major advantages include:
• Its elimination of the need for a custom rim (required by other non-pneumatic tires) • Superior ride comfort with key features protected by international patents • The ability to customise the disc centre to suit many various machines and applications
Benefits of airless off the road tires
There is a clear-felt need in the market for a punctureless tire that offers enhanced ride comfort in comparison to current non-pneumatic and solid tires.
Crocodile’s ability to fit to a standard pneumatic rim, its lower mass, manufacturing advantages and enhanced ride comfort makes it a leading solution in this market.
The benefits of using Crocodile tires include:
• Improved machine productivity: downtime due to tire damage is eliminated • Increased safety: no risk of blowouts under load, and easy to fit • Superior durability: tread life up to four times longer than pneumatic equivalents • Crocodile tires are 100% recyclable, so reduced waste tires will go to landfill • Higher ROI: compared with pneumatic tires, due to higher tire life and the elimination of downtime
Crocodile’s ability to fit to a standard pneumatic rim, its lower mass, manufacturing advantages and enhanced ride comfort makes it a leading solution in this market.
The benefits of using Crocodile tires include:
• Improved machine productivity: downtime due to tire damage is eliminated • Increased safety: no risk of blowouts under load, and easy to fit • Superior durability: tread life up to four times longer than pneumatic equivalents • Crocodile tires are 100% recyclable, so reduced waste tires will go to landfill • Higher ROI: compared with pneumatic tires, due to higher tire life and the elimination of downtime