MICHELIN RADIAL TYRES LAST SEVEN TIMES LONGER FOR IRISH CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRM
Stoke-on-Trent – June 3, 2013A civil engineering company in County Londonderry has claimed that a Michelin radial tyre fitted to a skid-steer loader will outlast seven cross-ply tyres from some of its cheaper rivals. RT Boyd runs a fleet of three skid-steer loaders, which operate from 8.30am till 4.30pm daily, working on the company’s road maintenance contracts around Northern Ireland. The company found that the cross-ply tyres which are commonly fitted as original equipment on new machines often need replacing within just weeks, particularly during warm summer conditions when tyre