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Posted by Troy at Forklift Tire Company on 20th Dec 2024
What press-on solid tires does Forklift Tire Company recommend?
It all depends on the application. For most applications, it would be rubber (do the fingernail trick) to find out if the tire is rubber or polyurethane. Polyurethane compound has a higher durometer (basically hardness) of the tire. If there’s any give, then most likely it’s a rubber tire. A polyurethane tire, found usually on electric forklifts, work best in smooth floor applications. Polyurethane tires offer less surface tension(as opposed to the more malleable rubber tire) allowing for a higher efficiency regarding their forklift batteries
What press-on solid tires on forklifts does Forklift Tire Company recommend?
For rubber, aka “cushion”, tires on most forklifts, given a choice since the “ring”-style press on tires come in traction tire or smooth tire, we would likely recommend smooth all around. Smooth tires have more rubber, allowing for better wear and more rubber touching the ground makes for better surface contact, actually creating a better grip than traction tires on forklifts operating in most clean warehouse operations! For more on cushion tires, check out our cushion tire sets for popular forklifts
What press-on solid tires are best for electric forklifts?
Polyurethane tires, all solid and mostly all smooth, create an increased efficiency unmatched for electric forklifts and their electric forklift batteries. Another upside is that they won’t mark up anything, and they allow for a higher load capacity. So for electric forklifts, we would likely recommend the heavy load capacity tire compound aka Hi Load compound. For cold and freezer forklift applications, the SPS compound, with a lower durometer(or softer), would offer a better grip.
Our polyurethane tires are Made in the USA and can be made to fit your requirements.
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More options for polyurethane tires, like what?
Well for more traction there’s things like adding siping to the poly tires for increased grip in cold applications. Or embedding the tires with fiberglass or walnut shells, interestingly enough. Depending on the situation, we can help find a solution.