Bridgestone announces new drive tyre for Australia

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Prime Mover Magazine / March 18, 2015

Bridgestone has announced its M766 drive tyre with tread compound designed and developed for Australia’s unique logistics challenge that reportedly delivers up to 18 per cent additional wear life.

The M766 boasts 21 per cent more tread rubber volume compared to its predecessor and is manufactured using a durable casing that makes it ideal for Bandag re-treading. The supported block pattern reportedly increases wet traction force 48 per cent when compared with the Bridgestone M722.

"Australia has unique road conditions that put very particular stresses on truck tyres,” said Andrew Moffatt, Bridgestone Australia Managing Director.

“We have high-powered trucks pulling long combinations, highways and roads made from rough aggregate and a higher road camber than many other countries – all factors which combine to put tyres under a great deal of stress.

“We have conducted extensive testing in the lead up to the release of this tyre and are absolutely confident in the extended wear life that this product provides.”

S-shaped sipes reduce lateral and circumferential block movement resulting in even wear and the increase in lateral sipes and tread block edges is reckoned to improve bite into with the road resulting in high traction, particularly in the wet.

“We have run the tyre in a variety of applications with customers across the country and have recorded very strong and consistent wear life results,” said Claudio Sodano, Bridgestone General Manager Technical Field Services. “When compared with our major competitors, the M766 delivered up to 18 per cent additional wear life, and that can translate into tens of thousands of extra kilometres and a big saving for the operator.”

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love it only in Australia can we laugh at ourselves like that

Paul