Tyre life and total cost of ownership is determined by several factors, as indicated in figure 1.
Site conditions
1. Firstly the conditions on a specific site play a decisive role in the TCO. The air in tyres is affected by ambient temperature. When it’s warm, the pressure is higher and when it’s cooler the pressure is lower. Cold weather means less tyre pressure than hot weather. Also direct sun exposure plays a role. Those black tyres in the hot sun absorb the heat, passing it on to the air inside, which can make a difference of up to 15%.
Maintenance
2. Obviously, one of the most important factors in achieving the best overall total cost of ownership is vehicle and tyre maintenance. Always make sure to maintain the proper inflation pressure and check wear regularly. Make sure the vehicle doesn’t have defects that could influence tyre life.
Operating Machine
3. The operator is also very important in the use of the vehicle. Aggressively steering, cornering and braking reduces tyre life and also the load should be distributed evenly to achieve an optimal performance.
Operation
4. The setup of a specific operation also determines how long a tyre will last. Think of load, speed, design of the work cycle and tyre selection to get the job done.
Tyre Production
Magna Tyres has been designing and manufacturing quality OTR tyres since 2006 and attained a leading market position with the complete range of off-the-road tyres for mining, construction, port handling, and recycling & waste. Our European technology, combined with extensive quality management, quality policy, and continuous efforts in improving the product range by our R&D department enable Magna Tyres to deliver the quality products as requested by the highly demanding customers. Due to the unprecedented demand for our popular brand, we are constantly expanding the tyre production capacity and since 2018 there has even been a local production in the Netherlands.
The high-tech Magna Tyres facilities are perfectly balanced between automation and manpower, to deliver the output and product quality that enabled Magna Tyres to become the fastest growing OTR company in the world. Production facilities are optimised for the production of high-performance off-the-road tyres as requested by the highly competitive global market, and offer Magna Tyres’ customers the best cost price per hour performance available in the market.
Our top China production facilities have the expertise, the engineers, cutting edge technology and infrastructure to make quality products, and are doing so. We understand the importance of material selection, and that rigorous testing and tyre output inspections are the key to produce products that meet a very high standard.
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