JK Tyres rolls out India's biggest tyre. Weight = 3,700 kilos!

prince_pervez · 25th December 2010, 17:47

Congratulations to JK tyres. Proud moment for them and our country.

Klub Class · 25th December 2010, 17:51

The tyres look very HUGE!! Any idea about the cost of the tyre?

sdp1975 · 3rd January 2013, 15:41

Apollo has launched XTRAX 40.00‐57 tyres :

http://www.zigwheels.com/news-featur...st-tyre/15268/

ghodlur · 3rd January 2013, 16:51

Thats one hell of a huge tyre

. First it was JK and now its Apollo. Just wondering how many of these get manufactured in a year and how many do get sold? Or are these made for order? Any ideas how much do one of such costs?

SoumenD · 18th July 2016, 10:18

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Originally Posted by vaisakhr

Didn't knew these beasts were used in India.

They have been used in India since a long time. My birth town Noamundi (Earlier Bihar & later came under Jharkhand) had these from as long as I can remember(80s). Its a TATA Steel mining township. Infact during Vishwakarma puja(a Hindu god, the divine architect) we were allowed to visit the plants where these giants dumped the iron-ore into the crushers. What a sight it used to be.

They have been plying in Singhbhum(now under Jharkhand) & Keonjar(Orissa) districts since ages. This belt has one of the richest Iron ore deposit in world.

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Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Are these machines road legal? Heard somewhere that any machine higher than a certain tonnage is not allowed on highways.

And no they arent allowed on highways. They just run in the mining belt which is off-limits for general public.

Dont have any pictures handy as of now. So sharing some that I could find on google.

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TusharK · 28th March 2019, 10:42

JK Tyre VEM 045 enters Limca Books as largest off-road tyre

The JK Tyre VEM 045 has been named the largest off-road tyre in India by the Limca Book of Records.

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The 40.00-57 VEM 045 was launched in 2014. It has a diameter of 12 feet and weighs 3.4 tonnes. The tyre is designed for rigid dump trucks that have a payload capacity of up to 240 tonnes.

The VEM 045 series features a silica-based dual tread compound, nylon construction with a high denier fabric and bead construction. It also features connecting reinforcement at lug bottom in the shoulder region. The tyre is claimed to offer better traction, flushing and contact pressure distribution. It is claimed to be reliable under impact loads and generates less heat due to less flexing of lugs.

Link to Team-BHP News

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TusharK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Pune Posts: 7,209 Thanked: 63,683 Times	Re: JK Tyres rolls out India's biggest tyre. Weight = 3,700 kilos! JK Tyre VEM 045 enters Limca Books as largest off-road tyre The JK Tyre VEM 045 has been named the largest off-road tyre in India by the Limca Book of Records. The 40.00-57 VEM 045 was launched in 2014. It has a diameter of 12 feet and weighs 3.4 tonnes. The tyre is designed for rigid dump trucks that have a payload capacity of up to 240 tonnes. The VEM 045 series features a silica-based dual tread compound, nylon construction with a high denier fabric and bead construction. It also features connecting reinforcement at lug bottom in the shoulder region. The tyre is claimed to offer better traction, flushing and contact pressure distribution. It is claimed to be reliable under impact loads and generates less heat due to less flexing of lugs. Link to Team-BHP News
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