Steel Mill – Midwest US

Application Type
Steel Mill – Midwest US

Machine Type
Articulated Carrier Pallet Trailer – OTR Production Equipment

Tire Size & Type
16.00R25 (11.25) Dual Radial Tire

Site Conditions
Round trip distance ½ mile (1 km).  Maximum Speeds of 10-15 mph (16-24 km/h).  Floors are a combination of pavement, rail road tracks and graded gravel.   Steel mill operates 24 Hours 365 Days, production times vary.

Tire Problem
The Steel Mill transitioned finished product material handling from locomotives with steel wheels to new Articulated Pallet Carrier with pneumatic style tires, and did not want machinery downtime in time sensitive production application.

Trojan Solution
Installed Trojan SD Soft Core into Radial Tire on outside duals.

Success / Outcome
Trojan Soft Core fitted to the outside dual tire mitigated downtime due to sidewall damage when backing in and out of pallets. With Soft Core the machine utilization and productivity goals were achieved.