Mejj Tires Service

Did you know that all tires include layers of various materials, including fabrics, plastics, metals, and rubber? All of these materials are laid inside the tire to help it maintain its shape throughout the wear and tear it experiences. Each layer is known as a tire ply.

It is an old trick, but it is effective. To check the tread depth on your car’s tires, grab a penny and insert it into the tread, with Honest Abe’s head down. If the tread does not reach, or just touches, the top of his coif, it is time for a new tire.

In 1853, Charles Goodyear described the earliest industrial tires made with rubber. He attributed their invention to the English, who used them to reduce the noisy rattle of wheelbarrows and hand trucks used to move goods and materials in warehouses and factories.

Skid steers can see a lot of hard, tough use in rough areas, which means it can be ridiculously easy for them to get flats. Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about that with solid tires, which is why they’re often used in places like scrapyards.

What’s the difference? Bias tires feature a cross-ply construction that extends ply cords on the diagonal from one edge to the other. Radial tires feature ply cords that run parallel to each other and cross the tread at right angles.