Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, introduced two new tires for heavy-duty urban applications: the Greatec M845 Wide-Base Radial and M860A High-Scrub All-Position Radial. The M860A will be available in June and the Greatec M845 will be available in July.
The M860A features improvements made to the Bridgestone M860, including a new compound and a wider belt package. Engineered for refuse, high-scrub and short-haul applications, the tire also has aggressive blocks for better traction, stone rejector platforms, angled grooves to promote wet traction, and a solid shoulder design to evenly distribute weight and torque, Bridgestone said.
The Greatec M845 is available in a new 455/55R22.5 size. The wide-base radial for high-traction and high-scrub applications is designed to support heavier loads and features WavedBelt technology that the manufacturer says reduces irregular shoulder wear. The tire maker said other design elements include stone rejector platforms, an optimized groove shape, an aggressive block pattern and a continuous shoulder design for reduced rolling resistance.