Galaxy introduces new solid skid steer tire

The Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has introduced the Galaxy Hulk Deep-Tread SDS, a skid steer tire featuring what ATG calls a “massive block tread pattern.”

ATG says the tread patter is “long a favorite among operators in tough conditions,” and that the Hulk has been created with “solid construction for the toughest challenges in material handling, construction and farming.” The Hulk SDS is the latest addition to the Galaxy severe duty solid (SDS) line, which also contains solid versions of the company’s Beefy Baby and Yardmaster tread pattern tires.

“As part of the growing Galaxy SDS solids lineup, the Hulk SDS delivers the same industry-leading tread pattern and depth that has made it popular worldwide, now in a solid design for even longer service life,” says Seth Walters, manager-special product programs for Alliance Tire Americas. The chevron-and-block pattern of the Hulk SDS tread provides excellent self-cleaning while delivering long service life on all surfaces with its 68-percent rubber-to-void ratio, he adds.

“In severe service use, the solid Hulk ensures that downtime is virtually eliminated, load capacity is increased and tire life is more than doubled,” says Walters. “The Galaxy Hulk SDS has been introduced in two extremely popular sizes—30 inches by 10 inches by 16 inches and 33 inches by 12 inches by 16 inches—with and without apertures. We’re seeing a lot of excitement about the new Hulk SDS from people who use their skid steers in real severe duty situations, including waste handling facilities, scrap metal yards, steel mills, rock quarries, dairy farms and other sites where puncture and excessive wear are constant challenges. People are telling us that the Hulk SDS is exactly the tire they’ve been waiting for,” he says.

The Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has a history reaching back more than 60 years and offers the Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands. The company makes more than 2,000 different types of tires sold to farmers, loggers, construction teams, miners, material handlers and buyers in other sectors.