More than 50% of material handlers sold today are of the wheeled variety as opposed to track models.

Rubber tyred wheeled machines are more versatile, typically requiring less maintenance and are less damaging to improved road and yard surfaces.

SETCO solid rubber tyres and rims on a material handler will provide the durability and puncture resistance required to survive in a scrap yard environment.

SETCO super single material handler tyres on smaller material handlers, traditionally with dual tyres, can achieve up to 20,000 hours of operation. On larger material handlers solid tyres, tyre life has historically been 10,000 hours of service with SETCO solid rubber tyres, with up to 20,000 hours depending on the operation.

Due to the abusive environment that solid tyres are exposed to in scrap yards, operators have found that SETCO Solid Tyres are really the only option. With SETCO solid tyres used in a material handler tyre application, fear of premature failures is gone. Keeping the roadway or path well maintained eliminates unnecessary abuse to solid rubber tyres as well as the equipment and will achieve maximum material handler tyre life. Because wear patterns are predictable, operators can calculate cost per ton or per hour relative to solid tyre costs. Operator comfort and machine fatigue are greatly improved with the incorporation of air holes in a softer compound of rubber. This advancement has yielded a far superior ride to that of the older style solid tyres, currently riding similar to a foam filled tyre.

Conventional or pneumatic tyres, even if foam filled, can be a nightmare of expense if mounted on a material handler. One wrong turn or even a “stroll” through the yard on what some might consider a clean path can result in total tyre failures.

SETCO solid rubber tyres have the ability to absorb contact with the same devastating debris with only minor cuts or abrasions.