Brawler brand tires tapped for use by Caterpillar

The Brawler Solidflex HPS solid tire line from Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Trelleborg Wheel Systems has been selected as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solid tire option for medium and small wheel loaders offered by Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar bills itself as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, thus opening up a potentially sizable market for the Brawler Solidflex line.

“The team at Caterpillar, as well as our other customers, have long understood the value of our Brawler line to their businesses,” says Jared Steier, director OEM/OEA Sales North America for Trelleborg’s industrial and construction tires. “Engineered for extreme environments, Brawler tires provide the optimal total cost of ownership for which Trelleborg is known,” he says of Brawler’s Sweden-based parent company.

Adds Steier, “Caterpillar’s choice of the Brawler Solidflex HPS tire as its OEM solid tire option on its wheel loaders is right in line with [its] tradition of providing the best business-driving value to [its] customers.”

The Brawler HPS Solidflex features elliptical apertures designed to deliver a comfortable ride, resulting in reduced equipment and operator fatigue, according to the company. The cut-resistant rubber compound in the tires is formulated to eliminate downtime caused by tire damage, while a deep lug tread design offers three times more wearable rubber than most pneumatic tires, according to Trelleborg.

Sweden-based Trelleborg describes itself as providing engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications in demanding environments. The company records revenue of approximately €3.28 billion ($3.69 billion) annually by operating in about 50 countries.