CEAT Kelani Holdings has achieved another production milestone with the launch of a locally-manufactured heavy-duty tyre for trucks, engineered and built specifically for users who consider heavy load-carrying ability with higher mileage a priority.
Weighing 52 kgs (115 pounds) each, these bias-ply type tyres fit size 10.00 20 which represents 48 per cent of the buses and trucks on Sri Lanka’s roads.
Branded ‘CEAT Lyfmax’ in acknowledgement of its extended durability, this new premium bias tyre has been extensively tested and benchmarked against two of the top brands attributed with load-carrying credentials in the local market, a company spokesman said.
Designed at CEAT’s state-of-the-art design facility in Halol, India, the CEAT Lyfmax has an extra-robust tread pattern with optimised tread geometry, enhanced ribs and groove width and a Non-skid Depth (NSD) of 19.8mm to deliver higher mileage and better durability. The tyre’s refined footprint provides a higher contact area for uniform pressure distribution, enabling better load handling. Its new buttress design allows better temperature control at high speeds, which in combination with the advanced high performance compounds used for greater casing strength help maintain casing longevity and translates to better re-treadability, an important consideration in the commercial tyre segment.