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OFF-THE-ROAD TYRES

Smooth extra-deep tread radial tyre

for loader & dozer service

• Maximum Cut Resistance •

• Long tread life •
• Superior case durability •
• Excellent heat resistance •
• Enhanced stability & riding comfort •
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VSMS OFF-THE-ROAD TYRES

Bridgestone Off-the-road Radial “V-steel Smooth tread-MS” (VSMS) is a smooth extra-deep tread
tyre designed for operation on severe rocky surfaces in underground mines, open pits and
quarries.

Cut resistance
VSMS (Radial) / vs. STMS (Bias)
VSMS
Durability Heat resistance
STMS

Tread life
Riding comfort

• Excellent cut & Wear resistance

Newly developed shoulder shape & specially
compounded rubber contribute to maximum
resistance to wear & cut on tread & side walls.
Belt steel
FORCE NEEDED FOR OBJECT TO
Side cut Carcass
PENETRATE THE TYRE protection plies nylon

penetration (Ton)
Resistance to
RADIAL BIAS

Movement of cutter (mm)

About 80% stronger than bias tyre
Bead
ORR V-STEEL SMOOTH
Radial tyres suffer less damage from cutting even
during severe operations
Bead
steel wire steel wire TREAD-MS (VSMS)

• Size line up
Tyre Size Star Type TRA Code Rec. Rim/ Approximate Inflated Dimensions OTD
Rating or FI. Height
Application
OD OW SLR SLW
(inch) inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm mm
12.00 R24 *1 T/L L-5S (8.50/1.8) (50.2) (1275) (12.4) (315) (22.6) (573) (14.3) (364) (54)

14.00 R24 *1 T/L L-5S (10.00/2.0) (54.0) (1372) (15.4) (390) (24.1) (612) (17.7) (450) (74)

17.5 R24 *1 T/L L-5S (14.00/1.5) (54.1) (1374) (17.3) (440) (24.5) (623) (19.0) (482) (68.6)

18.00 R25 *1 T/L L-5S 13.00/2.5 65.9 1673 20.2 512 29.0 736 23.3 592 84.0

26.5 R25 *1 T/L L-5S 22.00/3.0 69.9 1775 26.9 684 31.1 789 29.5 750 95.5

29.5 R29 *1*2 T/L L-5S (25.00/3.5) (78.9) (2005) (30.6) (776) (34.6) (880) (33.7) (856) (102)

( ) = Presumable data

Printed in E.C. by I.C.B. - B OTR T VSMS GB - 04/97