my next set of meats

[crawlin91]

posted a new innovation in the tire industry for the military, one that can take the explosion of an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), withhold a few rounds of fire from a rifle, as well as support the weight of a Humvee. Standing at 37 inches tall, these new honeycomb style tires are developed out of a series of hexagon figures to help distribute weight around the tire. Expected to hit military usage in 2011, the tires can reach a top speed of 50 miles per hour which is fast for an armored Humvee. Developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Resilient Technologies in Wisconsin, the honeycomb tire is made of a patent-pending design that rides just like conventional pneumatic (air filled) tires. The cost of the awesome technology are expected to be the same as current 37 inch off-road tires.

 

[milje]

Why can I see somebody getting a set of those and cutting a few ribs for better flex?

 

[Captain Ledd]

Those things are pretty cool. The only place they didn't out-perform standard tires is speeds above 50, where hey started to uncontrollably vibrate.

Be sweet it they worked out the kinks.

 

[caveman_joey]

similar to the "tweel" by Michelin that's designed for on the road driving and some designs for construction equipment... I personally like the idea of not worrying about flats from nails and road debris especially for service type vehicles that see some bad road and jobsite conditions... I do like the honeycomb design better than Michelin...

 

[badblue]

we have tires for the bobcats at work that are very close to those tires