Is it not possible to develop solid tyre for any vehicle?

Question

On way tyre puncture is very very very dangerous and helpless situation. In case of front wheel puncture of four-wheeler causes very bad accidents. I am confused, in such days of high technology solid tyre is yet to be developped !!!

Answer 1

Proven facts for solid tires.



1. Cannot be balanced correctly.



2. Poor handling.



3. Poor ride.



4. Higher chance of hydroplaning.



5. More damage caused to vehicle.

Answer 2

Sure, it's possible to develop solid tires for all vehicles. There are a couple of problems with solid tires. First, they don't flex very much, and thus will severely limit handling and braking abilities of whatever they are on. Traction is affected by no tire flex, and thus the tires would only be safe at extremely low speeds.



Second problem is the waste of rubber. The solid tire would take MANY more times as much rubber to produce the same size tire as an inflatable one. That leads to the third problem, which is weight. Rubber is extremely heavy, and solid tires would weigh hundreds of pounds per tire instead of 10-20 for inflatable tires.



Solid tires just aren't practical for 99% of the applications that are out there. There are some vehicles that require a solid rubber tire, but they're used in industrial/warehouse applications and don't ever see the road. They just wouldn't work for road-going vehicles.

Answer 3

Can you imagine the weight of a solid tyre for an earthmover that is about 10ft in diameter and needs a crane to shift the inflatable version. The wear and tear on the roads would be totally unmanageable not that it isnt already and the cost of redesigning vehicle suspension for almost every vehicle on the roads and you would also just need a few more rubber trees.

Answer 4

There is a tire that was developed a while back by Michellin called the Tweel, its not solid but it doesn't use air. Since it doesn't use air, it can be punctured and nothing will happen. The tires also don't wear as fast as standard tires. The only downside is that the tire and wheel is a one piece unit.

Answer 5

Nova nailed it first time.



I deal with equipment that has solid rubber tires and they weigh too much for me to move without equipment. They do not give at all and tear up equipment under normal operating conditions as there is no suspension left once these are installed. They are EXTREMELY expensive to purchase but they will never go flat. They have no grip when it rains and have had two pieces of equipment totaled out when they slid into and destroyed buildings.

Answer 6

Solid tires do exist, but the ride is incredible bumpy. Pneumatic (inflated) tires cushion the impacts much better.



There is a reason why airbags are airbags and not solid. Air is softer than hard solids, and soft solids cannot take heavy loads.

Answer 7

In the beginning, all vehicles had solid tires. It was like riding on a rock! Pneumatic tires are made for comfort, a better ride, better traction, and better cost.