Working in the Field of Mining or Construction

If you work in the field of mining or construction, you may have already encountered a problem with replacing worn OTR tyres. New OTR tyres may be cost prohibitive for many firms and you stand little chance of obtaining them unless you have been on a waiting list for some time.  This is because there’s currently a global shortage of OTR tyres. The problem has become so bad that heavy machinery manufacturers are even shipping their vehicles without tyres.

To a large extent, the global shortage has come about due to rising commodity prices and everyone is pretty much in the same boat. This may be of very little consolation if you are a small firm and the lack of OTR tyres is costing you a lot of money due to downtime and operating costs by the day. There are larger firms that can more easily absorb the high costs of OTR tyre replacement and have a more organized approach to obtaining them.  Smaller firms, on the other hand, may simply not have the financial resources to forward order large numbers of replacement tyres.

There are several steps you can take to avoiding such problems should they arise.  It’s very unlikely that you will be able to obtain serviceable OTR tyres at short notice due to the high demand; it will likely take weeks or even months. This means of course that you will need to be more pro-active in thinking about your OTR tyres. If your existing tyres look to be on their way out, then you may benefit from signing up for a waiting list straight away, especially if the likely downtime will end up costing you far more than the replacement tyres in lost revenue.

You may also wish to look into recycling your worn OTR tyres. This is a process whereby the tread on your existing tyres is removed by an OTR tyre specialist on a tyre buffing machine. Once removed mechanically, the rest of the tread is removed by hand leaving only the core of the tyre using a very labour intensive process known as skiving. The specialist will then check the integrity of the remainder of the tyre and set about repairing any defects by using a type of cement gum adhesive. Once the tyre is restored to its original condition, a new thread is then attached using a machine. This process is expensive due to it being very labour intensive but far cheaper than buying a brand new tyre and the downtime is likely to be far less than waiting for new OTR tyres to become available.

A Good Management System for OTR Tyres

You could also benefit by doing regular inspections of your existing tyres; learn to recognise the signs that will lead to a tyre needing replacement. It’s also a good idea to teach staff members to do the same.  Developing a strict management system for you OTR tires will keep your operation working smoothly with as little downtime as possible, saving your company a great deal of expense.

Green Planet Technologies can help you to source the OTR tyres for your business as we have distribution agreements with many of the biggest worldwide OTR tyre brands.

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