Continental Industrial Tyres has added a new product to its portfolio. The ContiRT20 Performance, a pneumatic radial tyre, is the successor to the IC80 and ConRad HT, made for forklifts, side loaders and other industrial trucks.

Thanks to its high-traction tread pattern, the new tyre can move extremely heavy loads at speeds of up to 25 mph.

Continental’s tyre designers challenged the boundaries of pneumatic radial tyre development with the new ContiRT20 Performance. In several performance criteria, this tyre had to meet higher requirements than those made on the ConRad HT and CONRAD.

With approximately the same tread depth and similar dimensions, the new tyre managed to achieve up to 30% greater life expectancy. ContiRT20 Performance’s good traction characteristics are immediately obvious from the tread pattern design. The tyre also delivers more even wear without making compromises in stationary stability or protection against stone trapping.

Developers and testing engineers alike took into account the heavy stress to which such a product is subjected to when in used in the wood, steel or cement industry, in shipyards, logistics centres, or in air and seaports in both indoor and outdoor applications.

Product engineers spent time with end users to make sure that the new product met their demands. The tread depth, for example, was increased to the maximum to ensure the longest possible service life, even under arduous conditions. The tread pattern design, featuring wide grooves, guarantees reliable traction at all times on both surfaced and unsurfaced ground. Rolling resistance was substantially reduced to ensure low energy consumption, without adversely affecting driving comfort. The ContiRT20 has high performance reserves, which make it a very reliable tyre.

The ContiRT20 Performance was officially launched at bauma in the size 12.00 R 20. The range is available in the following sizes approved for speeds up to 25 mph.

Sizes as a standard aspect ratio tyre:

6.00 R 9 121 A5 TL

6.50 R 10 18 A5 TL

7.00 R 12 136 A5 TL

8.25 R 15 153 A5 TL

10.00 R 20 166 A5 TL

12.00 R 20 176 A5 TL

Sizes as a low aspect ratio tyre:

180/70 R 8 125 A5 TL

225/75 R 10 142 A5 TL

250/75 R 12 152 A5 TL

225/75 R 15 149 A5 TL

250/70 R 15 153 A5 TL

315/70 R 15 165 A5 T TL