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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin North America Inc. has increased the load-carrying capacity of its X Tweel Turf non-pneumatic tire/wheel product by nearly 20% to meet the changing needs of the commercial turf-care marketplace.
Michelin said it raised the load capacity for the tire/wheel hybrid, in size 26x12N12, to 1,031 pounds from 862 pounds as part of the launch of X Tweel Turf XL version.
The XL version is being offered in three hub configurations, designed to fit 4x4- and 5x4.5-inch bolt patterns for a variety of zero-turn-radius (ZTR) mowers. The XL size indicates a 26-inch outside diameter, 12-inch tread width and a 12-inch rim diameter equivalent.