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Paddle tires are mainly used on off-road vehicles, specifically designed for use in sand and mud. They consist of a smooth tire core which has a series of large rubber cups (or paddles) attached to it. The volume inside of a paddle is much larger than the void of a knobby tire, so it is unlikely to clog up with sand/mud.
Most modern cars, SUV and pickup trucks require minimum tyre speed rating of "S" (180kph), but the vast majority of mud-terrain tyres max out at a tyre speed rating of "Q" (160kph). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Mud-terrain tyres, may improve traction and have reduced braking distances on dirt roads where the rocks slightly are too big to fit into the ...
The first Goodyear tires became popular because they were easily detachable and required little maintenance. [4] Though Goodyear had been manufacturing airships and balloons since the early 1900s, the first Goodyear advertising blimp flew in 1925. Today, it is one of the most recognizable advertising icons in America. [5]
The tires are typically "terra" tires used on farm equipment, and are of size 66-inch (170 cm) in diameter, 43-inch (110 cm) in width, and fit on 25-inch (64 cm) diameter rims. Most trucks use a modified or custom-designed automatic transmission, such as a Turbo 400, Powerglide, Ford C6 transmission, or a TorqueFlite 727.
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Mud bogging (also known as mud racing, mud running, mud hogging, mud drags, mud dogging, or mudding) is a form of off-road motorsport popular in the United States and Canada in which the goal is to drive a vehicle through a pit of mud or a track of a set length. Winners are determined by the distance traveled through the pit.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 17 people were killed when their passenger van collided with a cargo truck then burst into flames Monday in the southern Philippines, police said.
It is well before daybreak in Bibiclat, a village in the northern Philippines surrounded by rice fields. After dressing themselves with the leaves, they walk to the church of St. John the Baptist.