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LT: Designates that this is a light truck tire. Load index and speed rating are sometimes not mandatory for flotation sizes, but must be for any tire approved for street and highway use. 2- or 3-digit number: Load index; see table below. 1- or 2-digit/letter combination: Speed rating; see table below. Additional marks: see subheading below.
Dedicated winter tires, also known as snow tires, are not required to have a UTQG rating. [5] Non-passenger car tires, such as those for motorcycles, buses, medium trucks and above along with trailers are also not required to have a UTQG rating, although FMVSS Standard 109 requires the following to be listed on the tire's sidewall: speed ...
Manufacturers of tyres for cars, light and heavy trucks must specify fuel consumption, wet grip and noise classification of every tyre sold in EU market starting in November 2012. [ 1 ] For passenger car, light truck and truck tyres the information must be available in technical promotional literature (leaflets, brochures, etc.), including the ...
Tire speed rating. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. ... Printable version; Languages. Add links. This page was last edited on 30 November 2013, ...
The word tire is a short form of attire, from the idea that a wheel with a tire is a dressed wheel. [3] [4] Tyre is the oldest spelling, [5] and both tyre and tire were used during the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 17th and 18th centuries, tire became more common in print.
In Finland it is mandatory to have "winter" tires during Dec-Feb, but it is not regulated that any warning sign for lower speed rating tires is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.81.162.66 ( talk ) 06:43, 30 October 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
The European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) exists to specify and harmonise sizes of rims and their associated pneumatic tyres across the European Union.ETRTO sizes apply to rims and tyres for vehicles of all types, including bicycles.
A cross-section of a tire. Number 12 indicates the radial ply. Numbers 14 and 16 are bias plies. A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire).