Cushion or Pneumatic Tires
Q: How can you tell if you have a forklift with cushion tires or pneumatic tires?
A: There are many ways to figure out which kind of tires you have on your truck. First of all, if your tires have a valve stem on them, you have pneumatic tires.
A: If the tires on your forklift are marked with a size that includes a colon (:) like this 700:12 or 825:15, you have pneumatic tires and our tire chains will work.
A: If your tires are marked with a size like this: 18x7x12.125 (3 numbers with an X in between the numbers) or 21x7x15 you have CUSHION tires–our tire chains won’t work. An example of a cushion tired forklift is below:
A: If you have a Yale forklift or a Japanese brand forklift (Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Komatsu, TCM) and the model number has a C in the model like this: 7FGC25 you have a forklift with cushion tires and our tire chains won’t work. Here’s a list of some of the most popular models of forklifts with cushion tires (these are models our forklift tire chains will NOT work on)
Toyota 7FGCU25 8FGCU25 8FGCU30 8FBCU25
Yale GLC050RG GLC030AF GLC080LG ERC050RG
Hyster S50XM S50FT S80XL S50XL E50XM
Clark CGC25 ECG25
Cat GC25 GC25k C5000 EC25
Crown (any model !)
TCM FCG25N-5
A: If you have an electric (battery powered) forklift and you are in North America, you probably have cushion tires and our forklift tire chains won’t work. There are some exceptions but 95% of electric forklifts sold in North America have cushion tires not pneumatic tires.
A: If you have pneumatic shaped tires (solid rubber tires, but with a size like 700:12, 600:9, etc), our WILL work. These are not cushion tires but what we call in the industry as ‘solid pneumatics.’
An example of a forklift with pneumatic tires is below:Solid Skid Steer Tires
If you want to eliminate constantly repairing tire punctures, tears, and leaks, you need solid skid steer tires.