The most expensive tires — BelAZ-75710

Over time, tires rarely become cheaper, as a rule, we observe a gradual or sharp increase in prices, depending on the market situation and the world. But the concept of "expensive" is relative. This week, we have prepared a series of posts for you on the topic "The most expensive tires".

Today is the first post on this topic, and it will be dedicated to tires for heavy machinery.

Did you know that the largest dump truck in the world is the BelAZ-75710? Yes, our neighbors in Belarus have something to be proud of. This is truly impressive equipment that, to this day, has no analogues.

A few amazing facts about the BelAZ-75710:

• Lifting capacity. Despite the declared 450 tons, on January 22, 2014, the Guinness Book of Records recorded a record of 503 tons of soil loaded onto the truck;
• Two 2332-horsepower MTU Detroit Diesel engines consume more than 470 liters of diesel fuel per hour;
• The machine has 538 liters of engine oil and 1800 liters of hydraulic fluid;
• And, of course, the tires. With the overall dimensions of the dump truck (length - 20.6, height - 8.17, width - 10 meters), the tire size is 59/80 R63, and their cost is more than 3,000,000 rubles per tire.