Why Airless Tires Are a Bad Idea

June 25th, 2015 by
Black airless tire on a green vehicle driving over grey rocks

It sounds kind of like an oxymoron, right? “Airless tires.” It’s at least a better name than it’s more scientific title, ‘non-pneumatic tires.’ Believe it or not, airless tires are already used on some vehicles, like riding lawn mowers, golf cars, AWPs, and some forklifts. The benefits are obvious: airless tires will theoretically never go…