Continental's new HSU2+ is a next generation heavy truck tire
engineered for waste hauling and other severe service
applications.
While the tire incorporates the previous HSU2’s wide tread and
shoulder ribs for improved wear, a robust cut- and chip-
resistant tread compound and unique tread groove designs to
reduce stone retention, a new feature is Continental’s premier
“Stable” bead construction, according to Roger Stansbie,
director of truck tire engineering.
“The Stable bead construction is a new, technologically
advanced bead design that incorporates the best that
Continental’s engineers have to offer for severe service,
construction and other off-road applications,” Stansbie
explains.
“With the improvements we have made to the bead design, waste
haulers and other tough customers will see even longer casing
lifetimes and better structural durability with the HSU2+,” he
says.
The new bead features an 18 percent increase in chafer cord
density, an increase in the amount of tear-resistant wrap at
the chafer and ply edges of the steel cord, an optimized
chafer angle for improved stiffness across the body ply of the
tire and an extruded sidewall, turn-up cover and rim strip,
Stansbie reports.
“For heavy, front axle load applications, the Stable bead
ensures maximum performance and greater retreadability,” he
says.
It sports 26/32nds of tread depth as well as 276 millimeters
of tread width for greater stability. It is available now in
size 315/80R22.5, load range L.
For more information, visit www.continental-
truck.com.
