Dive summary:

• Michelin making a bid to change the basics of the skid-steer equipment market by bringing out a tread connected to a central cylinder with deformable polyurethane "spokes" – a product it calls the "X-tweel."
• In a demonstration, a tweel-equipped Cat loader had less rebounding after going over an obstacle and spilled less of a bucket load of material.
• The display compares how a tweel handles various situations compared with the performances of a loader with semi-solid tires and one with\ pneumatic tires.

From the article:

Michelin chose skid steers for Tweel’s first commercial introduction because skid steer owners are highly motivated by flat prevention, adaptation of the new technology is simple, and typical operating speeds don’t raise any safety concerns. ...