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Boom Lift Tires

Flat-proof footing on rough ground.

Boom lifts, and aerial hi-lifts generally, face a problem other equipment does not: the machine is least stable exactly when a flat matters most. A failing tire at height is a safety problem, not a downtime problem, which is why most rough-terrain units end up foam-filled.

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Model and Site

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ROUGH TERRAIN AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE CONSIDERATIONS

Match all four

Rough terrain boom lifts drive all four wheels. Mixing tire types, tread depths, or diameters across axles puts strain on the drive system and produces uneven wear that gets worse over time. Replace in matched sets, and if you foam-fill, fill all four.

Check the tread, not just the pressure

On a foam-filled boom lift tire there is no pressure to check, which means the only wear signal left is the tread and the sidewall. Build a visual check into the same routine that used to be a pressure check, or the tire will get ignored until it fails.

FITTED AT YOUR SITE

No recovery, no trailer

Boom lifts are awkward and expensive to move, which is the whole argument for fitting on-site. Our trucks bring the tooling to the machine wherever it sits. See on-site tire installation.

FOAM-FILLED VS PNEUMATIC BOOM LIFT TIRES

How to choose

Two heavy-duty tires with cutaway sections showing colored internal structure, one red and one yellow.

Foam-filled

Foam-filling fills the tire the machine was built with using polyurethane that cures solid, so tread, diameter, and ground clearance stay as specified. The tire cannot go flat, and the added weight sits low where it helps stability at reach.

Foam-Filled Tires
Heavy-duty black rubber tire with deep treads for off-road or industrial vehicles on white background

Pneumatic

Pneumatic boom lift tires give better flotation and a softer ride while tramming, a reasonable specification on prepared sites. On construction ground with rebar and debris, punctures are a matter of when, each one a service trip.

Pneumatic Air 
Large off-road tire with deep, rugged tread pattern designed for heavy-duty vehicles and rough terrain.

Choosing between them

If the machine works prepared surfaces and gets trailered between clean sites, pneumatic is fine. If it works active construction, demolition, or scrap ground, foam-fill it. Filling costs little next to one recovery on a live site.

Industrial Tires

Boom Lift Tire Questions We Hear Most

FAQs

Should boom lift tires be foam-filled?
Foam-fill boom lift tires whenever the machine works construction, demolition, or debris-heavy ground. Filling keeps the original tread and diameter while removing all puncture risk, which matters more on a boom lift than on other equipment because a failure can strand an operator at height. On clean prepared sites, pneumatic remains acceptable.
What tires do rough terrain boom lifts use?
Rough terrain boom lifts use pneumatic tires with an aggressive lug tread, most often foam-filled. All four wheels drive, so tires should be replaced in matched sets with the same tread and diameter. Mixing types across axles causes uneven wear and strain on the drive system.
How much does foam-filling a boom lift tire cost?
Cost depends on tire size and volume, since filling is priced by the amount of polyurethane the casing holds, and larger rough terrain tires cost more to fill than smaller ones. We quote per machine at wholesale. Call 770.446.6467 with the tire size for a real figure.
Can boom lift tires be changed on-site?
Yes. Our trucks carry the tooling to your site, so the boom lift does not need to be recovered or trailered. We also haul the old tires away and dispose of them under Georgia EPD regulations.

GET YOUR BOOM LIFT TIRES QUOTED

Machine, size, and site conditions

Give us the make, the tire size, and the ground the machine works. We will recommend fill or air, quote it wholesale, and fit it where the machine sits.

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