Martins Industries Inc. has revamped its Tire Rider Tuff tire cart with an increased carrying capacity and an improved clamping mechanism.

The manufacturer, which creates equipment to store, handle, inflate and display tires and wheels, has replaced the Tire Rider Tuff’s gas cylinder—the piece of the mechanism that opens and closes the clamps to pick up tires—with a steel spring mechanism that is more solid and durable. The spring mechanism comes with a lifetime warranty.

Martins has replaced the Tire Rider Tuff’s gas cylinder with a steel spring mechanism.

Other improvements to the Tire Rider Tuff include:

• Increased carrying capacity, to 550 pounds from 400 pounds.
• Better handling due to the cart’s lighter weight (79 pounds versus 106 pounds).

Martins said factory testing has shown the new cart has a longer life and carries more weight. The breaking point of the cart was tested at 756,000 opening cycles on the clamps, representing 31.5 years of use at 100 strokes per day over 240 business days. The cart can handle 201,600 back and forth cycles with a load of 550 pounds.

“Our painstaking, tireless work has paid off. The test results have exceeded our expectations. We are very pleased to offer our customers the ideal version of what a tire cart should be,” said Ian Fournel from quality control and technical services at Martins.

The spring mechanism comes with a lifetime warranty.

One of the first products sold by Martins, the gas-cylinder tire cart has been on the market for around 20 years. It can move up to eight tires at a time. The cart is distinctive by its orange and black color scheme.

The company has distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Netherlands, Australia and United Arab Emirates, as well as factories in Canada and China.