Are Large Vehicle Tires Tubeless?

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Large vehicle tires are not necessarily all tubeless; most use steel-belted tires. The specific reasons are as follows: Tubeless tires have poor load-bearing capacity. Large trucks, with cargo and their own weight, typically weigh at least 20 tons, which tubeless tires cannot support. Steel-belted tires, on the other hand, can handle varying loads without issues and have a longer lifespan. Steel-belted tires feature a fine steel wire mesh within the tire's rubber layers, along with an inner rubber tube, enhancing the tire's load-bearing capacity. Methods to identify whether a large vehicle uses tubeless tires: Method 1: Valve. A tubeless tire has a rubber seal underneath for sealing, whereas a regular tire has a screw. Method 2: Inflation. A tubeless tire consists of only one outer layer. When inflated, the inner ring tightly expands onto the rim, defining a tubeless tire. Since tubeless tires lack an inner tube, the air intake is on the rim, allowing direct inflation through the rim. Method 3: Lettering. The sidewall of a tubeless tire will be marked with "TUBELESS" or "TL."