Nokian Tyres Ground Kare delivers comfort, stability, and reliable performance on various surfaces with the new 500/45-22.5 size for excavators and loaders.
Enhanced Grip, Comfort and Stability for Excavators and Loaders
The Nokian Tyres Ground Kare tyre helps preserve soil and provides comfortable, quiet road transport. Its large contact area ensures a good grip on various types of terrain, providing excellent stability. The Nokian Tyres Ground Kare range expands with the new 500/45-22.5 size for 7–12-tonne excavators and loaders.
“The Ground Kare tyres offer excellent puncture resistance thanks to their steel reinforcements. The wide block pattern provides a large contact area for good grip on a variety of surfaces. The tyres help prevent soil damage while providing excellent load-carrying capacity. Thanks to the tread pattern and well-staggered tread blocks, they are also extremely quiet, comfortable and fuel-efficient on the road,” says Teemu Vainionpää, Product Manager at Nokian Tyres.
The new size makes Ground Kare a suitable option for urban-area contracting, where compact and agile wheeled excavators are in high demand.
A Direct Substitute for Dual Wheels
The stability of Ground Kare tyres makes them a suitable alternative to dual wheels. Ground Kare tyres eliminate the typical problems of dual wheels, preventing stones from wedging between them and causing disruptions. The new 500/45-22.5 size is directly compatible with machines using the 8.25-20 dual wheel assembly.
Sami Isomäki, who undertakes excavator contracting around the Helsinki area in Finland, has relied on Ground Kare tyres for some time. He previously equipped his excavators with twin wheels, but experience shows that Ground Kare tyres support his work better.
“Previously, I had to rely on a tracked excavator in difficult terrain. Now, Ground Kare works well in places where twin wheels would have got stuck,” says Isomäki.
Sizes and Availability
Nokian Tyres Ground Kare is available in sizes 600/40-22.5, 600/50-22.5, 650/45-22.5 and 710/40-22.5. There are also sizes suitable for backhoe loaders — 620/60B30 and 620/60B34 — including a special semi-slick variant for railway use in size 620/60B34. The new 500/45-22.5 size will be available in November 2025, complementing the range as both a tyre and a complete wheel.
Designed and Made in Finland
Nokian Tyres’ heavy-duty tyres, treads and wheels have been awarded the Key Flag Symbol and the Design from Finland mark, indicating that the products are manufactured in Finland and that the company has demonstrably invested in Finnish design.
