Why aren’t solid tires used on military vehicles like humvees? What are the negatives?

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Why aren’t solid tires used on military vehicles like humvees? What are the negatives?

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they have a serious wear problem. tires have to deform. in solid material, that deformation degrades the material. at the speed a tire spins, it also creates a lot of heat with nowhere to go. air doesn’t really care if it gets crushed and it helps distribute the heat from the tires better.

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