The Thornbird is Interco's most exotic TSL tire.
TSL / THORNBIRD is a solution to the problem of adapting off-road tires for heavy off-road use on public roads.
The main idea of the developers of the Interco company is as follows. The main "toothy" lugs are placed on the sidewalls of the tire. Moreover, when driving on asphalt, the side lugs do not contact the asphalt surface. As soon as an SUV plunges a little into the mud or snow crust, like ordinary road tires, it immediately turns into a toothy monster.
Such an original solution allowed the developers of the Interco company to achieve truly universal characteristics from the tire. On the highway, TSL / THORNBIRD allows you to travel long distances in the comfort of a city car, and off-road to drive like on a seriously prepared SUV.
To improve the ride comfort on asphalt, Interco applied a composite court structure of fiberglass and polyester tires.
Interco TSL / THORNBIRD is truly unique and versatile in its own right. It is suitable for solving a number of tasks that at first glance are unrealistic to solve. THORNBIRD - suitable for hunters and fishermen, gas and oil workers, for people who prefer an active lifestyle (expeditions and Trophy-Raids). TSL / THORNBIRD is rubber for those who do not know where and when smooth asphalt will be replaced by heavy off-road.
According to the developers of Interco, the THORNBIRD tires were designed for those who want the off-road rubber qualities of the Radial / TSL, but at the same time good ride quality on asphalt.
The advantage of the Interco TSL Thornbird is its excellent adaptability to tough operating conditions on rough roads. At the same time, its excellent traction and adhesion characteristics remain practically at the original level throughout almost the entire service life. This was achieved due to the widespread use of the latest technologies that have improved a number of other characteristics of the tire.
About company
The post-war years, thanks to the unsaturation of the market, served as the impetus for the founding of many American companies. This includes the Interco Tire Corporation.
- Founded in 1947 in Louisiana.
- At first, the main activity of the company was the retail sale of car tires.
- It first established itself as a tire manufacturer only in 1968, when it launched the first model of its tires for pickup trucks and light trucks. Thus, he founded the 78 series of tires.
- Is the only privately-owned company in the tire industry with wholly-owned shares.
- Holds a leading position in the development and production of tires for pickups and SUVs not only in the United States but also in the world.
- In addition, Interco produces a whole series of tires for extreme moto and jeepers, as well as for various agricultural machinery.
- The imprint of the Super Swamper tread pattern can be found not only on off-road tracks all over the world but also on T-shirts and T-shirts of fans and professionals of many famous off-road athletes. This drawing has become an unspoken symbol among extreme car enthusiasts all over the planet.
Overall, the tread pattern of these tires is not beyond reason. Because the most "Off-road" lovers of mud, clay, swamps ride on THORNBIRDs - this is kind of "overkill".
- About 80% of all sporting off-road vehicles are equipped with this brand of tires.
Tire features
At the first accidental glance of a professional at Interco THORNBIRD, it immediately becomes clear to him that this tire is not for the city. It was created by the manufacturer as a professional sports rubber for off-road tracks.
The exterior design of this tire should be given credit. He's pretty aggressive.
The appearance of the tire did not deceive - it showed itself perfectly in a rut, on stones, and clay. When driving on asphalt, it makes a lot of noise (buzzing). It is almost useless to balance a wheel with this tire. The tread depth in the center of the tire is approximately 17-18 mm.
At the same time, we always have this model in stock in a variety of standard sizes, which allows you to choose an option that will fit almost any modern passenger car.