Galileo Wheel’s Cupwheel inverted-sidewall skid steer, tractor and pivot tires are rebranded as Trackwheel, to emphasize performance similar to tracks.
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Galileo Wheel rebrands tires as Trackwheel
The unique inverted-sidewall Cupwheel tires offer track-like performance characteristics for ag equipment
K-Hart introduces new Spyder drill options for 2026
Drills get new opener features and improved seed and fertilizer tubes
The 2026 models of the Spyder air drill, made by Prairie equipment manufacturer K-Hart Industries, will have new options available for farmers, with a particular focus on the drill’s openers.
Big Bud reborn on Titan’s largest tractor tires
Welker Farms showcased its rebuild of the legndary rig at a recent U.S. show
This Big Bud got not only a makeover but new shoes, as the largest of ag tires got mounted on the upsized classic tractor, modified by its owner for display to farmers at the Farm Progress Show in Illinois.
BKT’s 900 series tires come to market
New tire option aimed at high-horsepower tractors
“…this is the 900/65R46 and it is for very high-powered tractors… it is meant particularly for best floatability and best field protection.”
Supersized grain carts a weighty problem
They can boost harvest efficiencies, but also ramp up risk of serious soil compaction. Here are some tips to reduce that risk
Grain carts can still cause serious soil compaction whether they’re on tracks or wheels, but Scott Shearer’s research at Ohio State indicates less of a yield hit with tracks compared to wheels in unfavourable soil conditions. Here are some tips to reduce compaction risk.
BKT tires score a prestigious DLG approval
German test centre gives favourable report on BKT tractor tires
BKT’s AgrimaxFactor tractor tires scored high in practical tests evaluating soil compaction and fuel consumption at Germany’s DLG test centre.
IrriCup wheels improve traction on pivots
CupWheel airless tires from Galileo Wheel reduce risk of pivots getting stuck
The design uses a unique concave sidewall that allows for a flatter, track-like contact with the ground, which manufacturer Galileo Wheel says offers a 30 per cent increase in traction over regular tires.
Galileo Wheel introduces airless SkidCup skid steer tires
Improved traction and puncture-free performance with new tire design
In 2011, at Agritechnica in Germany, Galileo Wheel’s co-founder Avishay Novoplanski debuted a completely new ag tire design for tractors, called the CupWheel. It uses a unique concave sidewall, giving the tread surface a flatter, track-like contact with the ground, which the company says offers a 30 per cent increase in traction over regular tires. […] Read more
Goodyear sells off-road tire division
In February Goodyear announced it had completed the sale of its off-road tire business to the Yokohama Rubber Co. for a cash value of US$905 million. The company said it would use that revenue toward building on its “Goodyear Forward” transformation plan that aims to improve production efficiency of its remaining products and increase its […] Read more
Momentum planters offer features to reduce compaction, improve efficiency
Planters chosen for a 2025 AE50 engineering award for innovative technology
In December the list of AE50 Award winners for 2025 was announced, and Agco won a few of them for its equipment. One of those machines garnering a prize was its relatively new Momentum planter. Every year the ASABE (the American Association of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) picks about 50 new products and machines that […] Read more
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