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A new nigh-capacity CerexBib tire for combines is one of four new ag tires available for next season.
Machinery

Michelin expands its agricultural tire line

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Between now and next June, Michelin will roll out four new high-capacity additions to its line of ag tires. In September it added the VF480/80R50 179D SprayBib to its VF (Very High Flexion) high-clearance sprayer tire offerings. “The tire is designed to offer farmers a unique balance between a narrow tire to avoid crop damage […] Read more
A built-in camera function helps the Michelin mobile app calculate inflation pressure requirements for a specific tractor.
Machinery

Free app calculates tire pressure needs

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Michelin just introduced the Pressure Calculator, a free app for mobile phones that can help determine exact pressure requirements for ag tires. Using the Pressure Calculator involves three steps. First, type in the load supported by front and rear axles. Then enter the type of tire using the drop-down menus. Finally, take a photo of […] Read more
Mitas PneuTrac tires are currently undergoing field trials in Europe. The company expects them to be market ready by late 2017.
Machinery

Unique PneuTrac agricultural tire ready within two years

Mitas' new tire technology goes into field trials ahead of upcoming launch

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Mitas’ revolutionary PneuTrac concept ag tire was first shown to the world at the last Agritechnica farm machinery show in Germany in 2013. Now the company says it is ready to put the tire into field trials, and it expects to have the PneuTrac market ready by the end of 2017. The PneuTrac uses a […] Read more
Excessively worn tires will increase wheel slip, which wastes fuel.
Machinery

Is it time for new tires?

Performance of worn tires will depend on field conditions

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Any producer who keeps the same tractor around the farm for several years will eventually need to decide when it’s time to replace the tires. Excessively worn drive tires can seriously affect a tractor’s performance and increase operating costs due to higher fuel consumption, because increased wheel slip caused by poor traction is wasted energy. […] Read more
The Mitas AirCell allows for quick changes to tire inflation pressure and mounts on standard ag tire rims without special tools.
Machinery

Mitas AirCell can pump you up

Refinement to on-board ag tire inflation 
system speeds up pressure changes

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One of the high-end features offered on AGCO’s Fendt-brand tractors is VarioGrip, which lets the operator adjust tire pressure right from the cab via the VarioTerminal. That provides some significant benefits. When the tractor drives through a gate and into a field, it’s possible to air down the tires for maximum traction and minimum soil […] Read more
Nokian tractor tire
Machinery

Nokian ag tire sets world speed record

Hakkapeliitta TRI tires get the company a place in Guinness Book of World Records

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It’s almost impossible to watch TV these days and not see some advertisement for an automotive product — or the latest Hollywood movie — with sporty cars drifting sideways around corners at high speeds. Seeing an ag tractor do that, however, is unusual to say the least. But if you log onto Nokian Tyres’ website […] Read more
50-inch Michelin spraybib tire
Machinery

Michelin’s Ultraflex ag tires

The brand showed off the benefits of its IF and VF radials during an event in France

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Today’s ag tires may not be able to exactly match the reduced levels of compaction and floatation tracks offer, but Increased Flexion (IF) and Very High Flexion (VF) radial tires have narrowed the performance gap between tracks and tires considerably. IF tires are capable at operating at up to 20 per cent reduced air pressures […] Read more

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