New tyre for pivots
Alliance, a part of Yokohama Off-Highway Tyres, has introduced a new tyre, especially designed for pivot irrigation systems.
Tyre industry giant Michelin claims a trial at Harper Adams University, UK, shows farmers can increase yield by 4% using the company's Ultraflex tyre technology.
Citing the planting, growing and harvest of a wheat crop, the company says that if all the vehicles in the world's wheat growing areas used Ultraflex tyres, production would rise by about 23 million tonnes.
The US Department of Agriculture says this quantity would feed everybody in the US (319 million) and is equivalent to Germany's annual wheat production.
The key benefit of Ultraflex technology is that it reduces tyre pressures from the norm, protecting the ground from rut formation and ground compaction. This encourages the permeation of air and water through the soil profile, improving plant uptake of nutrients.
The larger footprint of Ultraflex also helps spread weight over a larger area, as well as improving traction and reducing wheel slip, which reduces time in the paddock, improves productivity and reduces fuel usage
Ultraflex is available for vehicles used throughout the production cycle with AxioBib, XeoBib and YieldBib for tractors, CereXbib for harvesters and CargoXBib for trailers.
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