Displaying items by tag: tyres
Tyres carry more, but with less damage
With larger and more powerful machinery comes increased weight and the potential for greater damage to soil.
Hill Country more accessible
For Southland sheep and beef farmer Cameron Kerr, Vredestein tyres are helping to overcome the daily challenges of operating in steep hill country.
Trial shows tyre technology makes a big difference
Blown away by inflation
With the bi-annual Agritechica show in Germany coming up, it's likely lots of major players will be releasing new models with options we didn't realise we couldn't do without.
Michelin technology could feed the US
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.
Tyres need a little TLC
Those big black lumps at each corner of your tractor are the contact with the ground, and as such they ultimately convert the power delivered by the engine into traction.
Tyre app
Setting tyre pressures correctly, even for a humble farm tractor, is important for reducing compaction, precluding shallow ruts in difficult conditions and cutting fuel consumption.
NZ-made duals suit local conditions
Tyres’ technology saves money
Shallower Ruts and less soil compaction came to light in a field test of Michelin XeoBib tractor tyres.