Displaying items by tag: tyres

Monday, 13 June 2016 12:55

Tyres carry more, but with less damage

With larger and more powerful machinery comes increased weight and the potential for greater damage to soil.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 10 June 2016 08:55

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.

Published in Machinery & Products

Claims by manufacturers of increased performance or reduced costs can sometimes be vague.

Published in Machinery & Products
Thursday, 03 March 2016 07:55

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.

Published in Machinery & Products
Wednesday, 24 February 2016 08:55

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.

Published in Machinery & Products
Tuesday, 12 January 2016 14:48

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.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 25 September 2015 07:00

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.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 24 April 2015 11:46

NZ-made duals suit local conditions

Tractors are hitting the paddocks as the cultivation season looms.

Published in Machinery & Products
Tuesday, 07 April 2015 11:34

Tyres’ technology saves money

Shallower Ruts and less soil compaction came to light in a field test of Michelin XeoBib tractor tyres.

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 07 April 2015 11:31

Pressure and ballast maketh the tyre

They are the big black knobbly things that stop the bottom of the tractor hitting the ground.

Published in Machinery & Products
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