Goodyear’s 400th OE Agri Tyre Approval

Goodyear’s farm and industrial tyre department has announced its 400th original equipment approval since 2003. All major farm and industrial machinery manufacturers, reports Goodyear, now sell their new machines originally equipped with tyres from the US tyre major. The list of agricultural vehicle manufacturers who have approved Goodyear Optitrac tyres includes major brands such as John Deere, Case New Holland, Fendt, Claas, Massey Fergusson, McCormick, Landini and BCS Ferrari.

Included are several approvals for the new 65Km/h Optitrac R+ tyre. The Optitrac R+ is designed for modern high horsepower machines, and is designed to bring benefits in terms of higher load carrying capacity, higher traction and better soil conservation through its ability to carry the same load as a conventional tyre but at a lower inflation pressure. Goodyear recently extended the R+ range to nine sizes with many front and rear combinations possible. In addition, approvals have also been obtained for the Goodyear range of IT520 and IT530 industrial radial tyres from manufacturers of industrial machines, including JCB, Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu, Laverda, Manitou, Liebherr, Hydrema and Terex.

“Goodyear will continue to work closely with its vehicle manufacturing partners to increase the availability of Goodyear tyres on their machines. In 2008 we expect to more than double our 2007 approvals”, said Andy Morris, director Goodyear OTR Tyres, UK.