New Kleber Gripker Launched

Kleber has launched the new 65-series Gripker tyre for 80 to 180 hp tractors. The new tyre is the latest addition to Kleber’s range of tractor tyres and the Gripker name was selected after 3,000 farmers voted for it at the SIMA 2009 trade show. Particularly suited to mixed crop farming and livestock operations, the new Kleber Gripker is designed to thanks to its exclusive design. Its lugs are designed to reduce damage to emerging crops and grasslands, and more rounded, to ensure that mud is effectively expelled from the tread, for self-cleaning.

While the new Kleber Gripker has a particularly modern appearance, it also features the three small interlugs between the tread bars that have been a trademark of Kleber’s tyres throughout the company’s history. In addition, the new range is said to be suited to road use and carries the D speed rating, allowing speeds of up to 65 km/h. The Gripker has updated Kleber’s range of the increasingly popular 65-series tyres and this is highlighted by the fact that sales in this category grew by 70 per cent between 2000 and 2008, according to Michelin data.

With the addition of the Gripker, Kleber has updated its offering, which will comprise the following products as of June 2010: The Kleber Topker for higher-horsepower tractors between 200 and 300 hp; The 65-series Kleber Gripker for 80 to 180 hp tractors; The 70-series Kleber Fitker for 70 to 180 hp tractors; The 85-series Kleber Traker is for 60 to 160 hp tractors.

According to the company, the Kleber Gripker range has been developed as part of Kleber’s global investment strategy, which will also include a new advertising campaign featuring the brand’s traditional mascot, Urvic – the boxer dog.