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ATSE: CV tyre explosions ‘like being hit by a truck’

ATS Euromaster is seeking to raise awareness of the danger of commercial vehicle tyre explosions by releasing ideo footage showing the catastrophic effects of inflating a truck tyre which has previously suffered run-flat damage.

The recording forms part of training DVD produced in-house and being shown to ATS Euromaster’s 2,300-strong operations team. It forms part of the company’s new ‘Safe by Choice’ initiative and reinforces the safe methods of operation which must be followed with all truck, earthmover and agricultural tyres. The footage also serves as a timely reminder of why tyres should always be serviced by professional tyre technicians.

18th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas to rename sales network

Over the next three months, Czech Republic based agricultural, industrial and off-highway tyre manufacturer MITAS a.s. intends to change the corporate names of all its sales subsidiaries in order to bring their names in line with that of the company’s core tyre brand. The changes will be applied to all 13 of the company’s sales subsidiaries, the bulk of which are located in Europe.

18th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan to increase prices

As of August 1, the price of all Titan branded and Titan manufactured Goodyear agricultural tyres will increase by up to eight per cent, and in some cases more. Titan International says this price rise applies to replacement market products and is being implemented to offset rising raw material, energy and transportation costs.

11th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Independent trial shows lower soil compaction for Michelin Ultraflex tyre

A trial conducted by an independent soil scientist has shown the benefits of Michelin’s Ultraflex technology in its CerexBib combine harvester tyre in terms of reducing soil compaction – a significant factor in plant root growth and yield potential. Philip J Wright of Wright Resolutions used a Claas Lexion APS Hybrid Combine at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Saxham to test the CerexBib against conventional agricultural tyres commonly fitted to combine harvesters, such as Michelin’s MegaXbib and MachXbib with standard fitments from two other tyre manufacturers.

7th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Work starts on Mitas US plant conversion

On June 30 a groundbreaking ceremony was held to mark the start of work to convert the former Winnebago Industries factory in the US state of Iowa into a production site for Mitas agricultural tyres. A number of civic representatives attended the ceremony in Charles City, which was hosted by project leader Vladimir Dusanek, vice-president of Mitas Tires North America.

7th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Inspect tyres for a problem-free harvest, says CGS

‘Tis almost harvest time, and CGS Tyres UK has a few words of wisdom for the nation’s farmers. The distributor of the Continental and Mitas ranges points out that spending just a few minutes carefully checking the tyres on agricultural equipment before harvest could save farmers significant time, stress and expense at this critical time of the year.

7th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

GKN selects Kirkby as UK partner

GKN, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural and off highway wheels, has chosen Kirkby Tyres as its UK partner for the OE and replacement markets in the UK and Ireland. Kirkby thus takes responsibility for distributing the company’s line-up, which ranges from 12 to 26-inch fitments. GKN is well known as a supplier to major OEM’s including JCB and many other leading trailer and implement manufacturers worldwide.

5th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg inaugurates Chinese automotive R&D centre

In addition to producing agricultural tyres in China, Swedish manufacturer Trelleborg is engaged in a number of automotive and other sectors. The company counts China as one of its most important individual geographic markets, with net sales there amounting to nearly SEK 1 billion (£97 million) in 2010. Trelleborg operates six wholly-owned production plants in China; the company has now expanded its presence there through the opening of a research and development centre in Shanghai that specialises in offering state-of-the-art technology primarily for noise and vibration-damping brake solutions for passenger vehicles.

23rd June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Europe announces new management appointment

On August 1, Yves Kerstens, who is currently a member of Bridgestone Europe’s Board of Directors and vice-president of Supply Chain and IT, will take up the position of managing director of the company’s Commercial Products Business Unit. In this newly-created role, Kerstens will be responsible for truck & bus, off-the-road and agricultural tyres, for both the original equipment and replacement markets. As such, his position covers all of Bridgestone Europe’s markets and divisions.

20th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin launches row-crop sprayer tyre at Cereals 2011

Michelin has launched its new SprayBib agricultural tyre into the UK and Irish tyre market at Cereals 2011, which runs today and tomorrow. The tyre was debuted in the USA at SIMA in February; it is the first row-crop sprayer tyre to feature the brand’s Ultraflex technologies, which allow tyres to operate at lower pressures, helping to increase contact patches, in addition to increasing traction, comfort and road speeds.

15th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cereals Show first outing for Goodyear Optitrac H+

Earlier in the year Goodyear introduced its Optitrac H+ harvester tyre into the UK; those wishing to see this new product for themselves can do so at the Cereals show in Lincolnshire, where it will be displayed for the first time on June 15 and 16. The Optitrac H+ is currently available in three sizes in the UK (IF 800/75R32 CFO, IF 800/70R32 CFO and IF 900/60R32 CFO); the tyres were designed in line with a four-year 2009 ETRTO experimental standard which allows a load bonus of up to 55 per cent for cyclic field operations without the need to increase the inflation pressure.

8th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

CargoXbib order record broken with increased flotation tyre popularity

Farmers and contractors are specifying flotation tyres on increasing numbers of new-build agricultural trailers and Lincolnshire-based trailer manufacturer Bailey Trailers says it has responded to this market demand with the single largest order for Michelin’s CargoXbib tyres ever placed in the UK. A total of 1,100 CargoXbib tyres are being delivered to its Sleaford factory in 2011, a figure that nearly doubles the 600 supplied last year. Michelin explains the specialist tyres and wheels offer increased ground protection and lower rolling resistance compared with remould truck tyres.

6th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to invest in Costa Rica production and services

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Two planned investments will increase Bridgestone’s presence in Costa Rica: The local subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO), Bridgestone de Costa Rica, has announced the company’s new Financial Shared Services Center for the Latin American Region is to be located in the Central American country. Bridgestone also confirmed it will invest US$70 million in its La Ribera de Belen tyre factory in Heredia province over the next five years.

6th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Xeobib removes need for pressure adjustments at Bowden Farms

Terry Bowden, a partner in Tedburn St Mary-based Bowden Farms, says adjusting tyre pressures between jobs has become a thing of the past since specifying Michelin’s very high flexion tyres as original equipment on his latest New Holland T7050. He says he selected Michelin XeoBibs for their significantly larger footprint and after a string of tyre failures on a previous machine. The T7050 is used primarily for top work and operates with a 4m power harrow/drill combination with front mounted hopper across the 1,200-acre farm.

24th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

CGS supplies World Ploughing Champion with Conti ag tyres

Austrian Christian Lanz drove a New Holland tractor mounted with Continental AC85 tyres to victory at the 58th world competition in conventional ploughing held in Sweden on 13 to 14 May at Lindevad Manor near Skänninge in Swedish Östergötland. 58 competitors from 29 countries took part in a show of patience, skill and advanced technology to create the perfectly spaced furrow. Czech-based CGS Tyres has produced and developed Continental agricultural tyres under licence since 2004.

18th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors