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Trelleborg Gains OE On Two New Holland Tractors

Trelleborg tyres will exclusively equip two New Holland special edition Blue Power tractors, the T7070 AutoCommand and the T7060 PowerCommand. The Blue Power was launched by New Holland to celebrate the prestigious 2010 Tractor of the Year award along with the Golden Tractor for Design, repeating the same awards obtained in 2008. New Holland reportedly picked Trelleborg as its partner on Blue Power tractors for its “specialist knowledge of the agriculture sector, its capacity to ensure highly professional technical assistance in the field, and its creative communication.”

24th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Canada Looking at Truck Tyre Fuel Efficiency Labels

Natural Resources Canada is surveying Canadian truck fleets about their tyre habits, reports Tire Review, and the result may result in fuel efficiency labelling of truck tyres in that country. The government department is conducting an online study until March 31, and the Canadian Trucking Alliance has publicly asked truck fleets to cooperate.

18th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Releases Goodyear DT 930 Agri Tyre

Goodyear Farm Tires, a Titan Tire Corporation brand, has introduced a new tyre the company says is suited to wet conditions. To help it achieve this wet condition operability, the DT 930 TM in size 1100/45R46 features a low sidewall (LSW) aspect ratio.

11th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Bandag Launches New Products, Marketing Push

Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions has introduced two new products – the Bandag brand BDR-HT3 tread and the Firestone FT455 Plus trailer tyre – in addition to a new marketing campaign, reports Tire Review. The BDR-HT3 tread is designed for LTL fleet customers operating single-axle tractors. Used in the drive axle position, it incorporates an innovative tread compound and tread pattern that resists tears and delivers outstanding mileage and exceptional wear, the company said.

9th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Extends Optitrac DT800 Size Range

Goodyear has announced a significant increase in the number of sizes in its Optitrac DT800 range of narrow row crop tyres. The newly introduced OPTITRAC DT800 sizes cover 34 to 54-inch rim dimensions and are specifically developed for tractors working on row crop applications, on spraying equipment and in any other application where narrow tyres are required. The Optitrac DT800 also has a premium tread depth to allow excellent traction and a high number of working hours. In addition the range is rated to carry the same load at 40 & 50 Km/h.

27th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

BKT Shows Off 5 New Lines

During last November’s Agritechnica 2009 show in Germany, off-road tyre specialist BKT displayed no less than five new product lines. These additions to an agricultural range that began with the company’s first 85 series Agrimax tractor tyre some six years ago are the result of Balkrishna Tyres’ stated strategy of continually introducing products that cover all the needs of the agricultural market. Such a strategy is hardly surprising when considering that agricultural tyres currently account for around 60 per cent of BKT’s sales.

5th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Helps Farmers to Stop Throwing Their Weight Around

Michelin made a worthy contribution to agricultural vehicle safety during the summer through a group of experts in the field. The Michelin Agricultural Contractor Panel, made up of five agricultural contractors – all of whom are past winners of the Farmer’s Weekly Contactor of the Year Competition and benchmark industry specialists – met on a regular basis and used the Michelin brand to help communicate technical issues facing the industry. The five members, Jonathan Cole, Troy Stuart, Roger Dickinson, Mike Simpson and Daniel James, made their first panel appearance at Stoneleigh’s Agricultural Showground.

16th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Vredestein Introduces TraxionXXL for Powerful Tractors

In 1997, Vredestein introduced the first four dimensions in its Traxion+ tractor radial line-up, and the company notes these tyres were an instant success. More than a decade on and Vredestein says the Traxion+ tyres are still gaining market share in almost all European countries. A new tyre based upon the Traxion+ design has now been produced. Vredestein calls it the TraxionXXL.

14th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Commences Cooperation Agreement with AGCO Corporation

Michelin reports that it recently entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with agricultural equipment company AGCO Corporation. The agreement, signed at AGCO’s European headquarters in Neuhausen, Switzerland, focuses upon strengthening relations in the areas of research and development, marketing and supply chain.

8th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Kirkby Tyres Sees “Mid-Range” Growth

With a five acre site close to Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport in the UK and two warehouse facilities in Ireland, Kirkby Tyres and Wheels’ business is still growing in the aftermarket. The company says that, “we are finding that more and more customers are using mid-range brands such as Double Coin, which we are seeing strong demand for.” Kirkby offers a wide range of brands within this segment, such as Alliance, Malhotra, Protector and Petlas. The growth in the market for these brands has been such that the company has been able to employ an additional two sales people to cover East Anglia and North of England. The wholesaler is ISO 9001 accredited and can, in most areas, deliver products the next day.

6th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Launches DT818 High Speed

Goodyear UK and Ireland has launched its DT818 High Speed to the market. Part of the very popular Optitrac radial drive farm tyre range, the tyre comes in 13 sizes. According to the company, High Speed (HS) means that the tyres are D-rated and can operate at speeds up to 44mph (70kph) or at inflation pressures as low as 9psi. Even at lower operating speeds and for tractors that have a top speed of 25mph (45kph) or 30mph (50kph) these tyres provide performance advantages being able ton carry up to 9.5% more load at same inflation versus the conventional DT818 tyre. Furthermore, DT818 HS can carry the same loads as DT818 at lower inflation pressure thereby, elongating the footprint generating more traction and pull so that work gets completed faster and at lower cost as well as reducing soil compaction.

The tyre has a tuned and modified casing and the rubber compounds required to overcome the increased strains and forces on the tyres at 44mph. However, DT818 HS features the popular and proven Optitrac tread design concept including identical external dimensions and tread depth making it easy to convert from regular tyres to the new DT818 HS ones.

5th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Deal Puts TPMS in Cab, at Headquarters

Tire Review – Doran Manufacturing and DriverTech have reached a collaborative development agreement to integrate the Doran 360 TPMS with DriverTech’s Windows-based onboard computing and mobile communications system for Class 7-8 trucks. The companies said that integrating the tire pressure monitoring capability into the DriverTech TruckPC, tyre pressures for tractors and trailers can now be monitored in both the truck cab and at fleet headquarters in real-time. “We are excited to offer the capability to communicate tire pressure information and critical low pressure warnings to both the driver and fleet managers,” said Doran General Manager Jim Samocki. “We are proud to be working with a high-caliber company like DriverTech, to expand their capabilities into tyre pressure monitoring.”

18th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Uniroyal Takes on Forest Tracks

Earlier this year Cumbrian operator John Miller Limited selected Uniroyal tyres for use in its general haulage fleet. The reason? The tyres stood up to real-life tests consisting of frequent journeys of up to 20 miles on unpaved forest tracks as part of the company’s timber fleet. Now they’re fitting them to steer axles on Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors on general haulage work and looking to achieve up to 180,000 kilometres of life before they go for regrooving.

10th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

BKT-Equipped Tractor Wins World Ploughing Crown

A BKT-equipped tractor and plough has won first prize in the 2009 World Ploughing Contest (WPC) reversible category. The 56th WPC, held in Moravske Toplice, Slovenia between 4 – 5 September saw Belgian Roel Cuyvers crowned as champion in the reversible category, driving a Massey Ferguson tractor fitted with BKT-Agrimax Tractor Radials. Third prize winners – Liam O’Driscoll from Ireland in the reversible and Hardy Andersen from Denmark in Conventional category, also ploughed on BKT Agrimax tyres tractors (fitted to Lamborghini & Massey Ferguson tractors respectively).

7th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Download NHTSA Braking Standards Report

Yesterday (July 24 2009) NHTSA announced new US braking standards requiring most truck tractors to cut stopping distances by a third. As Tyres & Accessories/Tyrepress.com reported yesterday the new regulations will be phased in over a four year period beginning with 2012 models. However, if you would like to read the details and assess their impact your business, you can download the complete report here.

28th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors