A few months have gone by since the beginning of your agricultural campaign and the condition of your harvester tyres may have deteriorated.
For your safety, a tyre check-up is essential before the next harvest. This can be done in less than 10 minutes!
A first careful inspection of your tyres can be carried out when the tractor is stationary
- On the tyre sidewalls, the tread, the bead and the rim, carry out a visual inspection to check whether there has been any impact or anomaly and check for the presence of any foreign bodies.
- Ensure that there are no signs of corrosion on the bolts or any loose bolts.
- Check that your tyres’ valve caps are present. This will limit the risk of loss of airtightness.
- The condition of the tyre lugs must also be checked carefully. Irregular wear may have several causes: a slow puncture (loss of pressure) or misalignment.
- Check your tyre pressure compared to manufacturer recommendations. Ill-adapted pressure accentuates wear and increases your fuel consumption.
A second inspection can be carried out when the tractor is moving
- Incorrect mounting, a mechanical fault or inflation problem involving your tyre may lead to abnormal vibrations felt during driving.
- A steering problem noted during driving may stem from incorrect tyre pressure adjustment. For example, underinflation can lead to the tyre coming off the rim.
- Abnormal swing or bounce is often linked to over-inflation or a bad mass ratio.
If you identify one of these anomalies during your check-up, contact your tyre supplier to find out what action to take.
To take it a step further and increase the profitability of your farm, here is an ebook, downloadable for free, which explains the essential role of your tyres in the optimisation of your productivity.
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