To win more customers you have to offer more than what a farmer can do alone, provide better quality, quick service, in short, a highly professional service. You know that the difference can easily be made by the quality of your equipment; with machines that are more recent and more powerful than average you will be able to draw wider implements and complete more operations in less time. Tyres...
Tyres have continued to evolve constantly since the invention of the agricultural tyre by Harvey Firestone in 1930, the tyre having never ceased to adapt to serve the needs of farmers better. Over long periods of time, trends take shape which make it possible to define exactly what works best and what allows you to really improve productivity and yields. This kind of information lets you know...
In wet conditions, work in the fields can easily become problematic when you don’t have the self-cleaning capacity of your tractor tyres or implements under tight control. Slip effectively always begins with too much earth accumulating between the tyre lugs without you really knowing why. Yet when you start to slip, working gets complicated, the tyres seal over the soil, there is loss of...
It’s true that it’s quicker to opt for average inflation pressure, irrespective of the load linked to your implements or trailers. However, how can you be sure that you won’t overload your tractor tyres with implements that are too heavy, running the risk of the tyres wearing more rapidly, or worse still, causing damages which could result in the tyres having to be replaced? Careful load...
You work with very powerful machines equipped with heavy implements and you would like to improve your productivity while preserving your soil from compaction, to guarantee future yields. With standard tyres you are obliged to increase tyre inflation considerably to compensate for load, making these tyres incompatible with your soil preservation objectives. You have two remaining options,...
After mechanisation costs, recurrent expenses linked to equipment certainly represent an expense item to which any member of an equipment sharing cooperative may turn to improve results at the end of the year. Better management of equipment can effectively be a real source of savings if you follow a few simple rules, or if the equipment is always used in the right conditions. Agricultural tyres...
Making your operators more aware of good tyre management practices may seem secondary, but the role of the tyre is much more important than you imagine for successful operations in the fields. This is the reason why a minimum amount of team training is necessary to control your tyre budget and make considerable savings by reducing tyre replacements linked to wear, by reducing fuel consumption...
Not all your engine power is directed into carrying out your work. Part of this power is used to operate your tractor and another part is lost due to incorrect settings or failure to optimise your equipment. The power dedicated to traction varies from 30 to 62% depending on your choices, your settings, your equipment or your implements. You can easily boost the productivity of your tractor and...
Not all land is as easy to farm as large agricultural plains. A lot of sloping land could easily be used for production purposes if you know how to adapt your agricultural machinery for work on a steep incline. To avoid the increased risk of your tractor overturning or excess wear to mechanical parts, it is absolutely necessary to prepare properly and adapt your equipment.
