Understanding the manufacturer’s technical information on agricultural tyres

Each agricultural tyre has specific characteristics (size, profile, brand, performance indexes…).
This information, provided by the constructor, must be fully understood to be adapted to the farm machine (tractor, combine, forestry… tyres) and to its use.
 

Each agricultural tyre has several characterising features

The image below summarises the different parameters of a farming tyre:

• Cross-section
• Tyre diameter
• Static loaded radius
• Tyre rolling circumference
• Recommended and/or permitted rims
• Optimal inflation pressure
• Speed

To use your tyres correctly, you need to make sure the tyre pressure corresponds to the load and the speed

A tractor’s speed and load will differ between road use and use in the fields. You must adjust the tyre pressure to avoid overloading or premature wear.

Certain tyres, equipped with IF and VF technology for example, will facilitate the farmer’s work.

You don’t need to take speed into account in the pressure adjustments (unless the speed exceeds 65 km/h). You just need to match the tyre pressure with the estimated load.

The Firestone app (available on Android and iPhone) is there to help you configure the pressure. After you have chosen a tyre from among over 200 models, you must indicate the load to be carried by your tyres.

You will automatically be told the optimal pressure to enable you to make your adjustments.

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