Michelin is launching two new CerexBib 2 tyre sizes which have been specially designed for the New Holland CR11 combine harvester. Its dimensions and weight represented a unique development challenge – how to minimise soil compaction given the exceptional width of the machine and its tyres. The addition of two new sizes, VF900/65 R46 CFO […]
York-based Wharram and Kay has specified its new Fendt 728 tractor with the latest generation of Michelin EvoBib agricultural tyres, having been impressed with the performance of the previous range of the high-technology fitments. Said to be the first agricultural tyre on the market specifically designed to be used with Central Tyre Inflation Systems (CTIS), […]
Yorkshire-based T Grange & Son has recorded extraordinary longevity from the Michelin XMCL tyres working on its Claas Scorpion telehandler. The vehicle is still operating on the same original equipment 460/70 R24 fitments it arrived on in 2011, having now clocked up more than 7,000 hours in operation. Part of Michelin’s popular Compact Line range, […]
W Dale & Son has reported impressive longevity from the Michelin BibLoad Hard Surface tyres it specified as original equipment on a JCB Agri Super telehandler. The agricultural and recycling contractor has clocked up more than 5,300 hours on the durable 460/70 R24 fitments, which still have more than 10mm of the original 33mm tread […]
A I Walgate & Son has recorded significant improvements in the health of its soil having equipped its Fendt 724 tractor and two frontline implements with PTG Central Tyre Inflation Systems (CTIS) and Michelin Ultraflex Technology tyres. The business farms approximately 700 hectares of land in the Lincolnshire Wolds, of which 500 hectares are in […]
Michelin has launched a new version of its ‘2-in-1’ EvoBib tyre – the first agricultural tyre on the market specifically designed to be used with Central Tyre Inflation Systems (CTIS), which makes it possible to obtain performance both on the road and in the field due to its adaptive design. In field use, the footprint […]
Wharram and Kay is reporting positive results on foot of fitting its new Bateman RB35 self-propelled crop sprayer with Michelin AxioBib 2 tyres. The York-based crop farming operation says it has seen vastly improved stability coupled with the ability to run the sprayer, which carries a 4,000l tank, on very wet ground thanks to the […]
Warwickshire-based agricultural contractor, Mill Farm Ashorne has reported positive results from its Michelin RoadBib tyres, specified as original equipment on its new Fendt 828 tractor. Providing a nationwide variety of services – including hedge cutting, seeding and grassland work – Mill Farm Ashorne’s tractors cover a lot of road miles and require a tyre that […]
Tathwell Farms, in Lincolnshire, has taken delivery of a New Holland T7.270 tractor and a Horsch Avatar 6.16 drill, both fitted with Michelin’s latest generation agricultural tyres as part of an ongoing strategy to protect its soil and boost the sustainability of its operation. As the farm’s new frontline tractor, the T7.270 has been specified […]
Michelin has introduced a new low-pressure tyre range designed specifically for self-propelled sprayers – the MICHELIN SprayBib CFO (Cyclical Field Operation). Replacing its predecessor, the MICHELIN SprayBib, the new range offers improvements and benefits for farmers and contractors in three key areas: Productivity Increased load capacities of up to 14 per cent at cyclic field […]
