Tyre inflation system delivers for contractor

A farming and contracting business has converted its new Fendt 728 tractor to run on tyres specially designed to work with central tyre inflation systems (CTIS).

The latest generation of Michelin EvoBib agricultural tyres are the first on the market specifically designed to be used with CTIS – optimising performance both in the field and on the road.

The EvoBib offers a footprint variation of 47% between road and field, double that of a VF tyre such as the Michelin AxioBib 2 that would have usually been used with a CTIS.

Longevity and traction

The tread design has also been adapted to improve longevity and offer excellent traction until the end of the tyre’s life. In addition, the tyre casing is Pressure Field Operation rated – enabling an increased load capacity for field use.

Wharram and Kay co-owner Roger Kay says: “For seed drilling operations, I believe it is simply the best tyre out there because of the way it can spread the tractor’s weight across the ground and how kind it is on the soil.”

Wharram and Kay had the original equipment fitments on its new Fendt replaced with Michelin EvoBibs by Tanvic Farm Tyres. The tractor is predominantly used for drilling in the field and trailer work on the road.

“The Fendt has a VarioGrip CTIS onboard which inflates and deflates the tyres accordingly,” adds Mr Kay.

“They really alleviate any soil compaction which meant that the crop emergence was very uniformed, there was no delay in emergence behind the tractor wheelings, for instance, which we had experienced before.”

Established in 1976, Wharram and Kay offers a range of farming and contracting services, managing more than 650 hectares within a nine-mile radius of its base at Providence House, in Crockey Hill.