The agricultural sector is rapidly evolving, driven by technological innovation, efficiency goals, and the need to tackle global challenges.
In today’s ever-evolving agricultural landscape, where productivity and sustainability are key, Trelleborg Tyres continues to provide innovative solutions to help farmers maximize productivity and protect their fields.
Designed for tractors, harvesters and high-capacity transport, Mitas makes sure farmers can count on their tyres to get the job done
When it comes to agriculture, selecting the right tyres can make all the difference between smooth operations and costly issues. Here are some key factors to consider to ensure your agricultural machinery is equipped with the best tyres:
In the construction industry, where heavy vehicles and machinery operate under extreme conditions and uneven terrain, safety is the top priority. Tyres play a crucial role in preventing accidents by ensuring stability, grip, and vehicle control.
Your tractor tyres have a range of useful information, which having a better understanding of can help you obtain better productivity. Below is a summary of some of the most important markings:
The Trelleborg TH500 Agro Industrial tyre features a distinctive tread design for durability and high performance.
Vineyards and orchards form two critical parts of agricultural production and both face unique challenges, notably in root protection and terrain. Vineyards often incorporate steep terrain and along with orchards, typically have narrow row operations with small spaces between vines or trees. Tracked applications can often be too wide to pass between rows with a comfortable margin for error.
There are many different agricultural tyre brands available which can make it overwhelming to choose the best tyre for your needs. Below is a summary of the three main tyre brands we sell into the New Zealand market:
What is IF & VF farm tyre technology? IF & VF farm tyre technology is a recent, underused innovation that allows farm operators to increase productivity and efficiency, reduce soil compaction, fuel consumption and total cost ownership compared to standard radial farm tyres. Tyres including this technology will be marked IF or VF before the tyre size marking i.e., IF900/60R42 Trelleborg TM1000 HP.
If you need to order a custom wheel, it helps to be familiar with some common industry wheel terminology. Below is a summary of key terminologies and meanings from the wheel dictionary and the importance of each.
Selecting the right tyres for forklift machinery is paramount for achieving peak performance and efficiency.
This was an internal training event to upskill and educate their sales team split into small groups and spread across two locations: Morrinsville and Rolleston. TRS was invited to conduct a field training session on tyres and application at each site.
Sometimes tractor work calls for a tyre other than a standard tractor lug and Mitas have the answer. An extension of the already trusted Mitas agricultural range supplied by TRS Tyre and Wheel is the Mitas HCM.
Tyres plays an important and influencing role in the performance of the tractor and operation. Below are some tips to ensure that your tractor tyres are working effectively and efficiently.
Trelleborg tyres, a leading brand of OTR equipment tyres distributed by TRS Tyre and Wheel, brings its expertise and top-of-the-line specialty tyres designed to meet the challenge of material handling in the recycling industry.
CAUSES OF TYRE WEAR Maximising tyre wear and tyre life expectancy is important to any operation. There are many reasons why tyres may wear rapidly, but below are the main reasons and how to limit accelerated wear to ensure your tyres last the longest.
Trelleborg's innovation and contribution to the agricultural segment, recognized in the prestigious awards given by the specialized magazine Neumáticos y Mecánica Rápida.
WHY TYRE PRESSURE MATTERS In agriculture, there’s no room for a “she’ll be right” attitude when it comes to tyre pressure. Failing to take a few moments to check for the correct air pressure in your tyres can be like throwing money down the drain. Running a tractor tyre at the wrong pressure can have a massive impact on tractor performance, tyre wear, soil compaction and fuel efficiency – with a flow-on effect on productivity and profitability. Not only that, but the tyres themselves will wear excessively and give up well before their time if not treated with the respect they deserve.
Trelleborg tyres won once again the prestigious “Best Agriculture tyre” award at the 20th edition of Visão Agro Brazil Award for its role in the Brazilian agricultural industry, shortly after receiving the same award at the Visão Agro Centro-Sul edition. The awards ceremony took place in San Paolo – Brazil on December 7th 2023.
The Mitas brand emphasises the needs of farmers for quality tyre equipment they can rely on, helping them continue working in ever-changing weather conditions and adapt to the fast-developing world of agriculture.
Trelleborg continues to set higher industry standards in agriculture with the launch of its TM1 Eco Power tyre, its newest and most eco-sustainable tyre.
Discover how modern agricultural machinery is driving the development of larger, more capable tyres. Mitas, a leading agricultural tyre manufacturer, discusses the latest trends in tyre design, including wider profiles, higher load capacities, and increased speed ratings.
Following last year’s announcement, Trelleborg Wheel Systems is pleased to announce the acquisition by The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has been successfully completed.
NZDIA General Manager is thrilled to welcome Trelleborg to the national sponsor family and is looking forward to working with the agricultural and industrial tyre & wheel manufacturer.
TRS are offering a tyre optimisation service for tractors running on either Trelleborg or Mitas tyres.
To keep up with the increased demand for universal tyres in the municipal services and load handling equipment segments, the Mitas brand, part of the Trelleborg Group, is expanding its High Capacity Municipal (HCM) tyre range with the launch of the new 360/80R28 IND size.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems gears up to release the newest additions to its EMR range of earthmover radial tyres for critical construction applications.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems launches the next generation forklift tyre, the XP800 range, which gives outstanding performance in medium intensity material handling applications.
The focus of Trelleborg Wheel Systems on heightening the customer’s experience has led to the successful launch of its innovative virtual tyre showroom.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems celebrates Valtra’s 70th anniversary with its tyre personalisation service, YourTire.
TRS Tyre and Wheel Ltd welcomes to New Zealand the exciting new Trelleborg loyalty programme ‘Agriplus’, which rewards farmers for their continued relationship with the brand and its product excellence.
The new Trelleborg TLC Plus App is an advanced, sensor-based check-up system, which measures potential tyre pressure gaps between the optimal pressure and the actual tyre inflation pressure and relays this information via wireless connectivity to the farmer’s mobile device, or their PC.
As farming has become more focused on technology, productivity and sustainability, tyre manufacturers have had to evolve and keep ahead of ever-changing machinery requirements.
The TM1000 ProgressiveTraction® tyre from Trelleborg Wheel Systems has been nominated “Best Agricultural Tire for 2020” by the Spanish magazine, “NMR – Neumáticos y Mecánica Rápida”, which specialises in tyres and is geared towards professionals in the sector.
TM1000 Progressive Traction® from Trelleborg Wheel Systems was awarded the prize for “Best Agricultural Tyre” at the Hevea Tyre Industry Awards 2019, held at the North Convention Centre of the Madrid Fair Institution (IFEMA), in Madrid, Spain, on January 9, 2020.
The Trelleborg EMR range is designed to enhance productivity in critical construction applications.
In agriculture, there’s no room for a “she’ll be right” attitude when it comes to tyre pressure. Failing to take a few moments to check for the correct air pressure in your tyres can be like throwing money down the drain.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ forestry tyre range is a market leader worldwide and is extending its reach into the New Zealand market through TRS Trelleborg’s Wanganui-based distribution network.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ TM Blue technology is an agricultural tyre concept, relatively new in New Zealand, that delivers higher productivity and lower costs for farmers, while at the same time taking environmental sustainability to a whole new level.
Trelleborg Elite XP tyre users are in the privileged position of being able to control their tyre spend while protecting operators and machines, and at the same time increasing their productivity.
Europneus, a Spanish magazine specialising in tyres and aimed at professionals in the sector, has nominated the TM1000 ProgressiveTraction® from Trelleborg Wheel Systems as the best agricultural tyre for 2019.
A global player’s takeover of a well-known Kiwi tyre and wheel supplier will spin off the latest technologies in farm and off-highway tyres onto NZ paddocks
Trelleborg Wheel Systems will fully re-engineer its Sri Lanka facility’s steam production process through the introduction of an advanced biomass boiler. This major investment will not only reduce the plant’s environmental footprint, but it will also improve production efficiency. The Trelleborg facility, located in Makola, close to Colombo, employees over 850 people and produces solid tires for the material handling and port industries, as well as pneumatic tires for light agricultural applications.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems in China won the “Supplier of the Year” award at the 2018 AGCO China Supplier Day, which was held in Sanya, Hainan, on 24 October 2018.
Trelleborg has, through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems business area, signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of the New Zealand company TRS Tyre & Wheel Ltd, owned by Bapcor Group.
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