Alliance Agri Star II Tire Impresses Co-Op  

Over the years, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America’s Alliance brand ag tires have earned a reputation for delivering better performance and longer service life than big-name competitors. This opinion has been forged by impressing everyone from individual customers to co-ops serving large groups of farmers. 

The new Alliance 590 flotation radial from Yokohama Off-Highway Tires features three layers of steel belts under a cut-resistant tread compound—a powerfully puncture-resistant combination for the heavy tankers, wagons and pull-behind sprayers used on farms and construction sites.

How to Choose a Tire for Scrap and Recycling 

The harsh conditions found at transfer stations and scrapyards place an enormous burden on the equipment operating there and its tires. Tires used in scrap and recycling must contend with challenging surfaces, heavy loads, puncture-prone environments, and often long duty cycles. Selecting a tire matched to the demands it faces can provide a multitude of benefits.

How to Extend the Service Life of OTR Tires

OTR tires are designed to not just survive, but thrive, while carrying huge loads, performing difficult tasks, and working in extremely harsh conditions. Because of the robust construction of OTR tires, it may seem as if they can endure anything. However, a little care can decrease wear and tear, lower the chance of downtime, increase productivity, and reduce an operation’s tire spend.

Application-Specific Tires for Electric Construction Equipment 

The use of electric equipment is building in popularity on construction sites across the globe and is poised to surge in the coming years. Driving this interest in electric equipment is everything from a growing number of electric offerings from equipment manufacturers to rapidly improving technology and the numerous advantages offered by going electric. Electric equipment presents new challenges to tires, however, and fleet managers will want to consider their unique needs when selecting them.