AboutYokohama-ATG Team

The Yokohama-ATG Team is a collaboration of product managers, field engineers, sales team, and marketing members. The team is committed to delivering high-quality information about the fields of agriculture, construction, forestry, material handling, mining, trucking, and other OTR applications—along with the tires used in them.

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Nov 18, 2020 2:59:00 PM

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Tire Wear, Damage, and What You Can Learn from It

Tire Damage Detective Work 

Tires keep valuable construction machinery moving, contribute significantly to their productivity, and represent one of the most costly consumables in relation to both compact and heavy equipment alike. One way you can make the most of this investment is to routinely check your equipment’s tires, understand what signs of wear or damage are saying about their use, and use that knowledge to extend tire life (maximizing performance and minimizing cost) or find the best replacement tire possible (forestalling future problems).

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Galaxy Tires, Tire Maintenance, Tire Inflation

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Nov 12, 2020 3:02:00 PM

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Alliance/Galaxy Brand Tires for Snow Removal

Selecting an Application-Specific Tire for Snow 

As competition in the snow removal industry grows, the use of equipment like telehandlers, industrial tractors, wheel loaders, and skid steers is becoming more prevalent by snow removal contractors looking for an edge over other operations. Compact equipment provides numerous advantages over the traditional pickup and plow setup, including better visibility, more maneuverability, and fantastic versatility thanks to the wide variety of available snow-removal attachments. All of this adds up to increased productivity and efficiency and improved bottom lines.

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Galaxy Tires, Snow Removal Tires

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Nov 10, 2020 3:09:00 PM

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Ag All-Star: The Alliance AgriFlex+ 372

Ag Excellence, the Alliance AgriFlex+ 372

One strategy farmers are using to boost the productivity and efficiency of their operations (and improve their profitability) is to equip their tractors with high-tech tires such as the Alliance AgriFlex+ 372. Today’s farmers ask a lot of their tractors—one day a tractor is in the field pulling a heavy implement and another traveling at high speeds on the road to get to a field—and something as simple as selecting a versatile tire can produce a big return on investment.

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires, Tractor Tires

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Nov 2, 2020 7:30:00 AM

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New Galaxy Regional Truck Tires Put to the Test

As of Jan 1, 2021, Alliance Tire Group and Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. changed their names to Yokohama Off-Highway Tires and Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc respectively. The Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands and product names remain unchanged. Product information is available at www.yokohama-oht.com.

Launching a new brand of truck tires is a huge task, even for a company with a global reputation for the quality of its Galaxy, Alliance, and Primex off-highway tire (OHT) brands. Truckers want to know that the new line of Galaxy truck tires have proven themselves on the road.

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Topics: Galaxy Tires, Press Release, Testimonials

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Oct 28, 2020 3:17:00 PM

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Farm Tires for Wet and Muddy Fields

Traction and Compaction in Wet Fields 

Thoughts of perfect weather and ideal field conditions fill every farmer’s head, but those dreams aren’t always a reality. While we preach patience and believe in biding your time until a field is ready to support equipment, sometimes waiting isn’t an option. In cases when you simply must enter wet and muddy fields, here are some steps you can take to increase flotation, maximize traction, and reduce soil compaction.

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Topics: Soil Compaction, Agricultural Tires, Tractor Tires