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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Aug 11, 2017 3:33:00 PM

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Summer Construction Profits Under Pressure

Tires to Inflate Construction Profits

The busy summer building season can be very lucrative for construction companies that keep their teams and equipment productive, operate efficiently, and avoid unnecessary downtime in the hot summer temperatures. However, when most people prepare for the perils of operating construction equipment in the heat of summer, their thoughts turn to fluids, coolants, and fans—but what about tires? More importantly, what about tire pressure?

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Topics: Tire Maintenance, Construction Tires, Tire Inflation

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Jul 11, 2017 2:29:00 PM

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Big Trucks, Big Tires, and Big Opportunities

Big Flotation Tires Help at Harvest

In years like this, marked with unpredictable and unfavorable weather, making sure you’re in control of the factors you can manage is critical. With much of the heartland battling weather that just refuses to cooperate, being too wet for planting or too dry after planting, many farmers have been forced to replant (with some even having to replant a second time)—highlighting the importance of making sure your operation is running as smoothly as possible to help salvage the season.

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Flotation Tires, Agricultural Tires, Truck Tires

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Jun 28, 2017 2:09:00 PM

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The Industries that Built a Nation

How Construction Workers, Loggers, and Farmers Helped Build America

On July 4th, the U.S. celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the building of the base for the country as we know it today. Of course, things are a lot different now than they were way back in 1776, and a lot has since been built on our forefathers’ foundation. While much has changed over the last 240+ years, some things have remained remarkably the same, like the contributions of construction workers, loggers, and farmers to the building of America.

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Topics: Construction Industry, Forestry Industry

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Jun 21, 2017 3:47:00 PM

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Vegetable Growers Avoid Compaction Too

Farm Tires to Help Vegetable Growers Battle Compaction

 

Did you know June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month? Well it is!

 

At the same time we're making an effort to eat more salad and scramble to make our plates a little more colorful with extra servings of veggies this month, thousands of the nation's vegetable growers—like many farmers this year—are struggling with a late planting season and wet soils.

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Soil Compaction, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires, Sprayer Tires, Tractor Tires

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Jun 8, 2017 2:05:00 PM

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Sprayer Tire School

Tips for Maximizing Your Sprayer's Tires

 

Farmers getting their sprayers ready for the field have a lot to think about: cleaning its tank, making sure its nozzles are flowing correctly, and checking its hoses, clamps, and mechanicals all top the list of things to go over before getting into the field. But what about your tires? Tires play a vital role in not only the performance of your sprayer, but also in the health of your fields. With that in mind, get ready to go back to sprayer school, and learn how to maximize your machine’s performance with Sprayer Tire 101. 

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Soil Compaction, Agricultural Tires, IF/VF Tires