--- title: Yokohama-Off-Highway Tires | The Official Tire News Source of Yokohama-Off-Highway Tires America Inc. (43) description: News, commentary, research, and thoughts on the farm, construction, forestry, mining, trucking, and OTR tire businesses. Expert articles and quality tire industry analysis. (43) --- [![Alliance Galaxy Logo](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Alliance%20Galaxy%20Logo.jpg?width=1116&height=127&name=Alliance%20Galaxy%20Logo.jpg "Alliance Galaxy Logo")](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/) - [Yokohama-ATG Website](https://yokohama-oht.com/usa/?nr=true) - [Tire Selector](https://yokohama-oht.com/usa/tire-selector/) - [Dealer Locator](https://yokohama-oht.com/usa/locator/) - [Contact Us](https://yokohama-oht.com/usa/contact/) Posted by [Yokohama-ATG Team](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/author/yokohama-atg-team) May 18, 2018 8:41:00 AM [Leave a Comment](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/very-high-flexion-for-very-large-sprayers) ## [The Alliance Agriflex+ 354 VF 420/95R50 for Very Large Sprayers](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/very-high-flexion-for-very-large-sprayers) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hubfs/IF354sprayer%20(1)%20hs.jpg)](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/very-high-flexion-for-very-large-sprayers) ***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](http://www.yokohama-oht.com/).*** With growing farm sizes and an ongoing quest for larger yields, large, high-clearance, self-propelled sprayers have gone from being a niche product aimed only at custom applicators to a vital piece of farm equipment owned by individuals and applicators alike. Like most machinery on the farm, self-propelled sprayers are ballooning in size to accommodate the needs of today’s ag operations and help farmers maximize operational productivity and increase efficiency. [Read More](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/very-high-flexion-for-very-large-sprayers) Topics: [Alliance Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/alliance-tires), [Agricultural Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/agricultural-tires), [IF/VF Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/ifvf-tires), [Sprayer Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/sprayer-tires) Posted by [Yokohama-ATG Team](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/author/yokohama-atg-team) May 14, 2018 5:23:00 PM [Leave a Comment](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/national-ag-day-a-farmers-life) ## [National Ag Day: A Farmer’s Life](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/national-ag-day-a-farmers-life) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hubfs/dreamstime_s_74907865.jpg)](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/national-ag-day-a-farmers-life) # Celebrating U.S. Farmers This March 20, the U.S. will celebrate [National Ag Day](https://www.agday.org) for the 45th time. Founded in 1973 as a way to increase public awareness of agriculture’s role in society, the day becomes more important every year, as consumers become increasingly removed from how their food is produced. But it’s not just awareness for how agriculture fits into people's lives that’s important. When thinking about the theme of this year’s Ag Day, *Food For Life,* we couldn’t help but think about the people who have built their lives around producing food. [Read More](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/national-ag-day-a-farmers-life) Topics: [Alliance Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/alliance-tires), [Dairy Farm Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/dairy-farm-tires) Posted by [Yokohama-ATG Team](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/author/yokohama-atg-team) May 14, 2018 4:50:00 PM [Leave a Comment](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/10-things-to-know-about-our-new-galaxy-radials) ## [10 Things to Know About Our New Galaxy Radials](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/10-things-to-know-about-our-new-galaxy-radials) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hubfs/Galaxy%20HTSR%20400%20-%20Dump%20Truck.jpg)](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/10-things-to-know-about-our-new-galaxy-radials) # 10 Reasons to Try Our New Galaxy Radial OTR Tires  The recent launch of our line of Galaxy Radial OTR tires is another step toward offering construction and industrial customers a complete solution to the challenges facing operators in the field. If you’re unsure why there is so much buzz around our newest offering, here are ten reasons why our Galaxy radials are good for your business. [Read More](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/10-things-to-know-about-our-new-galaxy-radials) Topics: [Galaxy Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/galaxy-tires), [Construction Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/construction-tires), [Galaxy ROTR](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/galaxy-rotr) Posted by [Yokohama-ATG Team](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/author/yokohama-atg-team) May 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM [Leave a Comment](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/alliance-rolls-out-high-capacity-tire-for-high-clearance-sprayers) ## [Alliance Rolls Out High-Capacity Tire for High-Clearance Sprayers](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/alliance-rolls-out-high-capacity-tire-for-high-clearance-sprayers) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hubfs/IF354sprayer%20(1)%20hs.jpg)](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/alliance-rolls-out-high-capacity-tire-for-high-clearance-sprayers) ***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](http://www.yokohama-oht.com/).*** Alliance Tire Americas, Inc., has introduced a new VF (very high flexion) tire for the largest class of high-clearance sprayers. With wide steel radial belts, stubble-resistant rubber compounds, sidewalls engineered for extra flexibility, and a large air chamber to support the weight of today's big machinery, the [Alliance Agriflex+ 354 tire in the 420/95R50](https://atgtire.com/usa/product-detail/?product=211&size=420%2F95R50&segment_id=3) size can handle loads of more than 15,000 pounds per wheel. The new Alliance tire is one of only two sprayer tires that size on the market. [Read More](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/alliance-rolls-out-high-capacity-tire-for-high-clearance-sprayers) Topics: [Alliance Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/alliance-tires), [Press Release](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/press-release), [Agricultural Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/agricultural-tires), [IF/VF Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/ifvf-tires), [Sprayer Tires](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/topic/sprayer-tires) Posted by [Dallas Ransom](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/author/dallas-ransom) May 4, 2018 4:55:00 PM [Leave a Comment](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/tire-tales-high-load-index-tires-for-high-yields-) ## [Tire Tales: High Load Index Tires for High Yields](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/tire-tales-high-load-index-tires-for-high-yields-) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/hubfs/Alliance%20356.jpg)](https://yohta-blog.yokohama-oht.com/tire-tales-high-load-index-tires-for-high-yields-) # Reducing Rutting and Cutting Compaction with Tires  We love learning how our dealers help customers use our application-specific AG tires to solve problems on the farm. Some of the unique solutions our dealers come up with are so great that we feel compelled to share them. Our latest tale comes from Graham Tire in Minnesota, where a tire with a higher load index was used to help a customer reduce the soil compaction and rutting their sprayer was causing. 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