Michelin has introduced a next generation version of its popular MachXBib agricultural tyres with a revised tread pattern that improves endurance, traction and resistance to stubble damage – among a host of other performance benefits.
Ideal for high-horsepower tractors, delivering between 160-300hp, the new MachXBib design will initially be launched in three sizes traditionally used on the front axle – 600/65R28 (154D/150E), 600/70R28 (157D/154E) and 600/70R30 (158D).
The versatile, robust tyres are equally effective in the field or on the road and offer a step up in terms of tyre life versus the products they replace.
The customer engineering support manager for Michelin’s agricultural division, Gordon Brookes, said the new generation of MachXBib tyres offered improvements in virtually every area.
“We’ve taken a tyre that has been hugely popular on the original equipment and replacement markets for many years, and brought its performance up to the next level,” he added. “Key changes include a redesigned tread pattern offering a flatter contact patch, that helps Michelin to achieve more regular tread wear; plus overlapping lugs which help to optimise road handling.
“A deep tread pattern ensures the tyres deliver maximum traction, while the lugs’ more rounded shape offers greater resistance to stubble damage. This shape has also proven to be more robust and stable during extensive testing.”
The new tyres deliver a greater load capacity on the front axle thanks to their ability to be inflated to higher pressures. At 2.4 bar, the new 600/70R30 158D MachXBib offers a front axle load capacity of up to 9,780kg in field conditions and at speeds of up to 30km/hr. The previous generation MachXBib tyres in this size offered a maximum inflation pressure of 1.6 bar for 30km/hr operation, giving a front axle load of just 8,400kg in field conditions.
For more information visit https://agricultural.michelin.co.uk.
