Agricultural and Industrial Tyres

Agricultural and industrial tires are the specially made heavy tires, used for industrial and agricultural purposes. All these rubber tyres have shock absorbing properties and ensures smooth locomotion. There are agricultural tires for various vehicles used for agricultural purposes such as:

• Farm tractor
• Farm wagon
• Forklift
• Backhoe
• Loader
• Combines
• Grain carts
• Pivots
• Implements
• Antique tractors

The agricultural tires are used for a wide variety of special services such as gardening, moving, municipal machines, terrain vehicles, snow groomers, etc. Similarly for various industrial purposes, different tires are used in different industrial vehicles like:

• Fork lifts or industrial lift trucks
• Industrial cranes
• Industrial Compactors
• Trailers
• Tow tractors
• Electric vehicles

Types of rubber tires for agricultural and industrial purposes:

• Solid Tires: Solid-rubber tires were used on road vehicles. Later they were replaced by air-filled pneumatic tires. They are still used in special applications, for example in industrial trucks used in factories.
• Radial Tires: This is a kind of pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing.
• Skid Steer Tires: These are solid tires are uniquely designed with aperture hole construction. This allows this solid tire to flex and give, like a pneumatic tire.
• Pneumatic Industrial Tires: The pneumatic rubber tire uses rubber as well as enclosed air which reduce vibration and improve traction.

Use of codes like R-1, R-1W, F-2, I-1, and HF-2 in agricultural tires

The agricultural tires operating on soils vary greatly due to composition and moisture content. Different tread patterns are used to perform well in these soils. For traction in dryer, well-drained soils, there is the need of a shallow tread with many lug edges to bite into the soil and this design is labeled as R-1. In wetter soils, a deeper, more widely spaced lug is best. This is designated as R-1W (W for wet). For front farm tires, there is the ‘F’ group. The ‘I’ group is used for implements. For high flotation, the HF code is given.

Applications

• Transportation: The tires are used for those vehicles that carry goods safely for longer distances higher than the normal, average tyre speed.
• Stack/Lift: The rubber tires are also for vehicles that lift goods vertically, especially in very narrow spaces, where frequent changes of direction, braking and acceleration are required.
• Multi purpose: There are industrial or agricultural rubber tires for universal vehicles. These vehicles are fitted with different attachments for road maintenance or snow clearance. The tires are suitable for use on paved and unpaved roads as well as off-road.
• Earth mover: There are rubber tires for construction vehicles such as loaders, graders and dumpers. These vehicles load, carry and transport all kinds of material for further processing.