FIRESTONE AGRICULTURE BLOG

You have decided to equip your tractor with narrow tyres to optimise your passes between the rows without damaging your crops. A strategic choice which has a direct impact on the success of your sowing operations and the quality of your phytosanitary treatments. But faced with the different tyre...

Mounting or demounting tractor tyres is a tricky operation, not due to complexity but because of the need to move large volumes and masses. This type of operation must be well prepared in advance to anticipate problems which could be costly if your new tyre were to be damaged, or if the tractor was...

Your choice of tyre is not just a question of size or price. It’s a strategic decision on how to optimise yields, protect your crops or reduce your working time. Wide tyres, which are perfect for ploughing, reach their limit when it comes to passing between fragile rows of young seedlings. On the...

Soil preservation is not just a question of ecology: it’s an economic and strategic necessity for your farm. The quality of your soil has a direct bearing on the growth capacity of your crops, the productivity of your land and, in the long term, on the profitability of your farm. Soil compaction is...

The use of a front loader on your tractor is not without consequences for your tyres. Between handling operations, transporting heavy loads and manoeuvres on hard ground, an intense effort is required from the front tyres of your tractor, which can lead to premature wear or even irreversible...

Asphalt, which is much more abrasive than earth, acts like sandpaper on your tyres, significantly reducing their wear life. Unfortunately, frequent use of the tractor on the road has become a necessity for many farmers due to the increasing distance between fields. Tractor tyres are not originally...

The potato harvest is the culminating point after several months of work. But this decisive phase is not without consequences for your soil, on which your productivity depends. A self-propelled potato harvester, with its considerable weight, can exert immense pressure on the structure of your soil,...

Mixed crop-livestock farming leads to special requirements for your tyre equipment. Frequent manoeuvres in the farm courtyard, often on hard surfaces, combined with regular activities in the fields, require multipurpose tyres capable of bearing heavy loads during handling operations, but without...

Heavy clay soils are often quite a challenge for farmers. They are rich in minerals and extremely fertile, but there are disadvantages. Their dense, impermeable texture makes work trickier, especially in wet conditions when the earth becomes muddy and sticky or during dry periods when it hardens...