posted on: March 12, 2020 09:50 am

Planting Season Includes Inspecting and Replacing Tires if Needed

Spring means it’s time to get to work.

Start thinking about repairing or replacing the tires on your farm equipment, so you don’t have to worry about costly downtime

The Environment

The type of soil you’re working on will determine what kind of tires you need. The wrong tires damage your fields and reduce your fuel economy and productivity.

Consider the following when selecting your tires based on common field conditions:

  • A regular agricultural environment that requires aggressive tread patterns for excellent traction on common soil conditions.
  • A premium tread patterns for environments with wet soil that needs tires with deeper lugs.
  • Extremely wet farming conditions with a high water table, like rice or sugar cane, with even deeper lugs to navigate flooded fields.
  • Shallow industrial applications for environments like airports, cemeteries and roadside maintenance.
  • Construction or light industrial equipment on hard surfaces require a shallower tread to maximize efficiency.

Bias Or Radial

What works in a warehouse most likely won’t work in your fields, so weigh your options. Bias tires have plies of zig-zag patterned rubber, so the cords run diagonally across the tread. Radial tire chords are parallel, and the plies run perpendicular to the tire bead.

Bias tires:

  • Suitable for lightweight production equipment that requires stability
  • Stiff sidewalls and crossed plies create internal friction and heat
  • Cheaper than radial tires and more cost-effective for older machinery
  • Utilize in environments where sidewall punctures are frequent like forestry
  • Avoid using for tillage

Radial tires:

  • Excellent traction
  • Increased fuel economy to cover more ground
  • Carry heavier loads at lower inflations
  • Larger tread evenly distributes weight to reduce soil compaction
  • Better for heavy machinery

We’ve Got What You Need

Whether you’re looking for tires for your tractor, combines, sprayers, or loaders, Bauer Built has you covered. You can count on our personalized service to get you the perfect tires for your agriculture application.

Browse our selection of MICHELIN®, Firestone®, Alliance® Tire Group, Camso and Carlisle® products. You need quality tires to keep your farm running, so come to Bauer Built this spring when you purchase your ag tires.

Purchase Firestone® Ag tires now through April 30, Firestone and save:

  • $25 off eligible Destination Farm™ and Destination Turf™ radial tires
  • $100 off eligible radial tires
  • $200 off eligible AD2™ radial tires

Purchase Michelin Ag tires with savings up to $200 now through May 15, 2020.

Save $200 per tire on these MICHELIN® Tires Only.

  • MICHELIN® YIELDBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® XEOBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® SPRAYBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® AXIOBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® FLOATXBIB Tire
  • MICHELIN® AXIOBIB® 2 Tire
  • MICHELIN® CEREXBIB® 2 Tire
  • MICHELIN® ROADBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® CEREXBIB® Tire

Save $100 per tire on standard MICHELIN AG tires.

  • (Metric and Non-Metric) MICHELIN® AGRIBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® CARGOXBIB® HF Tire
  • MICHELIN® AGRIBIB® 2 Tire             
  • MICHELIN® MACHXBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® AGRIBIB® ROW CROP Tire
  • MICHELIN® MULTIBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® OMNIBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® MEGAXBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® CARGOXBIB® Tire
  • MICHELIN® MEGAXBIB® 2 Tire
  • MICHELIN® CARGOXBIB® HD Tire

Save $80 per tire on KLEBER AG tires.

Michelin’s Strong Foundation instant rebate promotion on compact line tires runs through April 30, 2020. 

  • Up to $100 per tire on Michelin X Tweel SSL 2 and SSL airless radial tires.
  • $40 per tire on all Michelin compact line tires.
  • $40 per tire on select Michelin Tweel airless radial tires.

Find a location near you or contact us online to learn more.

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