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BKT tyre ranges: Perfect for haymaking operations
Excellent traction, limited soil compaction, high loading capacity, resistance to the roughest surfaces and maximum
driving comfort. These are the distinctive features of the BKT tire lineup conceived for harvesters, balers and
telehandlers.
oday one of the
main Off-Highway
tire manufacturers
worldwide, BKT
has specifically
designed and
developed various tire ranges for
haymaking operations: from hay
harvesting to transportation.
Therefore, they are particularly
suitable for equipment like
harvesters, balers and
telehandlers. The extensive tire
lineup takes into account the
complex necessities of modern
agriculture and is a concrete
response to the most diverse
application needs. BKT’s main
goal is to make modern farmers’
work comfortable and to
constantly improve productivity.
Perfect for harvesting
Conceived for high-power
harvesters and spreaders, Agrimax
Teris has excellent flotation
properties that ensure optimal soil
protection and top harvesting
performance, since it is able to
withstand even heavy loads.
Innovative and cutting edge, this
radial tire stands out for
extraordinary traction and stability
ensured by the optimized lug
design, as well as by the
reinforced shoulder. Moreover,
Agrimax Teris is extraordinarily
resistant to cuts and impacts due
to the presence of stubble on the
terrain, providing thus a long
product life-cycle and reducing
machine downtime. Several sizes
have been developed for this top
tire range: 620/75 R 26, 750/65 R
26, 620/75 R 30, 650/75 R 32,
800/65 R 32, 900/60 R 32, 1050/50
R 32 and 520/85 R 42. Agrimax
Teris also includes a version
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designed with IF technology – in
the IF 580/80 R 34 size - conceived
for transporting heavy loads at low
pressure ensuring best traction in
the fields.
The radial tire Agrimax RT 600,
too, is ideal for harvesters and
spreaders, and particularly
suitable for land that requires great
care and attention. Its features
have been conceived down to the
smallest detail to provide the least
possible impact on the soil while
not sacrificing other key aspects.
In fact, this tire offers a perfect mix
of excellent load capacity, optimal
stability and excellent traction. The
sizes currently available on the
market are three: 620/75 R 26
(latest novelty presented at the
recent Reifen fair in Essen), 800/65
R 32 and 1050/50 R 32.
Simply perfect for harvesting
Harvesters and bailers require
tires that are delicate on the soil in
order to reduce its compaction,
but at the same time they need to
be resistant to cuts and impacts
with stubble, for instance.
Yet, these are the distinctive
traits of FL 635, a tire out of the
BKT Flotation range. During the
harvest, its extraordinary flotation
capacity results in lower impacts
on the soil, preserving the land for
later crops. It is perfect for both
field and road use, and hence
ideal for harvesters and bailers
used for frequent transfers.
Nothing of this tire is left to
chance: in fact, also the particular
block pattern has been specifically
developed for bailer applications.
FL 635 is available in the sizes
620/40 R 22.5, 650/55 R 22.5 and
750/45 R 22.5.
Another valuable solution for
hay harvesters and bailers is AW
711. Provided with a unique tread
and made of a special compound,
this tire is extremely durable, both
on soft and hard surfaces. During
road transfers, the low rolling
resistance turns into considerable
fuel savings along with a
significant increase in productivity.
BKT offers AW 711 in five different
versions: 340/60 R 16.5, 380/55 R
16.5, 400/60 R 18, 440/55 R 18
and 15 R 19.5.
Perfect for hay and crops handling
Once the harvesting operations
are completed, hay and crops
need to be handled and
transported. Having carefully
analyzed these operations, BKT
has created specific tires for
telehandlers that are able to satisfy
various needs, such as a high
loading capacity, but also great
stability and high resistance.
Such requirements are perfectly
met by Multimax MP 522, a multipurpose radial tire that is ideal for
both farming and industrial
applications ensuring best
performance in any use and
loading conditions. This tire stands
out for its superior traction, thanks
to the particularly aggressive tread
design. Therefore, nothing can
impede this tire while performing
load handling operations. The
available sizes are 280/80 R 18,
340/80 R 18, 380/75 R 20, 400/70
R 20, 400/70 R 24, 400/80 R 24,
460/70 R 24 and 500/70 R 24.
Extraordinary versatility, instead,
is the distinctive feature of RT 747
Agro Industrial. This radial agroindustrial tire offers outstanding
stability as well as excellent grip.
Such qualities make it perfect for
backhoe loaders, compact loaders
and telehandlers. Provided with
extra-large lugs optimizing stability
and available in the sizes 460/70 R
24 and 500/70 R 24, RT 747 Agro
Industrial is a perfect multipurpose tire and a valid support in
many different applications.
Once again, BKT confirms its
own style and working philosophy
based on the strategy of listening
to and cooperating with users. The
result is an increasing number of
more and more innovative
solutions corresponding to the
actual needs of a constantly
growing market.
Identify brome populations pre-harvest
Cereal growers should spot fields with significant brome populations and identify the brome species at harvest, to
ensure autumn weed control plans are appropriate to the threat, says Dow AgroSciences.
rome species are
most effectively
controlled by
autumn herbicide
applications, but
are often omitted in
the rush to get crops drilled and
pre-emergence herbicides applied,”
warns Stuart Jackson, Dow’s cereal
herbicide specialist.
“If growers can identify those
fields with significant populations of
brome and ryegrass they can be
prioritised for autumn applications.
“Good field observations preharvest should include population
density and brome species
identification, since post-harvest
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control measures for sterile and
great brome are different to those
needed for soft, meadow and rye
bromes.”
For sterile and great brome, early
post-harvest shallow cultivations are
best. Seeds need to be buried or
covered to break dormancy and
encourage a germination flush
before spraying off with a nonselective herbicide.
However, seeds of soft, meadow
and rye bromes need to be left on
the soil surface for one month to
ripen before cultivation and
subsequent spraying off with a non
selective herbicide. If buried,
immature seed become dormant
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and survive longer in the soil.
Herbicide applications should
also be targeted at the brome
species present.
Great and sterile brome species
can be the most difficult to eradicate
so a robust autumn spray
programme is required. These
grassweeds are more effectively
controlled when small (Growth
Stage 11 – 13) and actively growing.
Autumn spray programmes should
include a pre-emergence
application soon after drilling.
Timing post-emergence sprays to
control meadow, soft and rye
bromes can be more flexible. While
autumn applications are still the
gold standard, providing a preemergence spray is applied, a postemergence application of Broadway
Star can be applied in autumn or
delayed until early spring if
necessary.
Dow AgroSciences ran a ‘Know
Your Brome’ activity on its stand at
the Cereals event with Dr Stephen
Moss of Rothamsted Research, to
help growers identify different
brome species. A guide to
‘Identification of Brome Grasses’ by
Stephen Moss is available on the
Dow AgroSciences website.
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