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Bridgestone launches VX-TRACTOR tyre at LAMMA
Bridgestone, the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, has been turning heads as well as soil after taking the
wraps off its eagerly anticipated VX-TRACTOR tyre, which will complement its range of premium agricultural products.
he tyre got its first UK outing at
LAMMA 2018, the popular farm
machinery equipment show,
which has been taking place in
Peterborough on January 17.
Comprehensively designed
and tested at Bridgestone’s European
Technical Centre facility in Italy and produced at
Bridgestone’s European agricultural
‘manufacturing excellence’ Puente San Miguel
plant, the VX-TRACTOR is built to work hard
both in the field and on the road, even under
heavy payloads.
It is constructed from robust casings with
extra-deep and extra-long lugs, ensuring
outstanding traction and extremely long wear
life. This means that farmers can go further and
get more done, time and time again.
Developed for tractors of 100bhp and above,
the VX-TRACTOR will be available in 38 and 42-
inch rear sizes as well as 24 to 34-inch front
wheel sizes.
Not only was the new VX-TRACTOR a
headline attraction, but a selection of
Bridgestone’s ever-popular agricultural tyres
also sat alongside. Bridgestone presented the
VT-TRACTOR tyre in partnership with New
Holland and its latest T7 315 HD Tractor.
The VT Tractor provides farmers a solution to
protect their most precious resource : fertile
soil. The benefits from its "Very High Flexion"
(VF) technology allows the tyre to operate at
low air pressure, due to the special tyre
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construction in combination with a revised
tread design. This is up to 0.4 bar below tyres
using standard technology. The lesser soil
compaction will increase soil living organisms,
fertility and the efficiency of crop protection
products.
Bridgestone’s Agricultural Product Manager
Steve Hewitt said: “It was great to unveil the VX-
TRACTOR and communicate the many virtues
of the product.
“LAMMA gave us the perfect opportunity to
present our selection of premium agricultural
solutions direct to those who will benefit most.
We see the VX-TRACTOR as an ideal original
equipment product for a host of tractor
manufacturers.”
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