Vredestein takes Traxion tech into row-crop tyres

Growers on the look-out for a high-performance row-crop tyre to use on tractors and sprayers have a new option in the latest addition to the Vredestein Traxion line-up from Apollo Tyres.

Six popular sizes are now available for rims between 32in to 48in, all with a tall 95% aspect ratio (the depth of the sidewall relative to the nominal width) and the distinctive tread layout evident on all Traxion tyres.

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Down the centre line, the overlapping lugs are shaped to provide a large, almost continuous rubber surface area for good behaviour on the road.

The lugs then curve outwards at a progressively more acute angle to the shoulders for the benefit of in-field traction.

This diverging pattern is also reckoned to improve self-cleaning properties that help keep the area between the lugs clear to maintain grip in wet and sticky conditions.

From this autumn, six sizes are available: 230/95 R32, 270/95 R32, 230/95 R36, 300/95 R46, 230/95 R48 and 270/95 R48.