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Tips to help choose the right sprayer tyres

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 | PRODUCTS

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If you have a choice of sprayer tyres for a new self-propelled sprayer, or require replacements for the sprayer tyres on your farm’s existing machine or a secondhand purchase, there are a number of tips that can help make your internet searches for ‘sprayer tyres for sale’ or ‘sprayer tyres near me’, and your selection from a sprayer tyres price list, just a little bit simpler.

Consider the merits of VF (very high flexion) sprayer tyres

Sprayer tyres such as the CEAT Spraymax VF radial, which is specially designed for self-propelled sprayers, are manufactured using very high flexion (VF) sidewall principles. This means they are engineered to carry 40% more load than a comparably-sized standard radial, or the same load at 40% lower pressure. If you work on soft, loose soils or in tramlines that sometimes remain damp and soft when spraying conditions are otherwise good, this latter quality can help you to spread the weight of the sprayer over a slightly wider and longer footprint, thereby reducing ground pressure and enabling travel when it might not otherwise be possible.

Examine characteristics that can help protect your soil and your crops

A well-engineered sprayer tyre design will help to minimise crop and soil damage, even in adverse conditions. As an example, the CEAT Spraymax VF features tread with a stepped lug pattern, which enhances grip and traction, ensuring that the risk of wheel slip on hilly or steep ground is minimised – with obvious benefits for operator safety too. Rounded lug shoulders also help to reduce soil compression and smearing as the sprayer travels over the ground, and crop damage as the machine passes through the field.

If you have to travel a lot on the road, consider road characteristics too

Many self-propelled sprayers have to spend a lot of time travelling significant distances between the main farm base and outlying land, and between fields themselves, especially as farms and contracting businesses grow in size. The tread design of CEAT Specialty Spraymax VF self-propelled sprayer tyres also features a centre tie bar which helps to smooth bumps encountered during road travel at speed, a feature many sprayer operators will welcome given the high pressures at which rowcrop sprayer tyres are required to operator in order to bear a significant load on a narrow footprint.

Seek sprayer tyres designed with a high non-skid depth (NSD)

Sprayer tyres with a high non-skid depth (NSD)will give you the longest possible life over the period you own your self-propelled sprayer, minimising its running costs over the machine’s lifetime, courtesy of high durability and maximum longevity.

Whilst many self-propelled sprayers do a lifetime’s work on one set of rowcrop tyres, if you have a choice of sprayer tyres for a new self-propelled sprayer, or require replacements for the sprayer tyres on your farm’s existing machine or a secondhand purchase, these tips will help make your internet searches for ‘sprayer tyres for sale’ or ‘sprayer tyres near me’, and your selection from a sprayer tyres price list, far easier.