Trelleborg receives best agri tyre award

Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ TM1000 ProgressiveTraction was awarded ‘best agricultural tyre’ at the recent Hevea Tire Industry Awards 2019 in Madrid.

The Hevea Awards had 19 categories in 2019 that highlighted outstanding participants across the tyre industry.The TM1000 ProgressiveTraction was named best agri tyre with nearly 40 per cent of the votes.

Ramon Martinez, country manager Spain and Portugal for Trelleborg Wheel Systems, commented: “The TM1000 ProgressiveTraction received the award from (Spanish magazine) EuroPneus for its outstanding technology and in recognition of the performance it offers. In line with Trelleborg’s commitment to helping secure a sustainable future for farming, while boosting the efficiency and productivity of our customers’ farming operations, the ProgressiveTraction technology releases additional power to the ground and reduces stress on the soil, while improving a machine’s road travel performance.”

The ProgressiveTraction tread design was conceived to tackle the requirements of the latest generation of machinery, increasing power transmission efficiency to the ground while reducing soil compaction. At the same time, the double-edge-lug tread design was developed to reduce vibration, lowering energy dissipation, minimising fuel consumption, as well as extending service life. Testing revealed that the tyre has achieved up to three per cent less fuel consumption and up to five per cent longer tyre service life.