Are Your Tires Harvest Ready?

By: Agriculture.com Staff

With harvest right around the corner, farmers are beginning to prep their equipment for the fall rush. In farming, timing is everything, and any unplanned downtime during the short harvest period can have an adverse effect on a farmer’s bottom line. As such, diligent farmers will invest significant time ensuring the combine and grain cart are in top working condition — but what about the tires?

Tires are often a forgotten component of the combine and grain cart, yet a full hopper of grain on today’s combines can add 16,000 pounds to the load, resulting in additional stress to the tires and increased compaction to the soil. To ensure optimum performance during harvest, it’s every bit as important to prepare tires as it is to prepare the equipment.