DAIRY FARM ADOPTS RADIAL TYRE POLICY FOR SKID STEER LOADERS
Stoke-on-Trent – April 11, 2012A Cornish dairy farm has become one of the first customers in the UK to fit Michelin’s new BibSteel Hard-Surface radial tyres to one of its skid steer loaders. Previously Graham Kitto, owner of Higher Coombe Farm in Liskeard, used cross-ply tyres on his three Bobcat skid steers, which are used to scrape yards and clear slurry. However, due to the unforgiving working environment which includes running on abrasive surfaces, these tyres rarely lasted more than 300 hours. The BibSteel Hard-Surface tyres were recommended by local Michelin Exelagri dealer