NEW STUDY REVEALS MICHELIN’S IMPROVED FLEXION TYRES BEST FOR LOWERING SOIL COMPACTION

Stoke-on-Trent – May 3, 2013A new study has demonstrated the effectiveness of Michelin’s Improved Flexion (IF) tyres at reducing soil compaction compared to a set of caterpillar tread tracks. The study organised by the French National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (IRSTEA), an independent public body, measured the soil compaction rates on a 3.5 hectare plot of farmland after a loaded combine harvester fitted with three different mobility options; a set of CerexBib 800mm IF tyres, a set of CerexBib 900mm IF tyres and a set of three 760mm