Benefits of Tire Size
The most common solution farmers use to prevent rutting is switching out their tires. Either for a taller 11.2” x 38” Irrigation tire or a wider 14.9” x 24” irrigation tire. A taller tire will provide more clearance for the gearbox allowing for deeper ruts, whereas wider tires increase the Tire’s surface area, increasing floatation and preventing deep ruts.
Pneumatic vs. Airless
Pneumatic pivot tires have a rounded shape that digs into the ground to create traction. This pushes soil outwards and the combination of wet soil and continuous traffic over the same route causes rutting.
The EWRS-PIVOT irrigation tire is engineered to hold soil underneath the tire to prevent rutting. It achieves this with a concave profile and bi-directional tread along with a wide footprint. 14.9”x 24” to be exact. The concave profile and bi-directional tread hold the soil underneath the tire and the wide footprint distributes the weight across the footprint, which minimizes the issue of deep rutting.
Why Go Airless?
Along with the anti-rutting design, the EWRS-PIVOT is an airless irrigation tire. Being an airless tire, there is no possibility of flat tires which takes time and money to fix. It also acts like a pneumatic where other airless tires do not. Airless tires are known for being stiff and hard on driving components, however, the EWRS-PIVOT tire is designed with core holes that compress when pressure is applied, mimicking a pneumatic tire. The cores are also self-cleaning, so you don’t have to worry about adding weight to the system.
