Tires are designed with a very precise flex point. Manufacturers specifically choose this location so that the thickness of the rubber and the cables can flex with the least possible heat and/or cuts. Why changing this design? Unfortunately,…
Tires are designed with a very precise flex point. Manufacturers specifically choose this location so that the thickness of the rubber and the cables can flex with the least possible heat and/or cuts. Why changing this design? Unfortunately,…
On October 31st, my friend Alex died of brain cancer… he was 34 years old and leaves behind his parents who lost their only son, his wife, and his 3-year old son. For several years, Alex was my arms, my…
Used in a variety of applications, graders are among the most popular equipment these days and various attachments can be added for snow removal, ditch cleaning, etc. Not to mention the more typical finishing work (fine grading) using an electronic…
Based on feedback from tire retailers in our network and industry interviews and reports, the beginning of 2018 should be a challenging year in relation to supply of certain sizes of earthmover (OTR) tires. It appears that global demand for…
LanOTR has been retreading agricultural tires with snow treads for 7 years now. The tractor you see here is the first equipped with our tires retreaded in October 2011. Since our treads are designed for earthmover (OTR) tires, they will…
The wear of a tire tells us a lot about its use. The example here shows a typical wear of an overloaded or under-inflated tire… how can we prevent this? Here are some simple tips that are worth their weight…
Last September, I had the chance to return to China where I could see that the Chinese government was very serious with its environmental objectives. In fact, the Chinese people I talked with are supportive of this plan, as they…
En septembre j’ai eu la chance de retourner en Chine. J’ai pu constater que le gouvernement Chinois était très sérieux avec ses objectifs environnementaux. En fait, les chinois avec qui j’ai discuté sont favorables à ce plan, eux qui ne voient…
Graders are capricious equipment when it comes to tires. Could it be worse if a side blade is added to a grader? The answer is obvious when we look at this picture. For our northern climate, snow clearers and government bodies…
Since the beginning of 2017, tire price increases have followed one another, both for major manufacturers and low-end tires… I would even say that it’s worse for low-end tires … which makes retreading and repair more attractive and interesting! Moreover,…
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Original tread depth in 32nd
/ 32
End of life tread depth in 32nd
/ 32 Suggestion < 29.5R25 : 10
=> 29.5R25 : 15
Actual tread depth in 32nd
/ 32
Used tire devaluation in %
% Suggestion: 15% - 20%
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Used tire value: $ 0.00