Michelin VF AXIOBIB 2: tyres that respect the soil

At EIMA International, the French company Michelin unveiled its new range of VF AXIOBIB 2, designed for medium-sized powers. “In recent years - explains the manufacturer with a technical note - there has been an increasing spread of tractors in the medium to high power range. These are machines that are used intensively, focusing more and more on performance, with a road transfer time considerably greater than in the past.” In short, if the goal is always to increase the operational performance by reducing costs, this objective should be achieved without compromising the quality of the work with excessive soil compaction. The VF AXIOBIB 2 tyres by Michelin have been designed precisely for this reason, that is, preventing the formation of hardpan, and - thanks to the Michelin Ultraflex technology - to provide higher load indexes to tyres in the same category. The VF AXIOBIB 2, moreover, are characterized by their elongated soil footprint, due to a larger contact surface area (up to +19%, according to the manufacturer) which, according to Michelin’s statements, improves traction by 35%. From the point of view of productivity, this means that, according to Michelin, with the new range of tyres it is possible to increase the yield by 7% and reduce consumption by 30%. Another major strength of the VF 2 AXIOBIB is the ability to use the entire tyre pressure curve, with a gradation that can reach up to 0.6b. Offered in two versions - AXIOBIB 2 VF 540/65R30 158D/155E TL and AXIOBIB 2 VF 650/65R42 174D/171E TL - the new Michelin tyres comply with the new experimental standard of ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization). They also present the “Narrow Rim Option” (NRO) marking, which enables the use of a reduced rim width than the one authorized by the ETRTO standards for IF or VF tyres of the same size, thereby increasing their possibilities for use. VF AXIOBIB 2 range is recommended for heavy work and intensive cultivation (combined/folding tools, with use of the PTO, for direct seeding), but also for transport - collection and manure spreading operations, for example - with high-torque tractors.