Are Your Tractor Tires Aligned

Are Your Tractor Tires Aligned TIRES/WHEELS Miscellaneous Have you ever noticed that the tires on some tractors seem to wear out faster than others? Most people blame that on poor tire quality But the cause might just be bad tire alignment A German-designed tire alignment system recently made its way to England where our British correspondent Andrew Sewell spotted it “The company claims that just a 4/10ths of an inch toe-in on a tractor results in a loss of 13 hp and increased fuel use of 4 percent The tires also break down 24 percent faster due to extra ‘side scrub’ wear ” says Sewell Haweka AG from Germany makes tire alignment systems for all kinds of vehicles www haweka com The laser-guided system they sell for tractor tires costs about $6 900 British tire shop Winn Tyres in Pocklinton charges $115 to align a tractor www winntyres co uk They report that some tires are off by nearly an inch direct from the factory Alignment is most important on tires that are driven a lot on the highway but it’s important no matter how a tractor is used One problem is that some tractors don’t have fine adjustments on tie rod ends making corrections difficult

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