Big Radials Spur Big Jump in Sales of Huge Manure Tanks
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WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts (April 26, 2016)—Sales of the Nuhn
Industries huge 15000 Quad Train manure spreader jumped once the company began
outfitting it with more durable radial tires—35.5R32 Alliance 393 flotation
radials. The boost to Nuhn tanker sales coinciding with the introduction of the
new, large, high-performance tires suggests that tires can play a key role in
farm machinery innovation.
"Radials are a must," says founder Dennis Nuhn at the
company’s headquarters in Sebringville, Ontario. "What’s most important to us
is reliability; flotation: a big, soft footprint; and long tire life. The
Alliance tire delivers all that."
The tremendous weight of the machinery—twin tanks containing
15,000 gallons of manure, hauling more than 120,000 pounds over the road on
tight-turning, heavy tandem axles—puts tires to the test. (That’s more than
15,000 pounds per tire.) The bias tires Nuhn formerly used on his tanks—which
were the biggest available at the time—often failed early due to extensive heat
buildup, he says.
The Alliance 393 is engineered to reduce heat buildup on the
road. At an inflation pressure of just 32 psi, each tire is rated for a load of
nearly 20,000 pounds at 31 mph—plenty even for the 120,000-pound, fully loaded
15000 Quad Train. The steel belts underlying the 393’s tread improve puncture
resistance and ensure a broad, flat footprint, dramatically reducing soil
compaction—a key concern for manure applicators operating in wet,
compaction-prone fields.
Over the past two decades, Nuhn has worked with his tire
dealer to put Alliance’s line of flotation radials through tough real-world
testing. Their feedback has helped Alliance develop several flotation tires that
have become global leaders in performance, including some of the world’s
fastest high-speed flotation tires, says Bruce Besancon, Vice President of
Marketing for Alliance Tire Americas.
"The teamwork between Nuhn and Alliance is a great example
of the collaboration that spurs innovation," Besancon says. "Our tires can help
Dennis bring new machinery and higher performance to market. At the same time,
when Dennis outlines where the next generation of machinery will be headed, we
can develop new tires to help them take it there."
Nuhn says his relationship with his tire supplier has been
fundamental to his role as an innovator.
"We were the first to have big floater tires on a spreader,"
he notes. "We started out years ago with 28L26s. When we first took them to
shows, people laughed at us. Now flotation is the standard."
Unusual flotation tires are still stopping farmers and
professional applicators in their tracks at trade shows, Nuhn says, including
the Alliance 393 radials, with their distinctive square-shouldered block tread.
"People like the look of the square top," he notes.
And as more Nuhn 15000 Quad Trains roll across North
America, owners will like the look of their bottom line as they get greater
performance and productivity than ever from their massive manure tanks.
![](http://www.naylornetwork.com/pim-nwl/assets/nuhn.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: Nuhn Industries, Ltd.
About ATG
The Alliance Tire
Group (ATG) is a leader in the off-the-road tire industry. For more than 60
years, Alliance has built a reputation as a world leader in off the road and
farm tire technologywith its Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands. Today, ATG
engineers and manufactures more than 2,000 different tires to help farmers,
loggers, construction teams, miners, material handlers and other working people
around the world tackle every job, in every condition, every day. From the
industry's first all-steel radial flotation tires to the leading performance
tires for skid steer machines, ATG has a tire for every challenge on the farm,
logging site and jobsite. With an American-based field engineering, R&D and
customer service staff, Alliance Tire is in the field daily with customers,
constantly innovating new tires.
For more information on Alliance tires, visit www.atgtire.com, call toll free (800)
343-3276 or (781) 321-3910.
For more information
contact:
Barry Clifford – bclifford@atgtire.com
(781/321-3910 x211)
Steve Werblow – steve@stevewerblow.com
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