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MOVES THE WORLD OF AGRICULTUREMOVES THE WORLD OF AGRICULTURE

Protecting, Preserving Tires In Those Tough No-Till Situations

Scott SloanScott SloanAg Product ManagerAg Product Manager

Titan/Goodyear Tire Des Moines, IowaTitan/Goodyear Tire Des Moines, Iowa

Equipment Trends - Then

Equipment Trends - Now

What’s Next

� Bigger – More Horse Power

� 600 HP Tractors

� 500+ HP Combinesg

� Faster – Speeds That Will Exceed 40 MPH

� Heavier – 500 to 600 Bushel Combine Grain Tanks – 45 Foot Grain Heads

� Self Propelled Sprayers – 1600 Gallon Tanks

� Grain Carts – 2000 Bushel

World Population Estimates From 1800 to 2100Based on 2010 UN Projection

Customer Trends

� Consolidation

� Corporate Farming

� Growers Continue to Purchase Additional Acres

� Implement Dealer Consolidation

� Specialization of key functions

� Spraying, Planting, and Harvesting

Causes of Stubble Damage

� Major Contributors

� Tougher Hybrids

� Weather

� Cut Height of stalks

� Shorter and at sharper angle

� Method

� Intentionally driving on rows

Tougher Hybrids - Seed Technology

• Number of corn genetic patents since 1950

• Most advances on the farm in the past 10 years have been made in the seed bag



� Exposure

� Seeds per acre has all but doubled

� More opportunity for damage


Weather Conditions

� Dry - Drought


Weather Conditions

� Frozen


� Shorter Cut Stalks

� No chance for stalk to be pushed over by the tire

� Damage not only on the deck but on the lug face

300 Hours in Nebraska Brand “F”

Stubble Damage

Stubble Damage

300 Hours in Nebraska Brand “M”

Stubble Damage

Stubble Damage

� What are we doing?

� New tread compounds

� Harder – Too hard causes other problems

� Hybrids - Synthetic / Natural Rubber

� Additives for improved resistance

� New Constructions

� Unconventional compounds and materials

RUBBER COMPOUND MAGIC TRIANGLE

100

100 100

“Stubble Resistance”

Wear Resistance

Crack Resistance

No single compound does everything….

…. It’s all about compromise.

Stubble Damage

New Prototype Design

Original 10.00-15FI Highway Service (OE Tire)

� 2,139 acres planted in 2010

� 1,239 acres no-till beans, 900 acres tilled corn

� 6 flat repairs

The Dimit Project

New Stubble Guard Tire (10.00-15SL) with Kevlar

� 2,307 acres planted in 2011

� 1,407 acres no-till beans, 900 acres tilled corn

� No flats

The Dimit Project

The Dimit Project

Bulletproof Vest Theory

The Big Question

� What can growers do to start protecting themselves?

� Stay off rows as much as possible

� Proper inflation

� Age

� Modify conditions they are running in

� Stubble Stompers / Stalk Hogs

� Anything to get the stubble to start laying over

Aftermarket Stubble Devices

� Made to knock down stubble in front of tires

� Minimizes stubble related issues

Common Sense Approach

� Take an active and aggressive approach to protecting their investment by minimizing the potential for stubble damage

• Genetics and methods are changing every year, tires are on equipment for decades

� May not have a problem this season, but wait for the next change and then they have a problem


� “Insanity : Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” - Albert Einstein

• Continuing to run tires in the same conditions will result in the same outcome

• Spending time and money on tire looking for a brand that works is not an economical option

• Whether growers want to believe it or not stubble effects all brands of tires


� Don’t waste time and money continuing to fix the result of the condition by replacing tires, eliminate or modify the condition. Root cause

• Costly and frustrating

• Determine what system works best for their situation and start to change the condition

• Everyone has a different set of challenges so they need to experiment

Bottom Line

� We will continue to work to improve tire performance in all conditions

• New compounds and constructions

� Change the condition and the result will change

• Growers are extremely creative and innovative and they will find the solution for their particular situation

• Once the condition is changed they will find that tire life will be dramatically increased and a less expensive tire option may work just as well

Thank You www.titan-intl.com

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