
Heavy tips
Heavy-duty vehicle tires face extreme demands — they carry massive loads, navigate challenging terrains, and play a key role in overall performance and safety. This section offers expert advice on selecting, maintaining, and using tires for agriculture, forestry, and other demanding environments. Proper tire care extends service life, boosts efficiency, and helps reduce costly downtime.
Heavy-duty vehicle tires face extreme demands — they carry massive loads, navigate challenging terrains, and play a key role in overall performance and safety. This section offers expert advice on selecting, maintaining, and using tires for agriculture, forestry, and other demanding environments. Proper tire care extends service life, boosts efficiency, and helps reduce costly downtime.
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Trailer tire size: Choose the right tire size for your heavy and commercial trailer
The correct tire size for your trailer impacts the safety, performance, and overall cost-effectiveness of your operations. This is especially true for heavy and commercial trailers, whose tires should withstand large loads even at high speeds and long-haul use. Find reliable commercial trailer tires from the Nokian Tyres website. -
Multi-level benefits: New, advanced VF tires for agriculture save both fuel and soil
VF (Very High Flexion) tires are the latest generation of agricultural tires that offer more load capacity with lower operating pressure. But what are the practical benefits? Our Product Manager Tero Saari gives a different perspective on VF tires. -
Efficiency, comfort and diverse needs – Wheel loader tires face increasing demands
The use of wheel loaders has expanded beyond earthmoving and many professionals now prefer them for their efficiency and maneuverability. Wheel loader tires need to keep up. In this article, our Product Manager, Kimmo Kekki, explains the characteristics required of today's tires. -
Why is the tire pressure on heavy machinery so important?
I often describe my carrier path in the tire industry as seven years making tires on the factory floor, the next seven years breaking tires in testing and R&D, and now checking tires that are used by our customers. This full circle has taught me a lot about how the tires work structurally and what typically gives in. I hope I can use the accumulated knowledge to benefit both the tire manufacturer as well as the end user. One of the most crucial things I want to talk about is the importance of the correct tire pressure. -
M+S winter service tires – make the right choice for the sake of safety and efficiency
What are the ideal tires for tractor winter service and why should you use them? How will they cope in the summer conditions? What does the M+S Marking stand for in tractor tires made by Nokian Tyres? What are the real-life benefits of using such tires? In this article, our product Manager Tero Saari gives us the lowdown on the ideal tractor winter service tires – made in Finland by Nokian Tyres. -
Comparing R-1 and R-4 tires
You need just the right type of tires to optimize your tractor’s performance, efficiency, and safety. Two common types of tractor tires with unique applications are R-1 and R-4 tires. Other types of tractor tires have distinct characteristics and work better in specific types of tasks and conditions than others. -
Understanding flotation tractor tires
The performance of agricultural equipment and soil health are important for farm productivity and crop yields. One key to successful agricultural work is the choice of tractor tires. The right choice of tires improves soil friendliness, grip on soft terrain, and fuel efficiency. So-called flotation tires enhance performance while minimizing soil compaction under the tractor’s heavy load. -
Tread types: R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 tractor tires
Different jobs call for the right type of tractor tires. Tire tread type plays an important role in efficiently completing your agricultural and contracting operations. R-1 and R-4 tractor tires are the most common types with unique use cases. Choose the tire type based on the worksite and its characteristics. -
Tractor tread wear: Ensure a long service life for agricultural tires
High-quality tractor tires provide much-needed traction, stability, and durability for efficient agricultural operations. Maintaining your agricultural tires and ensuring their longevity ensures that they perform in a variety of challenging terrains and tasks.