www.goodyear.co.uk Issue Four / Spring 2011

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The current line up of tyres in this range is DT800 narrow tyres for row crop work, DT806 85 series tyres, DT812 70 series tyres, DT818 HIGH SPEED 65 series tyres, DT824 high volume tyres, DT830 Super volume tyres and finally the R+ high speed and high load tyres for tractors.

Goodyear has carried out a detailed analysis of the trends in the market and decided to adapt the family names of the largest tyres in the OPTITRAC range to match them more closely to the performance demands of the largest machines operating in agricultural applications.

The change will see the phase out of the DT824 and DT830 families which will be replaced by 2 application specific tyre ranges:

Firstly an expanded OPTITRAC R+ range which is designed for high spec tractors above 160HP. These tractors are increasingly operating at high speeds up to 70kmh and have higher axle loads; they are also carrying out many different applications including increased road time.

Secondly, Goodyear is introducing a new OPTITRAC product called OPTITRAC H+. This new range is designed for machines carrying out harvesting operations which

demand very specific performance criteria. These machines run over the road with constant axle loads, they then work in the field with very different axle loads and may include cyclic loads when the machine has a hopper or tank that is being filled and emptied in recurring cycles.

The OPTITRAC H+ range will also include tyres which are designed to operate at higher deflection levels, these tyres are marked with the letters IF as a prefix to the size and CFO as a suffix. These tyres have been designed in line with a 4 year 2009 ETRTO experimental standard which allows a load bonus of up to 55% for cyclic field operations without the need to increase the inflation pressure. This new range was first shown in February 2011 at the SIMA show held in Paris with the introduction of the first 2 sizes; IF800/70R32 CFO & IF800/75R32 CFO.

Commenting on these new developments to the OPTITRAC range, Phil Stanton, Goodyear’s Farm Tyre Manager said: “Goodyear has found that the trends in the

agricultural machinery market, particularly with the high end machines, means that application specific tyres will be required in the future. The differing performance requirements of tractors and harvesters can no longer be fully satisfied by the same tyre. The 2 new ranges of tyres will clearly segment our OPTITRAC product line into specific tyres for tractors and for harvester machines and will have features that will provide the performance benefits demanded by the operators of these machines.”

Further sizes and load variations will be added to these new ranges during 2011.

Goodyear will be exhibiting their range of Farm and Industrial tyres at Cereals 2011 in June.

Two customers of Ladybank Tyres in Fife are celebrating after scooping £2,000 worth of vouchers from the Goodyear AGRI Club’s annual draw.

Brothers’ James and Sandy Steel from Kinross won the £2,000 Goodyear Optitrac tyre vouchers at the British National Ploughing Championships at Grange de Lings near Lincoln.

James, who works with his brother Sandy on a mixed arable farm, was drawn from hundreds of members who entered the draw by Ken Chappell MBE, Executive Director of the Society of Ploughmen.

James who joined the Goodyear

AGRI Club through FTSN member Ladybank Tyres last year said: “I can’t believe I won! The £2,000 Goodyear Optitrac tyre voucher means a lot to my brother and me.”

“We’ll be visiting Ladybank Tyres soon and purchasing some Goodyear Optitrac tyres for our tractors, to ensure we get the best results when farming our land.”

John Johnstone, Director at Ladybank Tyres added: “It’s great to hear about one of our customers winning the £2,000 voucher.”

“All of the team at Ladybank Tyres are pleased to be a member of the Goodyear Farm Tyre Specialist Network and strive to deliver fantastic advice and support to farmers.”

The 2011 draw is open to all AGRI Club members.

Goodyear announces new OPTITRAC farm tyre strategy.

Goodyear Agri Club members win tyres

FREE GOOdyEAR FARm OvERAlls wITh yOuR nExT PAIR OF GOOdyEAR FARm TyREs. See inside for details.

Goodyear is pleased to announce a significant change to the future product line up in its successful OPTITRAC range of farm radial drive tyres that has sold over 1 Million tyres since it’s introduction.

Phil Stanton at Ladybank Tyres with winner James Steel (centre)

When it comes to tyres you need to deal with someone who really understands farming. Someone who can provide you with an innovative range of tyres that gives you the flexibility to get the most from your machinery. And someone who can support you thanks to many years of experience in the field. Which is exactly what Goodyear provides farmers through the Goodyear Farm Tyre Specialist Network.• Goodyear Optitrac tyres - 7 product lines with differing section widths or rim diameters yet the same rolling

circumference for more cost effective use of resources• Tyre advice and recommendations - in person, by phone or by email Join AGRI Club at

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visit www.goodyear.co.uk or call 0121 306 6890 for more information. For technical support, email tyre.techuk@goodyear.com

for your nearest goodyear farm tyre specialist see the list below

englandAvon Coombe Garage Nailsea 01275 859859Berkshire Staysure Wokingham 01189 782102Cambridgeshire Abbey Tyres Cambridge 01223 433422Cheshire Tyreforce NW Chester 01244 280233Cheshire Tyre ‘N’ Tubes N. West Malpas 01948 770557Cornwall Geoffrey Harris Tyres Liskeard 01579 347744Cumbria Gates Tyres Workington 01900 605100Cumbria Harolds Tyres Penrith 01768 864361Derbyshire Tyremiles Ashbourne 01335 343222Derbyshire JB Shirt Tyres Edale 01433 670257Devon North Devon Tyres Tiverton 01884 255889Devon Totnes & South Hams Tyres Totnes 01803 849082Devon Advance Tyre Specialists Holsworthy 01409 254446Dorset AG Edwards Wimborne 01258 840301Durham Bridgegate Tyres Barnard Castle 01833 638569Essex Tyremart Services Great Dunmow 01371 873717 Hampshire Micheldever Tyres Micheldever Station 01962 794817Hertfordshire KB Tyres Ware 01920 822424Hertfordshire Blains Trailers & Tyres Hemel Hempstead 01442 842419Kent Watling Tyres Canterbury 01227 464328Leicestershire Tanvic Tyres Melton 01664 410044 Leicestershire Tanvic Tyres Loughborogh 01509 631000 Lincolnshire Fossit & Thorne Kirton 01205 723659Lincolnshire Tanvic Tyres Grantham 01476 561699 Lincolnshire Holbeach Tyres Holbeach 01406 423611

Lincolnshire Tanvic Tyres Lincoln 01522 534839Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Tyres Louth 01507 609565Norfolk Major Tyres Fakenham 01328 864290 Norfolk Kingsway Tyres Fakenham 01328 863331 Norfolk Central Tyres Norwich 01603 628208 Norfolk Kingsway Tyres Downham Market 01366 385566Northamptonshire Tanvic Tyres Corby 01536 443158Nottinghamshire Tanvic Tyres Worksop 01909 534440Nottinghamshire Tanvic Tyres Newark 01636 671400 Nottinghamshire Tanvic Tyres Nottingham 01509 631000 Northumberland Hexham Tyre & Battery Hexham 01434 603558Oxfordshire Protyre Upper Heyford 01869 232132 Shropshire TNT Tyres Ludlow 01584 875255 Somerset Wells Tyres Wells 01749 673352 Staffordshire Stone Tyres Stone 01785 817748 Suffolk Tollgate Tyres Bury St. Edmunds 01284 725777Suffolk Treadfirst Tyres Bury St. Edmunds 01284 748977 Suffolk Fielden Stowmarket 01449 675071Suffolk Hayward United Farmers Beccles 01502 475111West Sussex Mid Sussex Tyres Midhurst 01730 815335 East Sussex RLG Heathfield 01435 830664Warwickshire Farmers Tyre Ltd Leamington Spa 01926 632269Warwickshire Land Tyre Service Southam 01926 613889Wiltshire Protyre Westbury 01373 825800 West Yorkshire British Rubber Company Baildon 01274 585427East Yorkshire Peter Winn Tyres Pocklington 01759 302907

scotlandCentral McConechy’s Stirling 01786 471418Dumfries & Galloway McConechy’s Dumfries 01387 254104Dumfries & Galloway McConechy’s Stranraer 01776 702922Dumfries & Galloway Stewartry Tyres Castle Douglas 01556 503777Fife Ladybank Tyres Ladybank 01337 830932Grampian Tawse Tyres Inverurie 01467 621460Highlands & Islands Goodtread Tyres Alness 01349 882206Highlands & Islands McConechy’s Kirkwall 01856 873300Lothian McConechy’s Haddington 01620 822216Strathclyde McConechy’s Ayr 01292 291088Strathclyde McConechy’s Kilmarnock 01563 522244Tayside McConechy’s Perth 01738 623621Tayside McConechy’s Montrose 01674 673517

walesClwyd Saracens Corwen 01490 420355Dyfed Stoddart Tyres Haverfordwest 01437 890100Dyfed Llandovery Tyres & Batteries Llandovery 01550 720787Dyfed Carmarthenshire Tyres Carmarthen 01267 222229Gwynedd Saracens Bala 01678 520906Gwent Paul Jarrold Tyres Monmouth 01600 712241

n. irelandTobermore J. B. Tyres Ltd Tobermore 028 796 44128

channel islands / isle of manGuernsey Target Autoparts St Peter Port 01481 728944 Jersey Trinity Tyres (2004) Trinity 01534 862518Isle Of Man Steve’s Tyres Braddon 07624 493344

Come along and visit us at one of the following agricultural shows.Come along and visit us at any Show local to yourself during 2011. Email phil.stanton@goodyear.com and advise us you will be coming and we will provide hospitality and up to two entry tickets for the show (while stocks last). You may also use us as a base for your visit. We all look forward to seeing you across the country during 2011.

mAJOR shOws2011 CAlEndAR

Terms and conditions:Only one set of overalls per AGRI Club member. Overalls will be delivered to your Goodyear Farm Tyre Specialist Network dealer for collection. Valid only at any Goodyear Farm Tyre Specialist Network Dealer until 30th June 2011. Valid only against Goodyear Optitrac/IT620 T range. Subject to availability. No cash alternative available.

This voucher entitles you to a FREE set of Goodyear farm overalls when you purchase a pair of Goodyear Optitrac 30”- 54” rim diameter tyres. May be used for a pair of Goodyear IT620 T Telehandler tyres (460/70R24).

FREE set of farm overalls.

may

June

July13 / 14

wORld PlOuGhInG Mjolby, Sweden

21 Fife show

Fife, Scotland with Ladybank Tyres

1 / 2 suffolk show

Trinity Park, Ipswich with Fielden

9 / 10 / 11 Royal Cornwall show

Wadebridge, Cornwall

15 / 16 Cereals show Leadenham, Lincs.

23 / 24 / 25 / 26 ROyAl hIGhlAnd shOw

Edinburgh

2 skelton show

Penrith, Cumbria with Harolds Tyres

12 / 13 / 14 GREAT yORKshIRE shOw

Harrogate

18 / 19 / 20 / 21 ROyAl wElsh shOw

Builth Wells, Powys

August

september

October3 / 4

Black Isle show Mannsfield with Goodtread Tyres

6 Oswestry show

Oswestry with Tyre ‘N’ Tubes NW

16 / 17 / 18 Pembrokeshire show

Haverfordwest with Stoddart Tyres

14 Tillage live

Abingdon, Oxon

24 southwell Ploughing Southwell, Nottinghamshire

28 Cheshire Ploughing

Cheshire

8 / 9 BRITIsh PlOuGhInG

Taunton, Somerset With Hog Roast on

Saturday 8th October

AGRI CluB mEmBERs sPECIAl OFFER

win £2000 worth of Optitrac radial farm tyresAll current members will be automatically entered into the 2011 draw along with all new AGRI Club members with the chance to again win £2,000 worth of Optitrac radial farm tyres.

Therefore the longer you are a member the more chance you have to win.

All current and new members will be automatically entered into our 2011 draw to be held at the British Ploughing Championship in Taunton on 9th October 2011.

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Our aim is to provide farmers with a Service Network that delivers your requirements and provides advice and technical expertise on farm tyres and fitments. Your local Farm Tyre Specialist is your primary contact for all your Goodyear needs.

news from around Goodyear’s Farm Tyre specialist networkRecent months have seen new FTSN dealers signed in areas previously not covered. The latest being Northern Ireland.

northern IrelandOur picture below shows Phil Stanton meeting James Barfoot owner of JB Tyres in Tobermore, Northern Ireland. The latest addition to Goodyear’s Farm Tyre Specialist Network.JB Tyres provide farm tyre service acrossboth Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland.

Richard hutchinsTelephone

07831 802975

Jason hoareTelephone

07831 520913

Eddie lonerganTelephone

07800 631826

Brian EastmanTelephone

07977 271941

Phil stantonTelephone

07770 682390

The Goodyear Farm Tyre specialist network

Name of Farm

FTSN Dealer

Farm Tyre Dealer Invoice No.

Goodyear Invoice No. for tyres fitted

Tyre Size fitted/Quantity

Tractor Make & Model (MUST be completed)

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Overalls sizes: S M L XL Tick size required

Phil Stanton with James Barfoot of JB Tyres.