For many farmers, this has been one of the worst spring seasons in recent memory. Non-stop rain—in addition to the occasional snow and hail storm—have left fields saturated and farmers agitated at the shortened growing season and potentially decreased yields. This year, in particular, farmers who’ve upgraded to IF/VF tires have the advantage of being able to get back in the fields days or possibly weeks earlier than their neighbors because IF/VF tires offer a low-pressure, compaction-minimizing solution for machines that otherwise might cause major damage and rutting on wet fields.

For years, we’ve been stressing to our ag customers the value of Alliance Agriflex IF/VF tires. After all, they’re able to operate between 20% and 40% less inflation pressure than a standard radial (minimizing the impact of heavy machinery on delicate fields), or can carry between 20% and 40% more load (increasing the productivity and efficiency of an operation). While we commonly talk about the everyday value delivered by our Agriflex tires, it’s years like this that really highlight the importance of having the right set of tires.

Some experts believe that this year’s weather is a sign of a larger climate shift in which wetter springs in the Midwest are the norm—in which case, all of your farm customers should be preparing their machinery to operate in increasingly wet terrain. Alliance has your farming customers covered with our expansive line of IF/VF tires, offering a low-pressure solution for every piece of machinery that enters the field. This means that the customer who loves our Agriflex tires on their tractor can find similarly effective compaction-minimizing tires for their sprayers, combines, and carts.

Setting your ag customers’ machines up with a set of Agriflex tires is just one battle in the war against compaction. For a customer to reap the rewards offered by IF/VF tires, it’s imperative to operate them at the correct inflation pressure. Because of this, we ask that our dealers take a few minutes when highlighting the many benefits of our Agriflex tires to explain how to properly inflate them. Watch our Tireside Chat: IF and VF vs Radial Tires for Carrying Heavy Loads or read our blog A Simple Guide To IF/VF Farm Tires to brush up on this technology and help your customers maximize their investment in Alliance Agriflex tires and solidify your role as a partner in their prosperity.

To learn more about our line of Agriflex IF/VF tires, contact your ATG representative today.