The Difference Between Agricultural Tires and Truck Tires
07.26.2024

There are significant differences between agricultural tires and truck tires in many aspects. The following are their main differences:

1. Application scenarios and requirements:

Agricultural tires: Mainly used on agricultural machinery such as tractors, combine harvesters and agricultural machinery vehicles, adapting to different farmland terrain and climate conditions, such as wetlands, muddy fields, slopes, etc. Agricultural tires require high puncture resistance, tear resistance and aging resistance to adapt to complex farmland environments and long-term outdoor use.

Truck tires: Mainly used for commercial vehicles, engineering vehicles, etc., adapting to various road conditions and driving environments. Truck tires need to have high load-bearing capacity and wear resistance, as well as high heat resistance and fatigue resistance.

2. Performance requirements:

Agricultural tires: The driving speed is relatively low, but the rubber material is required to have good puncture resistance, tear resistance and aging resistance. In addition, agricultural tires also need to adapt to different soil road surfaces and field operations, providing good traction and load-bearing capacity.

Truck tires: travel at a faster speed and have higher requirements on the mechanical strength and wear resistance of the rubber. Truck tires also need to have high load-bearing capacity and wear resistance to adapt to various road conditions and driving environments.

3. Structural design:

Agricultural tires: Depending on the usage scenario, there are two main types of agricultural tires: rim type and crawler type. Rim-type tires are suitable for various soil road and field operations, while crawler-type tires are suitable for various complex terrains and narrow site operations. The tread of agricultural tires is usually made of wear-resistant, puncture-resistant, and aging-resistant composite rubber material, and the cords are made of steel wire wrapped with belts, which have good tensile strength and explosion-proof properties.

Truck tires: The structural design is mainly optimized based on load-bearing capacity and wear resistance requirements. Commercial truck tires and engineering truck tires differ in structural design to adapt to different use environments and needs.

4. Economical:

Agricultural tires: On the premise of meeting performance requirements, farmers will consider reducing production costs, so the manufacturing cost and use cost of agricultural tires are also important factors when choosing.

Truck tires: Although the manufacturing cost is high, due to the different use environments and needs, the economy of truck tires is mainly reflected in the long-term use benefits brought by their high load-bearing capacity and wear resistance.

To sum up, there are obvious differences between agricultural tires and truck tires in terms of application scenarios, performance requirements, structural design and economy. Choosing the right tire type is crucial to ensuring the normal operation and extending the service life of agricultural machinery.