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April 29, 2016 02:00 AM

Mitas debuts Powerpull tire for N. American market

Tire Business Staff
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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 29, 2016) — Mitas Tires North America has released for sale in North America a special tractor pulling tire, the Mitas Powerpull.

    The Powerpull — in size 30.5L32 148A8 — is hitting the market after several months of in-house development and extensive testing, according to Mitas, and is available for tractor pulling teams. Manufactured as a slick tire without a tread pattern, the Powerpull allows a competitor to create the winning tread design of their choice, the company said. Its manufacturing is based on a process similar to that of Mitas' high-horsepower tractor tires to guarantee endurance and durability.

    “The big advantage of Mitas Powerpull is the fact that it is sold as a slick tire, allowing a custom cut according to the competitor's specification,” said Neil Rayson, president of Mitas Tires North America. “To ensure being one of the first competitors to put on a new set of Mitas Powerpull tires, I would encourage pullers to contact their cutter and put their name on the list.”

    The Powerpull's specifications include:

    • Tires matched in pairs at the factory to a circumference tolerance of approximately ½ inch and sold in matched pairs;
    • When matched at the factory, the tires are inflated to 11.6 psi and the circumference measured —  although the U.S. standard is 10 psi, Mitas said it has calculated the difference in circumference at 11.6 psi to only be 1 inch or less; and
    • The average circumference of this production run at 11.6 psi is 207.6 inches.

     

    Mitas is marketing the Powerpull tire as a slick into which teams can cut tread patterns for tractor-pulling competition.

    During the final stage of development, the tire maker said it took advantage of first-hand feedback on the new tire's design from several pullers and pulling teams.

    The company outlined a few examples of the results the Mitas Powerpull has achieved in competitions:  

    • Heart of Illinois State Fair, 2015: 1st place (Modified);
    • Enderle Pulloff, 2015: 2nd place (Super Stock Diesel);
    • National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) Winter Nationals, 2016: 1st place/Friday (Super Stock Diesel);
    • NTPA Winter Nationals, 2016: 2nd place/Saturday (Super Stock Diesel); and
    • National Farm Machinery Show, 2016: 2nd place (Super Stock Diesel).

    Mitas said it “actively supports tractor-pulling events,” noting that in Europe it is the official partner of the European Tractor Pulling Committee (ETPC), supporting all Eurocup pulls. The company also recently extended its sponsorship agreement with ETPC for the Eurocup 2016 season.

    Mitas Tires North America is a subsidiary of Europe-based Mitas a.s., which produces and markets agricultural tires under the brand names Mitas and Cultor and Continental under license. The company also manufactures and distributes a wide range of Mitas-branded motorcycle and industrial tires and is a unit of ČGS Holding a.s., with three production plants operating in the Czech Republic, Serbia and the USA.

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