Successful Rubber Moulding Project for Agricultural Industry
We were recently approached by a customer in the Agricultural Industry to re-cover his existing John Deere Track Wheels. These large wheels undergo heavy usage on his farm, and he wanted to overcome the maintenance expense associated with a full replacement of the track system.
It is not necessary to replace the complete wheel once the tyre becomes worn. In 90% of cases only the tyre is worn, and the steel hub is perfectly re-usable. Therefore, the customer wanted to get them re-covered rather than buy totally new wheels.
Once we’d received the wheels at our Production Department, the team got to work straight away stripping off the old, degraded rubber and shot blasting the wheels in preparation for the new tyres. The wheels are hand fabricated by our Production Department before being vulcanised in one of our large autoclaves.
We always use a very high-quality natural rubber for our solid tyres that has been formulated specifically for use in these types of applications. The result is a high grade, abrasion resistant tyre with good tear strength and longevity.
At Clifton Rubber we cover all types of wheels found on agricultural machinery and can offer bespoke finishes to meet customer requirements. Track systems we work on include Case Quadtrac, Challenger Mobil-trac, Claas Terra Trac, John Deere Track, New Holland Smarttrax.
With over 50 years of experience in covering wheels in both rubber and polyurethane materials across a range of different industries, we provide a one-stop shop for all wheel covering requirements and our investment in the latest roller covering and precision engineering equipment means we offer a complete in-house wheel covering manufacturing service.
The customer was delighted with the outcome saying: “Using Clifton Rubber was the right choice. They were able to make and replace the old tyres to my exact specifications, so I didn’t need to replace the whole track system. It has saved us a lot of money and we will definitely be re-covering with them next time.”