When the snow is stacking up outside as fast as the number of parking lots needing to get cleared, you have no time for skid steers slipping in wintery conditions. Slipping describes more than just the loss of traction your skid steer is experiencing on snow and ice—it also details the slipping away of fuel, time, and productivity. One way to improve the performance of skid steers used for snow removal this winter is by equipping them with radial tires.

Petrified by thoughts of bad weather and low yields, harvest can be a scary time for farmers. Another terrifying challenge facing farmers during harvest is the haunted house their tractors, combines, and implements are tasked with working in. The ghost of corn and soybean past (residue) lurks in the fields, waiting to wreak spooky and disruptive damage to tires. The result? Downtime due to punctures.

Prized for their versatility, skid steers often are tasked with performing difficult jobs in tough terrain. This versatility has led to many businesses, ranging from construction companies to farms to recycling centers, to lean heavily on these machines to keep their operations moving and has made the need to eliminate downtime extremely important. One way in which operators are keeping their skid steers on the move is with solid tires. Solid tires virtually eliminate punctures and the unforeseen downtime caused by them, and last two to three times longer than conventional skid steer tires—which reduces the amount of time skid steers are out of action for time-consuming changeovers.

The Alliance 398 Multipurpose Tire (MPT) from Alliance Tire Group (ATG)—a high-speed radial farm tire rated to 62 mph on the road and capable of providing low-compaction, high-traction performance in the field—won a silver medal in the Agritechnica Innovation Award program. The J-rated Alliance 398 MPT is designed to enhance the performance of heavy trucks and trailers that are used both in the field and on the road, including manure tanks, feed trucks and trucks used to haul grain. Its U.S. launch was at last year's Farm Progress Show and will be on display at this year's Agritechnica.

With more acres to cover and the ever-present need to increase productivity, today’s farmers require equipment capable of pulling its weight. Just getting the job done is no longer an option—modern farmers need machines that are able to finish jobs faster and cheaper, while also not harming the valuable soil. One way farmers are accomplishing this is with high-tech IF/VF tires. If you’re not running IF/VF tires on your farm, here are ten reasons why you should.