GRI to Release Gripex OTR Winter Tire in the U.S. this Fall

The company says the Gripex snow tire was developed to withstand the winter weather and distinct terrain of northern Japan.

Published: August 24, 2020

GRI says it has developed and launched an off-the-road (OTR) winter tire for the Japanese specialty tire market, which will be released in the U.S. in the fall.

The company says the Gripex snow tire was developed to withstand the winter weather and distinct terrain of Hokkaido prefecture in northern Japan.

GRI says the Gripex Snow tire provides a stronger grip and better traction in deep snow. The company says the tire underwent testing in-house as well as independently to fine-tune the product and meet specifications.

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires releases new irrigation tire design with the Alliance 778

Overlapping Y shapes in the centerline of the zero-degree lug pattern can improve traction and durability, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires said.

By Christian Hinton

Published: January 16, 2024

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America has released a new design for irrigation tires with a Y-shaped center block for the Alliance 778 irrigation tire. The overlapping Y shapes in the centerline of the zero-degree lug pattern improve both traction and durability compared to traditional lug patterns, Yokohama Off-Highway said.

"You are guaranteed to be operating in wet conditions with an irrigation tire, so you absolutely need great traction," said James Crouch, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America national segment manager—agriculture and forestry. "But you also want to minimize rutting and make sure every tire on every tower keeps itself clean, no matter which direction the tire is operating in. We completely redesigned the Alliance 778 irrigation tire to meet the very specific needs of farmers under irrigation."