Tractor optimization
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ENGINE POWER LESS CONSUMPTION, MORE PERFORMANCE

Preface Dear Customers, Just as our Slogan “Powered by perfection” says, we have made it our goal to provide you with products of outstanding quality as well as consulting and service options specially tailored to your own individual needs. Even in this digital age, our customers are not supported or advised by computers, rather by people who have an understanding of our customers’ views. Both our qualified in-house employees and our sales force take the time to find the appropriate solution for your issue. Another central building block of our service is our RäderAkademie® Grasdorf...

Holle (Sottrum) Head office Sales Department, Stock A71 Stuhr (Seckenhausen) Sales Department, Stock Gewerbepark 11 D-99947 Bad Langensalza/OT Aschara Wheel Production, Training centre Rothschoenberger Str. 14 D-01665 Triebischtal-Groitzsch

Wheel guidelines Our Products – Wheels Specialised cultivation Heavy hauling EM, industry and miscellaneous vehicles

The Grasdorf Wheel® Wheels made in Germany The Grasdorf Wheel® – Individualised made-to-measure-production in OEM quality • ISO 9001 certified • All materials have a factory certificate • Certified paint finishing system => application of OEM colour shades and paints • Life span tests • CNC production and welding robots (guarantee consistent quality) • Submerged arc welding for wheels under h

The production of special wheels Every wheel is unique Our range of wheels and tyres allows for a huge number of combination options in terms of complete wheel sets for the most diverse purposes. Nonetheless, it is often the case that a wheel has to satisfy very special requirements, such as those used for extremely heavy tractors or loads or extraordinarily large dimensions. In such cases, we work in conjunction with the customer to design and manufacture special wheels customised to their individual requirements and we do so in material thicknesses ranging from 12 to 22 millimetres and an...

The Grasdorf Wheel® Is a wheel just a wheel? Not at all! The wide range of Grasdorf wheels means that there is the perfect product for every purpose, ensuring maximum efficiency. In addition, we supply all our wheels as a complete package with OEM approval and also carry out necessary repairs and modifications. Our wheel range: Standard wheel Suitable for mixed use in agricultural and municipal areas. Narrow wheel Developed for cultivation, fertilisation and plant protection while growing. Not suitable for heavy haulage! Special offsets We produce wheels with special offsets for wide track...

Wheels Bracket (adjustable-track) Rim An alternative to our System rim. System wheel Also conceived for use as a narrow wheel, this wheel also features a patented adjustable track system. EM wheel Our multi-part disc wheel is suitable for both earth-moving and special-purpose vehicles. Dual wheel For all tractor classes; also suitable for special-purpose vehicles. Twin track wheel For different widths and row distances. The special service: Our wheels have OEM approval!

Special services Additional pitch circle Pitch circle reinforcement Patented filling nozzle Contact surface free of paint Valve protection • Rim flange reinforcement – e.g. for forestry vehicles and liquid manure tanks • Additional pitch circle – e.g. for fitting dual wheels or installing wheel sensors • Pitch circle reinforcement – e.g. for heavy-duty harvesters and liquid manure tanks • Patented filling nozzle – for quickly adjusting the inflation pressure • Valve protection – e.g. for forestry vehicles and construction machinery • Contact surface free of paint (primed) – prevents the...

Wheel guidelines So that wheel and tyre selection do not become just a matter of luck. • • • • Wheels must be constructed for strain and their specific application Maximum success can only be achieved with a holistic approach Optimisation of individual machines leads only to partial success The right choice requires expert knowledge Take advantage of our experience and request the right solution for you! Grasdorf customer hotline: T +49 5062 902-0 Having many areas of application means having various challenges. And make our customers happy.  The result is products that offer solutions....

Wheel guidelines The following considerations influence the choice of tyres Soil protection Tractive power Cultivation system Road traffic safety Legal regulations Depending on requirements, our experts will find the ideal combination of a Grasdorf wheel and a suitable tyre for every customer. J Configuring a disc wheel calls for expert knowledge! Our partners for new developments and testing IMA Bergakademie TU Thiinen Institut fur Betriebs- Dresden Freiberg Braunschweig Institut festigkeit Darmstadt

Guidelines on choosing tyres Not like this! This isn’t sound professional practice. Air pressure and load capacity Load capacity Load capacity The same tyres: higher air pressure = more load capacity More volume: high load capacity, low air pressure Development of radial tyres in tractors Load capacity Load capacity at 40 km/h and 1 bar of air pressure. Keep the correct load index in mind when selecting tyres! Example: Tyres LI Max. load capacity [kg] Difference in load [kg] Facts on Diesel consumption • • • • • 1 cm deeper tilling = 10 % more Diesel consumption 1 cm deeper = 150 t/ha more...

Dual wheels Increasing the contact area by adapting the tyre system Save money by using dual wheels General conditions: • 10 km/h cruise control C Dual wheels rear axle 144 69 D Standard tyres - correct tyre pressure 112 90 E Standard tyres - wrong tyre pressure 100 100

Dual wheels AW-Quick system Main wheel Holding chains Dual wheel • Alternate coupling of narrow and wide wheels • The dual wheels can be fitted to the tractor wheel in any position • Various wheel sizes (with the same static radius) can be fitted as dual wheels with AW-Quick • The dual wheel can be used as a narrow wheel on another vehicle, e.g. a tractor, crop sprayer, manure spreader, etc. • For vehicles capable of up to 160 hp (max. dual wheel size 580/70 R38) Clamp Supporting bridge Spacer band Hook bolt MD+ system Main wheel Spacer band Dual wheel • MD+ dual wheels fit in any position...