BKT Tires Get Prestigious DLG Approval

German test centre gives favourable report on BKT tractor tires

The non-profit German Agricultural Society, known by the acronym DLG, conducts a variety of of different functions related to agriculture and food. One of them is operating a facility in Gross-Umstadt that acts as a European equivalent to the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab. …

One manufacturer to seek a DLG quality mark certification for its products recently was India-based tire manufacturer BKT.

The company recently announced that its 600/70 R 30 and 710/70 R 42 AgrimaxFactor tractor tires were tested at the DLG lab in Gross-Umstadt and received a “DLG Approved” quality mark when it comes to what DLG describes as “resources protection.”

That included looking at the tires’ effects on field soil health and tractor fuel consumption. …

Source: The Western Producer