Corn, soybean stubble can pose thorny problem for tires, tracks

24.05.12

Stubble from corn hybrids and soybean varieties designed to withstand wind damage or disease and insert pressure can be a thorn in the side of farm tires.

Stronger stalks and stubble can cause sidewall cuts and punctures of large tractor tires.

The problems stubble can cause to tires have industry experts recommending stubble lengths and other suggestions.

Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska ag engineer, suggests farmers leave stalks taller than 1 foot after harvest, perhaps 18 to 24 inches. He and other tire industry experts also recommend using stubble shoes or other devices on combine heads or in front of tractors to knock stubble over before it comes in contact with tires.

A couple Midwest companies market  tools to take down stubble and save tire wear.

Yetter 5000 Stalk Devastator

Illinois-based Yetter Mfg. has designed the 5000 Stalk Devastator attachment to prevent premature tire and track damage from crop stubble.

Source: Iowa Farmer Today

LANXESS AG : Click on Green Mobility

24.05.12

Leverkusen - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS continued on a path of growth in 2011, with record sales and earnings figures. Thanks to the Group's price-before-volume strategy, successful acquisitions and focus on the emerging markets, sales climbed by 23 percent to EUR 8,775 million. EBITDA pre exceptionals improved by 25 percent to EUR 1,146 million, exceeding EUR 1 billion for the first time. The EBITDA margin pre exceptionals came in at 13.1 percent, compared with 12.9 percent the year before. Net income rose disproportionately compared with sales and EBITDA pre exceptionals, improving by one third from the previous year to EUR 506 million.

"Following last year's record earnings, LANXESS got off to a promising start in 2012. We expect to post EBITDA pre exceptionals of between EUR 330 million and EUR 350 million in the first quarter. That means

Source: 4-traders

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