GRI reveals further independent DLG test results, highlighting the GREEN XLR vFLEX 70’s improvements in traction, productivity and fuel efficiency against standard and competing VF tyres.
DLG Testing Confirms GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 Performance Gains Against Standard Tyres
Following its November 9th announcement of the DLG Approved Quality Mark (Test Report 7616) for the GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 agricultural tyre, Global Rubber Industries (GRI) is sharing further detail on the DLG test program and its results.
The DLG test program measured the GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 against two tyre types: a standard (non-VF) radial tyre, which serves as the reference tyre in this test. The reference tyre represents the minimum performance requirement for the technical evaluation on which the DLG Approved Quality Mark is based. The second tyre type is VF radial, represented by three leading VF competitor tyres. GRI recorded the 17.2% traction improvement shared on November 6 against one of these VF competitor tyres.
The table below shows the DLG Approved Quality Mark results compared with the standard reference tyre:
GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 Performance Gains Against the Standard Reference Tyre
Testing demonstrated improvements across three key performance areas:
- 8.8% higher traction, helping transfer more tractor power to the ground.
- 2.8% higher productivity, allowing farmers to cover more hectares per hour.
- 2.2% lower fuel consumption per hectare, helping reduce operating costs and improve fuel efficiency.
GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 Outperforms Leading VF Competitor Tyres in DLG Tests
Against the three leading VF competitor tyres, the GREEN XLR vFLEX 70 recorded higher traction (+4% to +17.2%), higher productivity (+2% to +3%) and lower fuel consumption per hectare (2% to 3% lower) in every comparison.
For clarity, the productivity and fuel consumption figures for the DLG Approved Quality Mark are those shown above, with reference to the standard tyre, and fuel consumption is measured in litres per hectare.
Results apply to the tested sizes (rear 710/70 R 42, front 600/70 R 30) under the defined DLG test conditions.
GRI will share more about these results at its press conference at EIMA International in Bologna, Italy, on Wednesday, November 11, at 1:30 pm CET.
