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NHT Technical Manual 03 Forestry

NHT Technical Manual 03 Forestry

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Introduction
Nokian Heavy Tyres has developed a comprehensive range of forestry tyres, leveraging decades of experience and customer feedback. These tyres are engineered to ensure safety, reliability, and cost efficiency in extreme working conditions.

Product Range
The manual details various forestry tyre types, including CTL machine tyres, skidder tyres, and tractor-based forestry tyres. Notable models include the Nokian Forest Rider and Nokian Forest King.

CTL Machine Tyres
Nokian leads in the CTL machinery tyre segment, offering high-quality products with long service life. The Nokian Forest Rider is noted for its radial construction, providing excellent traction, low ground pressure, and puncture protection.

Testimonials
Industry professionals commend Nokian tyres for their reliability and performance in challenging environments. Testimonials highlight benefits such as improved traction, stability, fuel consumption, and emissions.

Technical Specifications
The manual includes detailed specifications for various tyre models, covering size, load capacity, and inflation pressures. The Nokian Forest Rider is highlighted for its large contact patch and low rolling resistance.

Conclusion
Nokian Heavy Tyres continues to innovate in the forestry tyre sector, focusing on sustainability and customer satisfaction while meeting the demands of harsh environments.

Technical Manual Overview
This document serves as a technical manual for Nokian Heavy Tyres, focusing on forestry tyres used in CTL machines. It provides detailed specifications, inflation pressures, load capacities, and maintenance recommendations.

1. Tyre Specifications
The manual lists multiple tyre sizes with specific load index, speed symbol, and ply rating. Key models include the Nokian Forest King and Nokian Nordman Forest.

2. Inflation Pressure and Load Capacities
Tables detail inflation pressures and load capacities for different speeds and conditions, specifying maximum inflation pressures for each tyre size.

3. Tyre Construction and Features
The Nokian Nordman Forest TRS L-2 tyres are noted for their lateral grip, terrain mobility, and cost efficiency, featuring steel fortification for enhanced durability.

4. Maintenance Recommendations
Guidelines include tube replacement and inflation pressure check-ups, with specific intervals based on conditions.

5. Tubes and Valves
Details on tube and valve types emphasize using Nokian tubes for optimal performance.

6. Liquid and Salt Ballasting
Instructions for ballasting enhance machine stability, advising professional services for filling procedures.

7. Water and Salt Ballasting Details
Tables specify tyre volume and filling proportions to ensure proper ballast and prevent freezing.

Technical Document Summary
This document compares ground contact pressure for various forestry tyres, including specifications for tyre sizes, diameters, widths, and contact areas.

Key Sections

Specifications: Lists tyre sizes, diameters, and widths in metric and imperial units.
Contact Area: Provides contact area for each tyre size in square centimeters and inches.
Ground Pressure Data: Presents ground pressure for various loads, highlighting the relationship between load and pressure.
Comparison Across Tyre Sizes: Compares ground pressure across different tyre sizes under the same load conditions.

Critical Information

Load and Pressure Relationship: Highlights the impact of load on ground pressure and equipment performance.
Contact Area Calculation: Uses a formula by the Swedish Forestry Research Institute for accurate pressure assessment.
Application Context: Relevant for soft soil conditions in forestry operations.

Conclusion
This technical manual provides essential data for selecting appropriate forestry tyres based on load requirements and ground pressure considerations, ensuring optimal performance and minimal soil impact.

Catalog excerpts

Nokian forestry tyres The unique qualities of Nokian forestry tyres arise from dcades of exprience on the forestry machinery and the extr驪me working conditions. This continuous forefront product development is based on close dialogue with customers and the respect for the nature. Understanding the application leads to high quality products giving customers added value in safety, reliability and cost per hour. 3.0 Product range 3.1 Testimonials 3.2 CTL machine tyres 3.2.1 Nokian Forest Rider 3.2.2 Nokian Forest King 3.2.3 Nokian Nordman Forest TRS L-2 3.2.4 Tubes and valves 3.2.5 Liquid and salt ballasting 3.2.6 Tyre choice and inflation pressures by application 3.3 Skidder tyres 3.3.1 Nokian Forest King TRS LS-2 3.3.2 Tubes and valves 3.3.3 Liquid and salt ballasting 3.4 Tractor based forestry tyres 3.4.1 Nokian Forest Rider 3.4.2 Nokian Forest King T 3.4.3 Nokian TR Forest 3.4.4 Nokian TR Multiplus 3.4.5 Tubes and valves 3.4.6 Liquid and salt ballasting 3.5 Ground contact pressure comparison

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orestry tyres CTL MACHINE TYRES Nokian Forest Rider Nokian Forest King F Nokian Forest king TRS L-2 Nokian Forest King ELS L-2 Nokian Nordman Forest TRS L-2 TRACTOR BAsED FQREsTRY TYREs skidder tyres Nokian Forest Rider Nokian Forest King T Nokian Forest King TRS LS-2 Nokian TR Forest Nokian TR multiplus

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / Testimonials / Andras Truskaller, Germany trust your tools Andreas Truskaller, forest contractor Nokian Forest Rider and the picturesque Harz Mountains The German Harz Mountains represent one of the most versatile natural zones in Central Europe, providing a habitat for a multitude of wild animals, such as red deer and lynx. The Harz mountain range has significantly lower temperatures and more rain and snow than the surrounding land. This is the harsh workplace of forest contractor Andras Truskaller. - I started my business in 2000, having...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / Testimonial / John Deere Ltd 3.1.2 Industry leaders 9 m on a common path ilpo Orell, John Deere Forestry Oy's Stratgie Sourclng Managef Nokian Heavy Tyres has been a supplier for John Deere Forestry fo r almost 40 years john Deere Forestry is one o( Ihe worJdleaders In manufacturing of forestry and agriculture machines. The company's corner stoneshave afways been integrity, qualrty, commitment and renewal. Partners are expecled to share thse values. -NokianHeavy Tyres has consistently perlormed al the level we require Irom our partners when...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / Testimonials / Ponsse Plc Joining forces in optimising delivery cha* Ponsse Plc, Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd and Levypyr Oy join forces Shorter delivery times with an integrated order system Ponsse Plc has been working with Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd. for a long time in the fields of R&D and the rim mounting service. The two companies also joined forces to build a new, integrated order system that allows Nokian Heavy Tyres to deliver complete tyre packages in accordance with Ponsse's task queue. Now the co-operation has been expanded to the rim manufacturer...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / Testimonials / Olivier Ichard, France Nokian Forest Rider tyres guarantee driving comfort Olivier Ichard, forestry machinery entrepreneur Reliability and precision in the French Auvergne forests Olivier Ichard has worked in the forests of his native Auvergne for more than twenty years. The landscape features breathtakingly beautiful mountains and extinct volcanoes. The volcanic upland area, Massif Central, cuts across the landscape. - We work throughout the year, sometimes in very difficult conditions. Due to the humid climate and steep slopes,...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / CTL machine tyres 3.2.0 CTL machine tyres Wg are ihe clear global market leader and lorerunner in Ihe CTL machinery lyre segment. Our products are known lor their extremely high quality. This guaranlees a long service lile and rellable lunctionality In Ihe demandlng conditions ol harvesting tastcs. In order lo work etficienlly, Ihe CTL machines musl be as stable as possible and Ihis should also be laken inlo accounl when selecling lyres. Moving in varying toresl terrain requires lyres, tha are puncture and eut rsistant and oller excellent...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / CTL machine tyres / Nokian Forest King >kian King NOKIAN FQREST KING F NOKIAN FOREST KING TRS L-2 NOKIAN FOREST KING ELS L-2 STURDY AND STABLE TYRE FOR DEMANDING FORESTRY USE > Tyre profile designed to give optimised ground contact batch and straight obstacle yielding sidewalls > Durable tread and sidewalls for excellent operating hours > Reliable fit and functionability for track and chain use > Steel protection against punctures EXCELLENT TRACTION > Wide and high pattern lugs for good mobility and operating comfort > Optimised lug angle...

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Nokian Heavy Tyres Technical manual / Forestry tyres / CTL machine tyres / Nokian Nordman Forest NOKIAN NORDMAN FOREST TRS L-2 Good lateral grip due to tyre construction and shoulder area shape Good terrain mobility due to deep tread pattern and wide ribs Reliable and cost efficient solution also for older forestry machines in need of basic maintenance involving new tyres DIAGONAL FORESTRY TYRE The tyre carcass is protected by steel fortification (SF). Multiple ply cords are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90° to the centerline of the tread. NOKIAN NORDMAN FOREST TRS L-2 SF =...

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