BKT solutions add to the productivity of Maccarese S.p.A., a long-established farming business on the Latium coast holding 3,200 hectares of cultivated land and one of the largest cattle breeding farms in Italy.
Maccarese S.p.A. and BKT
Maccarese S.p.A., an agricultural company from Italy, has chosen to fit its farming machinery with the latest-generation tyres from BKT. Being part of the Benetton Group, Maccarese operates today in the agricultural, livestock and energy sectors. It holds an area of 3,200 hectares where cereals, protein crops, forages and vegetables are cultivated. The company also has milk cow breeding farms consisting of 3,600 heads of cattle that can satisfy 15% of the daily milk consumption of neighbouring areas.
As a result, Maccarese S.p.A. plays a significant role in supplying the territory and contributes significantly to local profitability. From here stems the company’s need to maintain high levels of both productivity and business efficiency, making decisions aimed at containing costs and general consumption. Accordingly, anything related to the company’s large fleet of farming machinery, including more than 25 tractors and their equipment, assumes considerable weight and requires careful evaluation.
BKT has become a trusted ally for Maccarese S.p.A. being able to support the intensive uses that the company tractors have to face on hugely varied and vast terrains. BKT tyres support the farm’s activities – from ploughing to minimum tillage, from no-till seeding to precision farming – considering that some of the tractors reach an average of up to 2,000 hours of work per year.
AGRIMAX FORTIS and RT
The company’s choice has been to rely on AGRIMAX FORTIS for land preparation and tillage operations, as well as for transport activities. This tyre, used in combination with AGRIMAX RT 765M, is a good solution for equipping the most modern tractors engaged in demanding applications and heavy-duty service, as in the case of Maccarese S.p.A. Both tyres provide a high level of traction, as well as enabling the transport of very high loads at speeds of up to 65 km/h.
“Employing tyres such as AGRIMAX FORTIS and AGRIMAX RT 765 M means being able to benefit from greater productivity in the field, which in the case of AGRIMAX FORTIS is given by its reinforced nylon carcass. Moreover, these two solutions can preserve the soil by ensuring reduced soil compaction, which in turn means keeping on operations while protecting crops,” comments Piero Torassa, Field Engineering Manager, BKT Europe. “AGRIMAX RT 765 M also boasts a high level of self-cleaning capabilities, which reduces downtime and rolling resistance, resulting in lower fuel consumption.”
AGRIMAX FORCE and RIDEMAX
Maccarese also relies on AGRIMAX FORCE, which provides high performance and efficiency plus operational benefits deriving from the IF technology. These include the ability to carry heavy loads at lower inflation pressure compared to standard solutions. This leads to reduced soil compaction due to the larger footprint and high flotation capabilities.
“When dealing with such important and extensive tasks, we cannot but mention also AGRIMAX V-FLECTO. Thanks to its VF technology, this tyre can carry loads of up to 40% more weight at lower inflation pressure compared to standard and IF tyres,” adds Torassa.
For the trailers and the 25,000-liter manure spreader tanker, Maccarese has opted for RIDEMAX FL 693 M belonging to the flotation tyre range. This tyre has outstanding self-cleaning capabilities, which are particularly appreciated when frequently moving equipment from one field to another.
