Michelin Adds New WORKXBIB Tyre to Its Agricultural Range

Michelin has announced the expansion of its agricultural trailer tyre range with the introduction of the new Michelin WORKXBIB.

This new tyre for trailers and agricultural equipment is intended mainly for tipping trailers, slurry tankers, manure spreaders, and other farm equipment.

Tom Saunders, Agricultural Beyond Road Customer Engineering Support Manager at Michelin, says: “In a sector marked by increasingly intensive road use and demanding field performance, we’ve developed the MICHELIN WORKXBIB for contractors and farmers. Our latest fitment has a wide range of applications from public works and civil engineering through to haulage and livestock farming.”

Michelin WORKXBIB supports loads up to 6,500kg at speeds of 65km/h (40mph) and is a counterpart to the Michelin TRAILXBIB, which incorporates the company’s patented Ultraflex technology for low soil compaction, within the manufacturer’s trailer and agricultural equipment tyre range.

The new tyre has been engineered to increasingly match the demands of trailer platforms and has been specifically developed through Michelin’s innovation. It combines endurance, high load capacity and reliability for intensive road use, along with a size range tailored to current vehicles.

Michelin WORKXBIB also delivers a larger footprint and provides endurance and stability on the road, even under heavy loads and at high speed thanks to a flat crown and reinforced and serrated shoulders.

With a steel-belted crown, robust carcass and bead area, and high-performance rubber compound, this new tyre offers enhanced puncture resistance. The serrated shoulders improve stability on sloping ground and the large tread blocks enable self-cleaning to reduce maintenance needs.

Due to this innovative design, the new tyre can deliver up to 80 per cent longer life than the previous generation of Michelin trailer products. For contractors and farm owners, this means fewer stops for tyre replacement and maintenance, greater equipment availability and better controlled operating costs.

For the replacement market, the tyre is also becoming progressively available with an initial size of 600/55 R26.5, which will be followed by three additional sizes in the second quarter of 2027: 650/55 R26.5, 600/60 R30.5, and 560/60 R22.5.