Increasing tire volume reduces tire pressure on the ground, thus increasing traction and reducing soil compaction. Hence to reduce pressure at constant load, you must increase tire volume.

How does it work?

So how can you reduce the damage to your soil, increase your traction and still carry the same loads? By using high-tech radial tires with a greater internal volume that allow you to carry the same load at a much lower pressure.

If you want to convert from your standard width tires but keep the same tire diameter, moving to the Michelin XM108 wider low profile tire requires no rim change, while moving to the Michelin XM27, XM28 or MachXBib tire means converting to a smaller but much wider rim.

Other conversions that increase internal tire volume and reduce ground pressure include duals, triples, or taller and wider tires.

Any action, which reduces ground contact pressure, will almost always improve traction, which further reduces soil compaction.

		Thanks to a 60% larger section width, the XM108 offers a footprint 20% bigger, which means a reduction of ground contact pressure of 20%. Thus it reduces soil compaction.
		@ 6100 lbs/tire
		Agribib 18.4R38 17psi 356 in2		600/65R38 XM108 12psi 437 in2 (+ 23%)