Firestone Tyres
Harvey S. Firestone, a fourth-generation farmer, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in July 1900, in Akron Ohio, a city that would later become known as "Rubber City". Then In 1932, he produced the world's first pneumatic tractor tyre. With its smooth ride and superior traction, the new Firestone tyre helped launch the most rapid and striking changes in farm equipment history.
Harvey’s efforts would play a significant role in the productivity of farmers around the world. The innovation and performance that launched Firestone’s reputation in agriculture then, continues to build the brand today. It remains the leading farm tyre brand in the U.S. Along with building tyres for tractors, Firestone continues to build tyres for the full line of farm equipment, including flotation, irrigation and implement needs.
Through all the change and growth in agriculture, Firestone never lost its focus on delivering high-performing, productive and best-serviced tyres for the farm. Firestone farm tyres today enjoy the global resources and technologies of Bridgestone Corporation – the largest tyre and rubber company in the world. New chemistries, product development and manufacturing innovations from Bridgestone motorsports, retail, commercial and off-the-road units are incorporated into the tyre products Firestone build for the farm.