Bailey Unicorn - Tyres; Tyre Wear and Damage; Tyre Pressures; 10. Wheels and Tyres

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WHEELSANDTYRES
10. WHEELS AND TYRES
Unicorn and Pegasus
Wheel,TyreandBoltsafetytmentbyWheel
SolutionsLtd.
WSLIndividuallyLaserBalanced,TUVtested
styled alloywheelstted with Michelin tyres
andantitamperWSLSafetyBolts.
Pursuit
Wheel, Tyre and Bolt safety tment by Wheel
Solutions Ltd
WSL Individually Laser Balanced, TUV tested
styled alloy wheels tted with Security tyres
and anti-tamper WSL Safety Bolts.
Tyres
The tyres tted to Bailey caravans are
Michelin car and van tyres for the Unicorn
andPegasusrangeandSecurityTyresforthe
Pursuitrange.Theyaresuitablefortowingat
sustainedspeedsofupto81mph(130kph)to
allowforuseincountrieswhichpermitthese
speeds.
Radial and cross ply tyres should never
be mixed.  It is dangerous and can cause
snaking.Fitonlytyresthatareoftheidentical
specicationoneachside,unlesstowingfora
limitedtimeonthesparewheelwhilethetyre
onthealloyisinrepair.
Tyre Wear and Damage
The legal requirements for tread  depth
(1.6mm) on motor vehicles also applies to
caravans.
Inordertoequalisewearitissuggestedthat
wheelsbebalancedandchangedaroundfrom
time to time.  When caravans are not in use
forextendedperiods,wheelsandtyresshould
beremovedandstoredindryconditionsand
awayfromtheoutsideelements.Alternatively
caravans should be jacked up to relieve the
loadfromthetyres.
Itisdangeroustoneglecttyredamage.Tyres
shouldbecheckedfordamageorcutsexposing
thecasing,orifatyrehassufferedanimpact
(forexampleagainstakerb),itisadvisableto
haveitexaminedbyatyrespecialistassoon
aspossible.
The caravan industry recommends that, for
safety reasons tyres more than 7 years old
fromthedateofmanufacturebereplaced,but
preferablyreplacedat4yearsold.Thetyres
mayhavedeterioratedbythistime,regardless
oftreaddepth.
The cleaning of tyres should only be carried
out using soap and water.  Petrol, diesel,
parafnandothersolventsarenotsuitable.
If the caravan is not used for long periods
of time (periods of longer than 1 month)
it is recommended that the wheels/tyres
are removed and stored upright in a rack,
and rotated at least once a month to avoid
the tyres becoming distorted.  They can be
coveredwithanaturalmaterial(e.g.hessian)
forprotectionbutNOTplasticmaterials.This
willreducethedeteriorationofthetyresand
reducethecrackingandatspotscausedby
continuousloadingandexternalconditions.
Ifitisnotpracticaltoremovethewheelsitis
recommended to routinelyrotatethe wheels
toreducethepotentialofcracking,atspots
etc.
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Checkwithyourinsurancecompany
thatyouarestillcoveredwhenthe
wheelsareremoved.
Tyre Pressures
Caravan tyres should be at the pressure
recommended in the rear of this manual.
The towing vehicle tyres should be set to
the pressure recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer for laden conditions.  This will
ensurethetyresandvehicleoperateinasafe
conditionandmaintainstabilityofthevehicle
whentowing.
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Alwayscheckyourcaravanandtow
vehicletyrepressureswhencoldand
priortoanyjourney.Alsochecktyre
conditionsfordamageorcuts
exposingthecasingbeforeandafter
anyjourney.(Thisincludesthespare.)
Ifindoubtitisadvisabletohaveit
examinedbyatyrespecialistassoon
aspossible.Incorrecttyrepressures
canseriouslyaffecttowedvehicle
performanceandthelongevityofthe
tyre.
Consultyourtowvehiclemanufactureforthe
correcttyrepressuresfortowing.