11 | Maintenance
208 AXH1230‐UK ﴾ENG﴿ ‐ Apollo KM
11.14.3 Tires
CAUTION
On receiving the machine check the air pressure of the tires.
– Checkthetirepressureregularly.Thepressuremustbecheckedwithcoldtires.
– Thetirepressuremustalwaysbeatthelevelsindicated.
– Checkthesizeofthetiresinstalledandthecanvassamountforthecorrectinflationpressure.
DANGER
Tires showing cuts or excessive wear must be replaced immediately.
– Ateachuse,checkthatthetireshouldersarenotdamaged.
– Keepoil,greaseandcorrosiveliquidsawayfromthetirestoavoiddeteriorationoftherubber.
– Toobtainthemaximumefficiencydonotusetireswithmorethan80%oftreadwear.
WARNING
Inflating or operating on the tires can be dangerous.
To operate on tires or install them, contact specialized personnel.
Inanycase,topreventseriousorfatalinjuries,followthesafetyprecautionsbelow.
– Thevehiclewheelsareveryheavy.Handlewithcareandmakesurethat,oncestored,theycannotfalland
injuresomeone.
– Nevertrytorepairatireonapublicroadorhighway.
– Makesurethejackisplacedonasolidandflatsurface.
– Makesurethejackisadequateforliftingthevehicle.
– Useratchetjacksorotherlockingmeanssuitabletosupportthemachineduringthetiresrepair.
– Donotplaceanypartofthebodyunderthevehicle.
– Donotstarttheenginewhilethevehicleisonthejack.
– Neverhitatireorarimwithahammer.
– Makesuretherimisclean,withoutrustandundamaged.Donotweld,solder,repairinanywayorusea
damagedrim.
– Donotreinflateatirethathastraveledcompletelyorverydeflateduntilithasbeendulyinspectedbya
qualifiedtechnician.
– Donotinflateatireunlesstherimismountedonthemachineorsecuredinsuchawaythatitcannot
moveincasethetireorrimshouldbreaksuddenly.
– DonotinflateanytireoverthepressureindicatedbyDIECI.Ifthebeadchaferdoesnotsettleontherim,
whenarrivingtothispressuredeflatethetireandlubricateagainwithasolutionofsoapandwater,inflate
again. Do not use oil or grease. An inflation greater than permitted with bead chafer not settled may
breakthebeadorrimwithexplosiveforcesufficienttocauseseriousinjury.
– Afterinstallingthewheel,tightenthenutsbetweenthewheelandtheaxles.Thencheckthenuttorque
everydayuntilthetorqueisstabilized.
CAUTION
When fitting a new or repaired tire, use a valve adapter of spring type with distant
pressure gauge that allows the operator to stay well away from the tire during inflation.
Use a safety cage.