MacDon 960 - Service Tires Safely; Tire Inflation and Safety

MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
GAUGE WHEELS (continued)
Tire Inflation
Check tire pressure dailx. Maintain pressures
recommended in Specifications
sed ion.
A WARNING: Service tires safely. A tire
can explode during Inflation and
cause serious Injury or death. Never
Increase air pressure beyond 35 psi
(241 kPa) to seat the bead on the rim.
Replace the tire If It has a defect. Reo-
place a wheel rim which has cracks,
wear or severe rust. Never weld a
wheel rim. Make sure all the air Is
removed from a tire before removing
the tire from a rim. Neyer use force on
an Inflated or partially Inflated tire.
Make sure the Ure Is correctly seated
before Inflating to operating pressure.
00 not remove, Install or make repairs
to a tire on a rim unless you have the
proper equipment and experience to
perfonn the job. Take the tire and rim
to a qualified tire repair shop. If the
tire is not In correct position on the
rim, or Is too full of air, the tire bead
can
loosen on one side, causing air to
leak at high speed and whh great
force.
An air leak of this nature can
thrust the tire In any direction, endan-
gering anyone In the area.
(A) Use a safety cage if available.
(8)
Do not stand over tire. Use a clip-on
chuck and extension hose.
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SERVICE TIRES SAFELY
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