7-MAINTENANCE
Tiresandwheels
NOTE:Checktirepressureafterevery50hoursofopera-
tionorweekly.
Tireinationpressureaffectstheamountofweightatire
cancarry.Checktheairpressureinyourtractortires,then
locatethetiresinthe9-2chartfoundinthismanual.Ifnec-
essary,adjustthetirepressure,beingcarefulnottoover-
inateorunderinate.Observethefollowingguidelines:
WARNING
Explosionhazard!
Atirecanexplodeduringination.Prop-
erlyseatthetirebeforeinating.Neverin-
creaseairpressurebeyond240kPa(35psi)
toseatthebeadonthewheelrim.Never
useforceonapartiallyorfullyinatedtire.
Donotexceedtheinationpressurerecom-
mendedbythetiremanufacturer.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
W0456A
•
Donotinateatireabovethemaximumpressure
shownonthetire.Ifthetireisnotmarked,donot
exceedthemaximumpressureshownintheTireIn-
ationchartfoundinthismanual.
•
Donotreinateatirethathasbeenrunatorseri-
ouslyunderinateduntilthetirehasbeeninspected
fordamagebyaqualiedperson.
•
Whencheckingtirepressure,inspectthetirefor
damagedsidewallsandtreadcuts.Neglecteddam-
ageleadstoearlytirefailure.
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