17-117-1TX / TXH / TXB 180S - 400L (Rev. 4/23/07)TX / TXH / TXB 180S - 400L (Rev. 4/23/07)
All tire All tire related safety related safety warnings in warnings in thetheSafetySafety
Check 2nd EditionCheck 2nd Edition booklet and this sectionbooklet and this section
must be understood before performing anymust be understood before performing any
tire maintenance.tire maintenance.
Inflate Inflate tire tire in in a safety a safety cage. cage. Use Use safetysafety
chains or equivalent restraining devices dur-chains or equivalent restraining devices dur-
ing infling inflation. ation. Misassembled pMisassembled parts may arts may flyfly
apart with explosive force during inflation.apart with explosive force during inflation.
Never sit on or stand in Never sit on or stand in front of a tire and rfront of a tire and rimim
assembly that assembly that is being is being inflated. inflated. Use a clUse a clip-ip-
on chuck, an in-line pressure gauge, andon chuck, an in-line pressure gauge, and
make sure the inflation hose is long enoughmake sure the inflation hose is long enough
to permit the person inflating the tire toto permit the person inflating the tire to
stand to the side of the stand to the side of the tire, not in front or intire, not in front or in
back of the tire assembly.back of the tire assembly.
Keep Keep tires tires free free of of grease grease and and oil. oil. GreaseGrease
and oil and oil are highly are highly damaging to damaging to tires. tires. IfIf
grease or oil are allowed to remain on tiresgrease or oil are allowed to remain on tires
for extended periods of time, rubber deterio-for extended periods of time, rubber deterio-
ration may occur.ration may occur.
Tire assembliTire assemblies operated as a dual pair es operated as a dual pair mustmust
have the same outside diameter, be from thehave the same outside diameter, be from the
same same manufacturermanufacturer, be of the same type, be of the same type
(industry code) and be of the same construc-(industry code) and be of the same construc-
tion (both bias or both radials).tion (both bias or both radials).
lead to the underinflated tire rubbing the other tirelead to the underinflated tire rubbing the other tire
which could lead which could lead to premature tto premature tire failure. ire failure. TiresTires
with radial cracks indicate continuous underinfla-with radial cracks indicate continuous underinfla-
tion operattion operation. ion. Other Other underinflated indicunderinflated indicationsations
include the following:include the following:
1.1. SpSpototty oty or unr uneveven ten treread wad weaearr
2.2. PlPly sey sepapararatitionon
3.3. LooLoose ose or bror broken ken corcords ids insinside tde the the tireire
4.4. FaFabrbric ic cacarcrcasass fs fatatigigueue
Rims.Rims. The rims The rims hold the hold the tires on tires on the hub. the hub. TheThe
wheels and wheels and mounts require mounts require a run-in period. a run-in period. TheThe
torque of the wheel nuts must be checked everytorque of the wheel nuts must be checked every
10 hours of 10 hours of operation until rim operation until rim is fully is fully seated. seated. Per-Per-
form theform the Torquing ProcedureTorquing Procedure to tighten theto tighten the
wheel nuts of each hub each time tires arewheel nuts of each hub each time tires are
removed from tremoved from the drive or he drive or steer axle. steer axle. Inspect theInspect the
wheel studs wheel studs dailydaily..
If one wheel stud has brokenIf one wheel stud has broken
off, a significant reduction of the off, a significant reduction of the rim’rim’s clamp-s clamp-
ing force will ing force will be lost. be lost. Remove machine Remove machine fromfrom
service and repair immediately.service and repair immediately.
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