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1.6 Tire Safety
WARNING
• Service tires safely.
• A tire can explode during in
fl
ation which could
cause serious injury or death.
• Follow proper procedures when mounting a tire on
a wheel or rim. Failure to do so can produce an
explosion that may result in serious injury or death.
Figure 1.14: Overin
fl
ated Tire
WARNING
• Do NOT stand over tire. Use a clip-on chuck and
extension hose.
• Never exceed air pressure of 241 kPa (35 psi) for
fi
eld tires and 276 kPa (40 psi) for transport tires
when seating bead on rim.
• Do NOT exceed maximum in
fl
ation pressure
indicated on tire label.
• Replace tires that have defects.
• Replace wheel rims that are cracked, worn, or
severely rusted.
• Never weld a wheel rim.
• Never use force on an in
fl
ated or partially
in
fl
ated tire.
• Make sure tire is correctly seated before in
fl
ating
to operating pressure.
• If tire is not correctly positioned on rim or is
overin
fl
ated, tire bead can loosen on one side
causing air to escape at high speed and with great
force. An air leak of this nature can thrust tire in
any direction endangering anyone in area.
• Make sure all air is removed from tire before
removing tire from rim.
• Do NOT remove, install, or repair a tire on a rim
unless you have proper equipment and experience
to perform job.
• Take tire and rim to a quali
fi
ed tire repair shop.
Figure 1.15: Safely Filling a Tire with Air
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