Safety
Safety, Operation and Maintenance Manual
2-54
SRT45 Off-Highway Truck
2.5 Precautions With Tires
2.5.1 Handling tires
Explosive separation of a tire and/or rim parts
can cause serious injury or death.To ensure
safety, always do as follows.
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W h e n c a r r y i n g o u t m a i n t e n a n c e ,
disassembly, repair, or assembly of the
tire or rim, special tools and procedures
must be used. Always ask your Komatsu
distributor to do the work.
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Use only specified tires and inflate them
to the specified pressure.
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When pumping up the tires, check that no
other person is standing near the tire, and
install an air chuck with a clip that can be
secured to the air valve. To prevent the
tire inflation pressure from becoming too
high, measure the pressure from time to
time with an air gauge while pumping up
the tire.
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If the pressure goes down abnormally or
the rim parts go not fit the tire, there is a
problem with the tires or rim parts. Always
contact your Komatsu distributor for
repairs.
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If the rim parts are not fitted properly
when the tire is being pumped up, there
is danger that the rim parts may fly off, so
set up a protective fence around the tire,
and do not stand directly in front of the
rim. Stand beside the tread when pumping
up the
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Do not adjust the tire inflation pressure
immediately after traveling at high speed
or carrying out operations under heavy
load.
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Never carry out welding or light a fire near
the tire.
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Always release all pressure from a single
tire, or from both tires of a dual assembly,
prior to removing any rim components.
Fig. 2.5-1
Fig. 2.5-2
