WHEELS A N D TIRES
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TIRE BA LA N C IN G W A R N IN G
WARNING: When balancing tir e s on the truck, follow the equipment
m anufacturer's instructions carefu lly.
On tru ck s which do not have
M aximum T raction, drive wheel spin should be lim ited to 35 mph as
indicated on the speedom eter.
T his lim it is n e c e ssa r y b eca u se the
sp eed o m eter only indicates one-half of the actual w heel speed when
one drive w heel is spinning and the other drive w heel is stopped. Un
l e s s c a re is taken in lim iting drive w heel spin, the spinning w heel can
reach e x c e s s iv e sp eed s, resulting in p o ssib le tir e d isin tegration or
d ifferen tia l failu re, which could cau se p erso n a l injury or exten sive
v eh ic le dam age.
On trucks which do have M aximum T raction, drive w heel spin
should be lim ited to 70 mph. On such tru ck s, do not attem pt to balance
a tir e on a drive w heel with the other drive w h eel on the ground sin ce
the truck may drive through this w h eel.