7-MAINTENANCE
Wheelsandtires
NOTE:Checktirepressureafterevery50hoursofopera-
tionorweekly.
Tireinationpressureaffectstheamountofweightatire
cancarry.Checktheairpressureinyourtractortires,then
locatethetiresinthechartfoundinthismanual.See9-2.
Ifnecessary,adjustthetirepressure,beingcarefulnotto
overinateorunderinate.Observethefollowingguide-
lines:
WARNING
Explosionhazard!
Atirecanexplodeduringination.Properly
seatthetirebeforeinating.Neverincrease
airpressurebeyond240kPa(35psi)toseat
thebeadonthewheelrim.Neveruseforceon
apartiallyorfullyinatedtire.Donotexceed
theinationpressurerecommendedbythetire
manufacturer.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseri-
ousinjury.
W0456A
•
Donotinateatireabovethemaximumpressure
shownonthetire.Ifthetireisnotmarked,donot
exceedthemaximumpressureshownintheTireIn-
ationchartfoundinthismanual.
•
Donotreinateatirethathasbeenrunatorseri-
ouslyunderinateduntilthetirehasbeeninspected
fordamagebyaqualiedperson.
•
Whencheckingtirepressure,inspectthetirefor
damagedsidewallsandtreadcuts.Neglecteddam-
ageleadstoearlytirefailure.
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