OPERATOR'S MANUAL

TIRESANDWHEEL
UnderinatedTires
Lowpressureisatire’sworstenemy.
Underinationallowstirestoex
improperly,causinghightemperatures
tobuildup.Heatcausesearlytire
damagesuchasexbreak,radial
cracks,andplyseparation.Low
pressuremayaffectcontrolofyour
vehicle,especiallyatthefrontwheels.
Mosttirewearproblemsarecaused
byunderinationastheresultofslow
leaks,soyou’llwanttochecktire
pressureregularly.Lowertirepressure
doesnotprovidebettertractiononice
orsnow.
WARNING
Donotoperateavehiclewith
underinatedtires.Theextraheat
causedbyunderinationcancause
suddentirefailuresuchasatire
reorblowoutwhichcancause
anaccidentresultingindeathor
personalinjury.Lowpressuremay
affectcontrolatthefrontwheels,
whichcouldresultinanaccident
involvingdeathorpersonalinjury.
Keepyourtiresinatedtothe
manufacturer'srecommendedair
pressure.
WARNING
Donotattempttoraisethevehicle
toremoveorinstalladamagedtire
andwheelassemblyifyouarenot
fullyqualiedandnotequippedwith
thepropertoolsandequipment.
Donotattempttore-inateatire
thathasbeenrunat.Obtain
experthelp.Apersoncanbe
seriouslyinjuredorkilledifusing
thewrongservicemethods.Truck
tiresandwheelsshouldbeserviced
onlybytrainedpersonnelusing
properequipment.FollowOSHA
regulationspersection1910.177.
NOTE
Followallwarningsandcautions
containedwithinthetireandwheel
manufacturersliterature.
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