OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Table Of Contents
TIRESANDWHEEL
ReplacingTires
Front:Replacefronttireswhenless
than4/32in.oftreadremains.Check
atthreeplacesequallyspacedaround
thetire.
DriveAxlesorTrailers:Replacetires
ondriveaxlesortrailerswhenlessthan
2/32in.oftreaddepthremainsinany
majorgroove.Checkatthreeplaces
equallyspacedaroundthetire.See
thenextillustrationforrecommended
measuringpointsfortreaddepth.
SteerTirePoints(left),DriveTire
Points(right)
WARNING
Donotreplaceoriginalequipment
tireswithloadratingslessthanthe
originaltires.Doingsocouldlead
tounintentionaloverloadingofthe
tire,whichcouldcauseafailure
resultinginlossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
NOTE
Toprolongyourtires’lifeandmake
themsafer,havetheirradialand
lateralrun-outcheckedatyour
dealer.Andofcourseyoushould
haveyourtiresbalancedanytime
youchangeatire.
Tirechains
Ifyouneedtirechains,installthemon
bothsidesofeachdrivingaxle.
CAUTION
Chainsonthetiresofonlyone
tandemaxlecandamagethe
drivelineU-jointsandtheinteraxle
differential.Yourrepairscouldbe
costly&time-consuming.
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