SkyTrak 6036 Service Manual - Manual (Page 52)

Section 5 Wheel Assembly, Tires, and Axle
5-2 Model 6036/6036T S/N 9B0500 thru 14833
Warning
Whenever you remove tire(s) and wheel(s)
from forklift:
• Position forklift on a flat, hard surface and
support forklift with approved jack stands.
• Use appropriate safety glasses, safety
shoes and appropriate clothing and
equipment.
• Do not wear rings or jewelry or use clothing
or hair styles that could become caught in
machinery or pinch points such as those
created between tire and hub.
• Allow no one to be under forklift or near
drive line when engine is operating or drive
line is in motion because clothing and limbs
could be caught by and drawn into drive line
resulting in serious personal injury or death.
• Deflate tire completely before servicing as
specified in paragraph 5.1.1.
• Use specialized tools for mounting and
demounting tires. These include 18 and 36
inch bead unseating tools, tire irons, a
mallet for unseating beads, a wire brush, a
remote control inflation line with clip-on
chuck so operator may stand aside during
inflation, and an air/water pressure gauge
that operator can observe during inflation.
• Use safety cage or enclose tire in safety
chains when inflating a newly mounted tire
or deflating a tire.
• Inflate tire to manufacturer’s recommended
cold operating pressure.
• Use only approved tire mounting lubricant;
never use antifreeze, silicones or petroleum
base lubricants.
• Be sure rim diameter exactly matches rim
diameter molded on tire. Clean and inspect
rim.
• Inspect inside of tire for dirt, foreign
material, loose cords, cuts, penetrating
objects, and other carcass damage; discard
tires with unreparable damage.
5.1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY
AND TIRE
• NEVER operate forklift without hydrofill in
tires.
• NEVER attempt to unseat the beads of an
inflated tire.
• NEVER reinflate a tire that has been run flat
or seriously underinflated without removing
tire from wheel and checking for tire and rim
damage.
• NEVER hit a tire or rim with a hammer or
sharp object.
• NEVER rework, weld, heat, or braze a rim.
Warning
The forklift may have standard or optional wheels
and tires.
• 13.00 - 24, 10 ply tires and three piece 8.00
- 24 TGF wheels (S/N OF1191 & Before)
• Standard 13.00 - 24, 10 ply tires and one
piece 9.00 - 24 wheels (S/N OF1192 & After)
• Optional 15.00 x 19.5, 12 ply tires and one
piece 12.5 x 19.5 wheels.
The tires are filled with air and hydrofill which is a
calcium chloride and water solution. Super large
bore TR618A valve stems expedite inflation and
deflation or evacuation. A special core housing
ejector tool is used for inflating and evacuating. A
hose connects the ejector tool to a pump and a
barrel or reservoir of the calcium chloride solution,
and an air/water pressure gauge.
IMPORTANT: Mount tire so it will rotate in the
direction of arrow on side wall of tire, Fig. 5.1.
Position tire on wheel so tire will rotate in direction
of arrow. This mounting requirement produces
Left Side and Right Side Tire and Wheel Assem-
blies.
When filling or evacuating a tire:
• position valve stem at its highest or top
position when filling tire;
• position tire with valve stem at its lowest or
bottom position when evacuating a tire.
Check tire inflation with valve at the top of a
hydrofill or liquid filled tire when tire is cold and
before forklift is operated. A tire that has sufficient
pressure when hot may be underinflated when it
cools.