MacDon Double Windrow Attachment - Manual (Page 58)

SECTION OM – OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Form # 169365
OM-34
Issue – May 2008
4.3.3 Tires
WARNING
• Service tires safely.
• A tire can explode during inflation and
cause serious injury or death.
• Do not stand over tire. Use a clip-on
chuck and extension hose.
• Never increase air pressure beyond 40
psi (276 kPa) to seat the bead on the
rim.
• Replace the tire if it has a defect.
• Replace a wheel rim, which has cracks,
wear or severe rust.
• Never weld a wheel rim.
• Never use force on an inflated or
partially inflated tire.
• Make sure the tire is correctly seated
before inflating to operating pressure.
• If the tire is not in correct position on
the rim, or is too full of air, the tire bead
can loosen on one side, causing air to
leak at high speed and with great force.
An air leak of this nature can thrust the
tire in any direction, endangering
anyone in the area.
• Make sure all the air is removed from a
tire before removing the tire from a rim.
• Do not remove, install or make repairs
to a tire on a rim unless you have the
proper equipment and experience to
perform the job.
• Take the tire and rim to a qualified tire
repair shop.
4.3.3.1 Inflation
a. Check tire pressure daily. Maintain pressure
at 65 psi (448 kPa).
4.3.3.2 Wear
a. Inspect tires as follows and in accordance with
Maintenance Schedule. See paragraph 4.5.
WEAR PATTERN CAUSE ACTION
Cupping
Out of
Balance
Check Bearing
Adjustment And
Balance Tires.
Center
Wear
Over
Inflation
Adjust Pressure
To Particular
Load Per Tire
Catalog.
Edge
Wear Under
Inflation
Adjust Pressure
To Particular
Load Per Tire
Catalog.
Toe
Wear
Incorrect
Toe-in
Align.
Flat
Spots
Wheel
Lockup and
Skidding
Avoid Sudden
Stops When
Possible And
Adjust Brakes.
Side
Wear
Loss of
Camber or
Overloading
Ensure Load
Doesn’t Exceed
Axle Rating.
Align.