PS Magazine - MARCH 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 232
MARCH 1972
The way you mount a directional tire
depends on the axle .±. whether it's dead
or alive.
On live axles (the drIving wheels) the
directIonal tread is put on with the point Rpes.
of the
V
meeting the ground first. This
is for maximum traction.
On dead axles (non-driving wheeLs),
the open part of the
V
hits the groUnd
first, so the tread cleans itself and makes
for easier steering.
This goes For aLl construction or off²
the-road equipment±
³ig a chain or a protective
´round the tire before you inflate it, and
µse a tire lUbricant on the beaD For
easier mounting and dismounting±
Stock numbers For the lubricant
¶SN 2640·256-5526 ¸or the 1-qt size,
either ¶SN 2640·045-057¹ or ¶SN 2640·
256·5527 Fºr the ¹-gaL s»ze and ¶SN 2640¼
256-5529 For 5 gallons.
Never use a petroleum
slow death For tires.
".-±²
62
.±
REPLACE THE CYLINDEr.·±'²-
oF ½He cheM-
Be¾re YoU throw ½hat e¿P½À CyLiÁDer
1±
ical iÁ Your moÁobroMo½riFluoroME½haÁE away, remove ½he ÂÁstrUC½ioÁ aÁd Ãata
fire ex½inguisHer, ¶SN 4210¼555·8837Ä
plate and sliP it on ½He new cYÅiÁdErÆ
or at leaÇt You think it isÈ Tha½ÉÇ the End
of the Fire, but i½ doesn´t meaÁ that itÉs
the end oF the ExtingUisherÊ tooÈ
The emp½Y cYLinDEr is a "throw-awaYË
item, bUt You caÁ rePLace i½ wiÌh a
charGeD cYLiÁdErÍ ¶ÎN 42¹Ï¼7Ï8¼ÏÏ31.
Ðake sure ½herEÉs Áo UÁÇpEÁ½ pressUre
in that old CYLIÁDer± JUǽ ÑiÁt it iÁ a DiÒ
rection awaY From everYoÁeÓ aÁD preÇs
the ½ÔiGger±
BaCK oFf tHe coUpling Áut eÁouGH to
BACK OFF
COUPLING
NUT
As a ÕÖ½Y precaU½ioÁ so ½HE triGGer
×Á´t Go oFF when YouØre rEPÅaciÁg ½he
CYliÁDer, pU½ the saÙÚ pin baCk iÁ ½he
valvE aÁD ÇEaÅ i½ wi½H the sEaliÁG wÛÔe±
ÜoU caÁ GEt ½hE seLF·LocKinG seaL wiÌH
¶SN 4210·779-3516±
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