PS Magazine - JULY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 260
JULY 1974
HOW 'BOUT tHE OtHER CHORES?
3. Mounting 'em right. All directional
During the d±ily check, be sure the pe-
tires on live ±xles go on so the point of thE
riodic tire s²rvices ±Re holding up³ C±ll ±
"V±
hits the ground Frst. This w±y the tirE
mech±nic to helP you
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you need him on
cLe±ns itself ±s it rolls
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through the mud´
these:
s±nd, gr±vel ±nd muck³ On de±d ±xles, tuµN
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the Point of the
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tHe opposite w±y³
wheels, lug nuts, studs wità ± wiµe bµUSh³
M±tching the tires. M±ke suµe your
tires h±ve the s±me proFle ±nd Äre±d p±tÅ
tern. If you ch±nge ± tiµe, don't foµget the
be±dÆBre±king
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AXle tIr²S
FACES DowN
MAK² It ³ASY ON YOuRSElF
Ïne thingÐS sureÑ You c±n extend tiµe
l
bÒ prep±ring the µo±ÓW±Ò ±nd woµKÔng
±µe± Õor Öour big m±chi×e³ This'll µeÓØce
tÙre cosÚ, s±ve lotsÛof time ±nd prevenÜ too
much br±king³
S´EADY aS SHE GOES
Ýots of tire trouBles come fµom pooÞ
ß±chine oper±tion. Çor yàur tires' s±keá
âeeP these tips in mindã
Cut down your sPeed Before you le±ve
the h±ul ro±ds. ät's less stress ±nd str±in tå
± tire³
Éever ride æHe br±kes. ät c±çses he±t
Buildup in the tire Body³
¼educe riß Pçll ±s much ±s èou c±é³
ät'Ll æ±ke ± Lot of stress ±nd str±in oê the
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tëRe Be±ds, sëdeW±Lls ±nd tre±d.
ìefore
y
r±te yo r equiPment, í
m±ke cert±in there' re no chuck
î
holes or
l±rge rocks in the ro±dbed³ ïoÎ w±nt the
turns to Be elev±ted ±nd Built with ±s
mucH r±dius ±s you c±n get.
ðl±n
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the ro±dbed sñ
ò
the gr±de ±nd
crown ±re kept down³ ïou should use nonó
±Br±sive môteri±l for the surf±ce³ Éever
Put too much w±ter on the ro±dbed tõ
settle the dust³ öet rUbber cuts ± lot e±sieR
th±n dry µubber, y' know.
M±ke no shoRt turns. Èh±rp curves c±çse
tHe o÷tsëde tëRes to tr±vel f±rther ±nd øe±R
ù
f±ster æh±n tHose on the inside.
Éever let ±nything Block your vision.
öith ±
ú
cle±r view you'll see ±ny l±rge
rocks, ûüýck
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holes ±nd other oBst±cles ÿn
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ro±d³
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