PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 360
NOVEMBER 1982
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Slow down when you leave or enter
Check your equipment tires often,
tHe Load or dump area from the hau±
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esPeciAlly in quArry Areas. ²ook for
road. Speed kills tires. Slower sPeed tell-tale signs of too much
wi³l reduce IMpact dAmage and ´Ut-
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throughs.
Never skid down steep slopesµ Next
to outright spinning your wheels, the
quickest wAy to strip A tire is to lock
the wheels of a fully loAded machine
while going downhi±l.
BrAking A fast¶movIng loAded scrap·
eR or d¸mp tRuck down a
20
percent
gr¹de grinds off the rubber like an
emeRy wheel grinDing down a Piece of
sOFt met¹l.
Keep the working area cleAnº ²ower
tHe bucket to the ground when yo¸
near a bank or pi±e of rocks or rub»±e.
¼ick up junk thAt could damage the
tires. ²oose ro½ks cause tire spInning
and ¸nstable vehicle handling.
¾p¿roach a pile or bank straight on.
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Àngling into the pi±e exposes the
front tire sidewalls to a beating froÁ
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falling rocks.
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tiRes to make 'em matcH in sÔze oR
ciRÕumfeRence. ÖAint tHe Recommend×
ed cold iØflatioØ press¸re on tHe wheel
Rim nEaR tHe valvE stem.
Never use steel¶belted radIal tires
anÙ biAs ply nylon tiRes mixed on the
sAme veHIÚJeÛ You'll Have loss of
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steering
contRol, Ü poor Handling,
the tread andÝinto the soft body rubber.
mAybe even mechanical damage, and
You're Þust waiting fßr a blowout oR
uneven tire wear.
puncture.
¾lways use the type of tire on tHe
àemove the rock and you stop the
equiáment tQAt's designeâ fßr tHe joã
c¸t from flexing open again and
you're doing. äse matched treAd de·
picking up aåother one.
TM 9Ä2610Å
sigØ TIRes on drive wheæls.
200Ä20
Has tire patching poop If yç¸
àeplace tires that Have less
need it.
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é2êin tread deptH.
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