PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-562
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 562
SEPTEMBER 1999
PS 562
26
SEP 99
Dropping vehicle speed before leaving
road puts less stress and strain on tires
he secret of good tire PM is get-
ting to the bottom of things. For tacti-
cal vehicles, it’s where the rubber meets
the road. But for wheeled construction
equipment, it’s a different story.
The large tires on wheeled construc-
tion equipment are made for off-road
use. When you drive them on hard
surfaces, the tires wear out sooner,
especially if they’re underinflated.
Operator manuals for the grader,
scoop loader and scraper say you can
drive the vehicle between work sites—
if
the site is less than five miles
away. If you do drive it, try to stay
off hard surfaces like concrete and
asphalt. If the job site is more than
five miles away and the road is con-
crete or asphalt, put the vehicle on a
trailer and haul it.
If you must drive the vehicle on a
hard-surface road, make sure tire pres-
sure is right before you start. Both too
much and too little air pressure wears
out tires.
Most tire problems on construction
equipment come from poor equipment
Construction Equipment . . .
operation, so keep these tips in mind
when you get behind the wheel:
if the job
site is
more
than
five miles
away, put
the equipment on a
trailer
and
haul it
.
Never ride brakes—heat from brake
drum can cause premature tire failure
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