WARNING: Failure to follow these safety precautions may lead to a serious accident. 8. PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE 8.3 TIRES 1-33 HANDLING TIRES If a tire or a rim is handled wrongly, the tire may burst or may be damaged and the rim may be broken and scattered, and that can cause serious injury and death. To maintain safety, always observe the following. ‡ Since maintenance, disassembly, repair and assembly of the tires and rims require special equipment and skill, be sure to ask a tire repair shop to carry out the work. ‡ Use only the specified tires and inflate them to the specified pressure. Selection of tires © See “27.
SELECTING BUCKETS AND TIRES” Suitable inflation pressure © See “12.18 HANDLING THE TIRES”. ‡ When inflating a tire, check that no one will enter the working area and use an air chuck which has a clip and which can be fixed to the air valve. While inflating the tire, check the inflation pressure occasionally so that it will not rise too high. If the rim is not fitted normally, it may be broken and scattered while the tire is inflated. To ensure safety, place a guard around the tire and do not work in front of the rim but work on the tread side of the tire. ‡ Abnormal drop in the inflation pressure and abnormal fitting of the rim indicate a trouble in the tires or rim.
In such cases, be sure to ask a tire repair shop to carry out repairs. ‡ Do not adjust the inflation pressure of the tires just after high-speed travel or heavy-duty work. ‡ Do not heat or weld the rim to which the tire is installed. Do not make a fire near the tire.