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Maintenance/service – MacDon 3020 Pull-Type Windrower User Manual

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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE

WHEELS AND TIRES (continued)

Tire Inflation

Check tire pressure daily. Maintain pressures

recommended in Specifications section.

WARNING: Service tires safely. A tire

can explode during inflation and

cause serious injury or death. Never

increase air pressure beyond 35 psi (241 kPa)

to seat the bead on the rim. Replace the tire if it

has a defect. Replace a wheel rim which has

cracks, wear or severe rust. Never weld a

wheel rim. Make sure all the air is removed

from a tire before removing the tire from a rim.

Never use force on an inflated or partially

inflated tire. Make sure the tire is correctly

seated before inflating to operating pressure.

Do not remove, install or make repairs to a tire

on a rim unless you have the proper equipment

and experience to perform the job. Take the tire

and rim to a qualified tire repair shop. If the tire

is not in correct position on the rim, or is too

full of air, the tire bead can loosen on one side,

causing air to leak at high speed and with great

force. An air leak of this nature can thrust the

tire in any direction, endangering anyone in the

area.

(A) - Use a safety cage if available.

(B) - Do not stand over tire. Use a clip-on chuck

and extension hose.

SERVICE TIRES SAFELY