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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
WHEELS AND TIRES
Wheel Bolts
Check
and
tighten
wheel
bolts
after th
e first
1
hour
operaUon
and every
100
hours the
reafter.
Whenever a
wheel
is
removed and
re-i nstalled,
check torque
after
one
hour
of
operation.
Maintain 120
ft.
Ibs.
(160
N.m)
torque.
Follow
proper bolt
tightening
sequencE!
shown.
Be sure valve
stem
(A)
pOints away from
wheel
support.
CAUTION: When installing wheel be
sure to use the holes t:hat are
countersunk to match bellt head
profile.
The second set of "I;traight-
thru" holes do not seat
thle
bolts
correctly.
WH
EEL SOL
T
TI
GHTENING
SEQUENCE
Wheel Removal - 12 & 14
ft.
wind rower
To remove either wheel
on
12
foot wind
rower, or
left wheel
an
14
foot
wind
rower:
1.
Raise
header
fully
and
engage lift
cylinder
stops.
2.
Jack
side of unit to raise
tire
just off
the
ground.
3. Remove spindle retaining
bolt
(A) and slide
spindle
outboard
until clearance to vertical
float spring
is adequate
for wheel
removal.
4.
Remove
wheel
bolts
and
wheel.
5.
When replacing
wheel, torque nut on
bolt
(A)
to 80
ft.lbs.
(110 N
·m).
REMOVING
WHEEL -
12 &
Tire
Inflation
Check tire pressure
daily.
Maintain pressures
recommended in Specifications section
.
WARNING
:
Service tires
isafely.
A tire can explode
during
i
nflation and cause serious injury or death. Do
not stand over tire. Use a
(~Iip-on
chuck and extension
hose. Never increase air pressure beyond 35 psi (241
kPa) to seat the bead on the
rim.
Rep ~ace
the
tire
if it
has
a defect.
Replace a wheel rim which has
crac~s
.
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 pressuJ"je.
Do not
remove,
install or make repairs to a tire on a rim
unless
you have the proper equ ipment and e:lCperience to perform the
job.
Take the tire and rim to a qualified tire repair shop
.
If th
e tire Is
not in correct position on the rim, or iis too full of
air,
the tire bead
can loosen on one
side,
causing airt() leak at high speed and with
great
force.
An air leak of this natulre can thrust the tire In any
direction, endangering anyone in
thE!
area.
60
SERVICE
TIRES SAFELY
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