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1.3
Tire Safety
Handle tires safely.
Figure 1.7: Overinflated Tire
WARNING
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A tire can explode during inflation, which could cause
serious injury or death.
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Follow proper procedures when mounting a tire on a wheel
or rim. Failure to do so can produce an explosion that may
result in serious injury or death.
Figure 1.8: Safely Inflating Tire
WARNING
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Do NOT remove, install, or repair a tire on a rim unless you
have proper equipment and experience to perform job.
Take the tire and rim to a qualified tire repair shop.
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Make sure the tire is correctly seated before inflating to
operating pressure. If the tire is not correctly positioned on
the rim or is overinflated, the tire bead can loosen on one
side causing air to escape at high speed and with great
force. An air leak of this nature can thrust the tire in any
direction, endangering anyone in area.
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Do NOT stand over tire when inflating. Use a clip-on chuck
and extension hose.
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Do NOT exceed maximum inflation pressure indicated on
tire label.
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Never use force on an inflated or partially inflated tire.
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Make sure all air is removed from the tire before removing the tire from the rim.
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Never weld a wheel rim.
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Replace tires that have defects and replace wheel rims that are cracked, worn, or severely rusted.
