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Tire Care and Maintenance
By Dayton Tire & Rubber Co.
Question: How offen should air
prCbures be checked?
Check air pressurb weekly and
make sure air pressure is checked befOl e and during all)' o"er - Lhe - road
hauling.
Queuion: 'Vhy should air pressures
be c..hed.ctl?
For the tire to do iu job efficiently,
there :.re exact air preSSufe-i required.
Question: \Vhal authority [or air
pressures should be uS(.'ti?
The manu!acUlI"cr'S rim and data
chal'u.
Question: \Vhat arc the dan~crs of
o\'cr·inOation?
I-lard ride; less nead contact wilh
pavement; unusual and unwanted
siress amlltuain on tire; less resistance
10 impact break, and less traction.
Question: \Vhat arc the dangcn of
under·juRation?
More flc.xing generates cxcessi,'C
heat; tire is distorted; and very rapid
tread wear.
Question: Why ~hould tires be
chttked when cool?
Air pressure~ can be more accurate·
ly determined when tires are cool.
J lot tires or tires that have been run
an} distance anuall) h:ne gained air
by tcmperotture illrea5e. 'lIIl1. of course,
when t.hey cool, the tempera lUre decre".5eS and the pressure lowers.
Qucstion: ls the.re a way to pilillt
or preserve ruhher to help I'rel'ent
checkinl{ lind cracking?
As tires grow older, it is a normal
thirlK for them to show tiny cracks
or checl.~. This i, caused by chemicals
in the air, itM:lf. Sometimes an amio,inant paim will help to retard this
checking. 'Vhen tires have not been
in use for extended periods of time.
it is wise to have them impected to
dctcnllinc their safety for tral'el.
Question: In parking for any length
of lime, how should tires be cared for?
Jack up mobilchome, remove tires
NOT ES
and, if p()s~ilJlc, store in dry, cool,
area. Before removal of lifL"S,
check local re~ulatiolls and ~tate laws.
If fillanced, check with the finance
doH\.;:
(ompall~.
Question: \Vh:11 kind of guaranlees
do mobilchome tires b.n·e?
The lifelime WarrotDl} on maleri.ll
and workmamllip.
Qucstion: Arc original equil)mellt
tires of sufficiem alJl"citie~ 10 cowry
normal co:u;h loads?
Yes, in most Crlses. However. ton·
~uh your daHl chijrts and m;rke sure
your contemplated gToSS loads arc not
in exce... ~ of actllal tire carrying capa·
cities. When tr:l\cling, equal distri·
bution of gross load is important to
getting good tire service.
Question: Why arc moderate speeds
so l'ita} 10 tire life?
,\(ooerate speeds will k.eep tire heat
down; eliminate usual strains :tnd de·
mands on the tir~, ilnd, all in all,
will extend lire lire :lnd performance.