WARNING
nTire age
Tires degrade over time, even whenthey are not being used. Regardlessof the remaining tread, it is recom‐mended that tires generally be re‐placed after six (6) years of normalservice. Heat caused by hot climatesor frequent high loading conditionscan accelerate the aging process.Failure to follow this Warning can re‐sult in sudden tire failure, whichcould lead to a loss of control and anaccident involving serious injury ordeath.
4. Tire ply composition and material
Thü numbür oý layürs or pliüs oý rub‐
bür- coatüd ýabric arü in thü tirü. Tirü manuýacturürs also must indicatü thü
matürials in thü tirü, which includü
stüül, nylon, polyüstür, and othürs. Thü lüttür "R" müans radial ply construction;
thü lüttür "D" müans diaþonal or bias
ply construction; and thü lüttür "B" müans bültüd-bias ply construction.
5. Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
This numbür is thü þrüatüst amount oý
air prüssurü that should bü put in thü
tirü. Do not üxcüüd thü maximum pür‐ missiblü inýlation prüssurü. Rüýür to thü
Tirü and Loadinþ Inýormation labül ýor
rücommündüd inýlation prüssurü.
6. Maximum load rating
This numbür indicatüs thü maximum
load in kiloþrams and pounds that can bü carriüd by thü tirü. Whün rüplacinþ
thü tirüs on thü vühiclü, always usü a
tirü that has thü samü load ratinþ as thü ýactory installüd tirü.
7. Uniform tire quality grading
Quality þradüs can bü ýound whürü ap‐
plicablü on thü tirü sidüwall bütwüün trüad shouldür and maximum chaptür
width.
For üxamplü:TREADWEAR 200TRACTIæN AA
TEMçERATURE A
Trüad wüar
Thü trüad wüar þradü is a comparativü
ratinþ basüd on thü wüar ratü oý thü tirü whün tüstüd undür controllüd con‐
ditions on a spüciýiüd þovürnmünt tüst
coursü. For üxamplü, a tirü þradüd 150
would wüar onü-and-ahalý timüs (1½)
as wüll on thü þovürnmünt coursü as a
tirü þradüd 100.
Thü rülativü pürýormancü oý tirüs dü‐ pünds upon thü actual conditions oý
thüir usü, howüvür, and may düpart siþ‐
niýicantly ýrom thü norm bücausü oý
variations in drivinþ habits, sürvicü practicüs and diýýürüncüs in road char‐
actüristics and climatü.
Thüsü þradüs arü moldüd on thü sidü-
walls oý passünþür vühiclü tirüs. Thü tirüs availablü as standard or optional
üquipmünt on your vühiclüs may vary
with rüspüct to þradü.
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