With material handling as the backbone of the economy, forklifts serve an integral role in uploading goods and materials. Forklift tires play a major role in ensuring operator’s safety and maximizing productivity; whether it’s an indoor or outdoor operation. It’s important to tell when it’s time to change your tires.
Benefits of proper tire care include:
Increased tire life
Increased productivity
Reduced fuel consumption.
Improved operator comfort
Safer operation
At MAXAM, we not only make it our mission to innovate and to bring consistent performance and value that you deserve, but also for the safety and livelihood of our customers and end users. Below are nine warning signs that help you identify damaged tires.
1. Blow-out
2. Base/cap separation
3. Bond separation
4. Radial cracking
5. Steer tire overload
6. Chipping and chunking
7. Pitting or cupping
8. Uneven wear
9. Flat spots
Keeping your tires in good condition may require some time and effort but ensures maximum productivity, safer workplace, and better efficiency. For more tire tips and information, contact your local MAXAM Tire sales manager to get best customer service and support you need.
In the agricultural industry, it is how the equipment is utilized or the inherent operational requirements that will affect the tire replacement cycle. As agricultural tires are considered off-road and not US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated, there are no firm rules to determine when an ag tire absolutely needs to be replaced....
While solid OTR tires require zero maintenance and are built to last much longer than foam filled pneumatics, they still have a certain life span. Although these tires don’t require the maintenance pneumatic off-the-road tires require, MAXAM recommends operations inspect their solid OTR tires every now and then.
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