Over-the-road and industrial vehicular tires and Tubes

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

sition will not exceed the stacking limits specified below.

Maximum Number of Tires To Be Stacked (Continued)

(4) Reparable aircraft tires with a normal

Tire size

One upon an-

cross section width of 10 inches and above will not be

other

stacked more than 5 tires high.

900x16 ................................ ........ 8 each

1,000x20 ................................ ...... 6 each

(5) Reparable aircraft tires with a normal

1,200x24 ................................ ...... 6 each

cross section width of less than 10 inches will not be

1,300x20 ................................ ...... 6 each

stacked more than 8 tires high.

1,400x20 ................................ ...... 5 each

(6) Aircraft inner tubes will be stored to avoid

creasing. Inner tubes will not be completely deflated

If the indicated limit is exceeded, the bottom tire is in

and will be dusted with tire talc to prevent the tubes from

danger of permanent damage. This limit also applies to

sticking together. Whenever possible, inner tubes will

placing one pallet on top of another when intervening

be packed in fiberboard boxes. If fiberboard boxes are

supports are not provided between the pallets. If tires

not available, tubes will be wrapped in heavy paper and

stored horizontally remain in storage for over 6 months,

stored in a dark room. Packages will be plainly marked

each stack should be reversed so that the bottom tire is

to indicate contents and will state size, type of tube, date

put on top.

of manufacture, and stock number.

(2) Vertical storage of tires eliminates the

(7) Tires and tubes should not be stored in

necessity for periodic rewarehousing which is required

the vicinity of electrical discharges from the operation of

when tires are stored horizontally.

electric motors, generators, welders, or other electrical

(a) Tires stored in a vertical position

devices.

may be grouped by size on standard 40- by 48-inch

c. Over-the-road and industrial vehicular tires and

pallets combined with appropriate size standard pallet

tubes.

support sets to form a tire storage unit (fig 5-43). As an

(1) The preferred method of storing

alternate method, pallet racks may be used if they are

pneumatic rubber tires, mounted and unmounted, tube

more readily available. Suitable wood racks, steel

and tubeless, new, used, and reconditioned, is in a

racks, or slotted-angle receptacles, and nonstandard

vertical position.

Horizontal storage is not as

pallet support sets, now in use, are acceptable pending

satisfactory because of the necessity for reversing at 6-

normal replacement action.

month intervals. However, where small quantities of

(b) Tires up to 48 inches outside

tires are involved, horizontal stacking is economical.

diameter may be stored in bundles in pyramidal fashion.

When horizontal pallet storage is used, the quantity of

This method permits the attainment of adequate storage

tires to be stacked on each pallet should not exceed the

heights with a minimum requirement for storage aids.

following limits:

The tires may be unitized in bundles by securing (fig 5-

44) with either the stretch-film or the shrink-film method.

Maximum Number of Tires To Be Stacked

Figure 5-45 is an example of tires unitized by use of

Tire size

One upon an-

stretch film. Chapter III, section X, provides information

other

on use of stretch and shrink film. Also, MILT-004

600x16

15 each

contains instructions for tire unitization to include use of

650x20

14 each

strapping.

750x16

12 each

700x20

12 each

5-80