Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions
Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics
Chapter 175 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTION
Subchapter L - ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES, IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY AND SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Section 175.224 - Tires and wheels

Universal Citation: 67 PA Code § 175.224

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Condition of tires and wheels. Tires and wheels or traction surfaces shall be in safe operating condition as described in this subchapter.

(b) Tire standards.

(1) If of pneumatic type, the tires shall be operated at a cold inflation pressure no less than that specified for the load being carried.

(2) The tires shall meet the minimum manufacturer specifications as to tire size and shall be free of defective conditions reasonably believed to render the tire unsafe for highway use.

(3) The wheel nuts, bolts, clamps or lugs shall have proper thread engagement; and wheels shall not be bent, cracked or damaged in such a way as to affect safe operation of vehicle.

(1) An implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment shall not be equipped with cleats or guide bands which come in contact with the highway of a greater height or less width than that specified for classes and gross weights as follows-except caterpillar or crawler type vehicles:

Cleats		Guide Bands
Gross Weights in Pounds	Maximum Height	Minimum Width	Maximum Height	Minimum Width
Less than 12,000	2"	3/8"	1 1/2"	2"
12,000 and over	2"	1"	1 1/2"	2"

(2) When cleats are placed diagonally across the face of the driving surface or placed in two sections similar to the letter "V," cleats shall be spaced so as not to exceed 9 inches from center to center, measured at right angles to the cleats. When the cleats are placed on the driving surface in two sections-standard type of cleat mounting-sections shall be spaced so as not to exceed 7 1/2 inches from the center measured at right angles to the cleats. The cleats and guide bands shall have a flat surface with rounded edges.

(3) An implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment shall not be equipped with caterpiller or crawler type cleats or grousers or guide bands-which come in contact with highway of greater height or less width than specified for classes and gross weights as follows:

Cleats		Guide Bands
Gross Weights in Pounds	Maximum Height	Minimum Width	Maximum Height	Minimum Width
Less than 7,500	2"	1"	1 1/2"	2"
7,500 and over but less than 12,000	2"	1 1/2"	1 1/2"	2"
12,000 and over	2"	2"	1 1/2"	2"

(4) The cleats or grousers on a caterpillar or crawler type tractor shall have a flat surface with rounded edges; shall be placed at right angles to front to rear axis of the vehicle, so arranged that five or more cleats on each traction surface shall be in road contact with the highway; and shall not be less than 3/4 of the width of the tread or driving surface.

(5) An animal-drawn vehicle is permitted nonpneumatic tires.

(d) Alignment. Tires or wheels may not be out of alignment to such a degree that steering control is affected.

(e) Tires and rims. The axles of a vehicle specified under this subchapter shall be equipped with tires and rims as originally equipped.

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