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Reducing Tire Pressures Lessens Rutting on Thawing Forest Roads: Results of Two Field Trials
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Many forest companies in Canada experience operational restrictions when spring thaw conditions make their road infrastructures impassable. Trials conducted in the early 1990's by the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada of chip trucks equipped with central tire inflation systems have shown that transport over thawing roads may be possible using reduced tire pressures. This paper discusses the results and implications of two road-rutting trials with variable tire pressures conducted on thawing block-entry and forest access roads.
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Bradley, A., "Reducing Tire Pressures Lessens Rutting on Thawing Forest Roads: Results of Two Field Trials," SAE Technical Paper 942246, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/942246.Also In
Central Tire Inflation Systems Managing the Vehicle to Surface
Number: SP-1061; Published: 1994-11-01
Number: SP-1061; Published: 1994-11-01
References
- Ad Hoc Central Tire Inflation Applications Team 1988 Operation Bigfoot Technology Application Plan. USDA Forest Service 52
- Whitcomb, W. Yapp, M. Myers M. 1990 Aggregate Surfacing Design Guide Final Report prepared by ARE Inc.- Engineering Consultants for the USDA Forest Service 159