Nov 22, 2002 / Tire Inflation #1 M MartyH New member Joined Nov 10, 2002 Messages 24 Tractor Yanmar 1500D My Japanese Bridgestone tires say 2.2kg and 3.5kg. Is this literally 4.85psi and 7.71psi?
Nov 23, 2002 / Tire Inflation #2 N normde2001 Elite Member Joined Mar 10, 2002 Messages 4,159 Nope, that's kg per square centimeter. I don't have a chart handy but 1 kg/cm2 = 14 psi.
Nov 23, 2002 / Tire Inflation #3 A Anonymous Poster Epic Contributor Joined Sep 27, 2005 Messages 29,678 Marty, 2.2 kg = 31.29 psi 3.5 kg = 49.78 psi. Danny
Nov 23, 2002 / Tire Inflation #4 D DavesTractor Elite Member Joined Sep 25, 2002 Messages 4,488 Location Red Bluff, CA Tractor Changes often! Be careful that the bigger number may be the "don't inflate the tire over this much to seat the bead" number, not maximum inflation, which might be the lower number.
Be careful that the bigger number may be the "don't inflate the tire over this much to seat the bead" number, not maximum inflation, which might be the lower number.
