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Tire PSI reminder.


The excavator ex·ca·va·tor
n.
An instrument, such as a sharp spoon or curette, used in scraping out pathological tissue.


excavator (eks´k
 just got back from the paint shop looking like new ... except. Before the vehicle heads out of the motorpool, you mechanics have to make sure "40 PSI" is stenciled on the fenders as a reminder to your operators.

The excavator needs just 40 psi per tire for both highway and cross-country cross-coun·try  Abbr. XC or X-C
adj.
1. Moving or directed across open country rather than following tracks, roads, or runs: a cross-country race.

2.
 driving. Any more or any less air pressure leads to sidewall side·wall  
n.
1. A wall that forms the side of something.

2. A side surface of an automobile tire, between the edge of the tread and the wheel rim.

Noun 1.
 damage.
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Title Annotation:military supplies, Pressure per Square Inch
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2004
Words:65
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