BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU

50-1.5.6:1994
ISO 10500:
1991

Tyres and wheels —

Part 1: Tyres —
Section 5: Industrial vehicle tyres —
Subsection 5.6 Specification for
cylindrical and conical base rubber
solid tyres (metric series): Designation,
dimensions and marking

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Committees responsible for this

British Standard
The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Automobile
Standards Policy Committee (AUE/-) to Technical Committee AUE/4, upon
which the following bodies were represented:
Agricultural Engineers’ Association
Automobile Association
British Industrial Truck Association
British Pressure Gauge Manufacturers’ Association
British Rubber Manufacturers’ Association
Bus and Coach Council
Department of Transport
Freight Transport Association
Institute of Road Transport Engineers (Inc)
Motor Cycle Industry’s Association of Great Britain Ltd.
Motor Industry Research Association
National Tyre Distributors’ Association
Retread Manufacturers’ Association
Road Haulage Association Ltd.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Automobile
Standards Policy Committee,
was published under the
authority of the Standards
Board and comes
into effect on
15 February 1994
Amendments issued since publication
© BSI 12-1999 Amd. No. Date Comments
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference AUE/4
Draft for comment 90/76569 DC

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Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Definitions 1
4 Tyre designations 1
5 Marking 1
6 Tyre dimensions 1
7 Rims 1
8 Load ratings 3
Figure 1 — Cylindrical base solid tyre 2
Figure 2 — Rim bevelling 3
Figure 3 — Rim profiles for conical-base solid tyres 3
Table 1 — Dimensions for cylindrical and conical
base solid tyres 2
Table 2 — Rim bevelling 3
Table 3 — Rim profiles for conical-base solid tyres 4
Table 4 — Tyre load capacity ratings per tyre for
cylindrical and conical base rubber solid tyres 5
List of references Inside back cover

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National foreword
This Subsection of this Part of BS AU 50 has been prepared under the direction
of the Automobile Standards Policy Committee and is identical with
ISO 10500:1991 Industrial tyres and rims — Cylindrical and conical base rubber
solid tyres (metric series) — Designation, dimensions and marking, published by
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Other Parts of this
standard are:
— Part 2: Wheels and rims;
— Part 3: Valves;
— Part 4: Rim profiles and dimensions.
Cross-references. The Technical Committee has reviewed the provisions of
ISO 286-2, ISO 468, ISO 3877-4 and ISO 4223-2 to which normative reference is
made in the text and has decided that they are acceptable for use in conjunction
with this standard.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.
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1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the main
requirements, including designations, dimensions,
markings and load ratings, of the metric series of
cylindrical and conical base rubber solid tyres
primarily intended for industrial machines for use
on prepared surfaces.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which,
through reference in this text, constitute provisions
of this International Standard. At the time of
publication, the editions indicated were valid. All
standards are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this International Standard
are encouraged to investigate the possibility of
applying the most recent editions of the standards
indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.
ISO 286-2:1988, ISO system of limits and fits —
Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance grades and
limit deviations for holes and shafts.
ISO 468:1982, Surface roughness — Parameters,
their values and general rules for specifying
requirements.
ISO 3877-4:1984, Tyres, valves and tubes — List of
equivalent terms — Part 4: Solid tyres.
ISO 4223-2:19917, Definitions of some terms used in
the tyre industry — Part 2: Solid tyres.
3 Definitions
For definitions of terms relating to solid tyres,
see ISO 4223-2:1991; equivalent terms are given in 7.1.1 The dimensional data of the rims (wheels) are
ISO 3877-4:1984.
4 Tyre designations
The dimensional and constructional characteristics
shall be indicated as specified in 4.1 and 4.2 .
4.1 Cylindrical base tyres
4.1.1 Pressed-on tyres
A three-part designation shall be given, as follows: Dimensions in Table 2 are recommended.
overall diameter D × nominal base width W —
nominal rim (wheel) diameter d
EXAMPLE
260 × 125-160
4.1.2 Cured-on tyres
A two-part designation shall be given, as follows:
overall diameter D × nominal base width W
EXAMPLE
225 × 100
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4.2 Conical base tyres
A four-part designation shall be given, as follows:
overall diameter D × nominal tyre width W —
nominal rim (wheel) diameter d0, with the
symbol KM (for a wheel divided in the middle) or
KS (for a wheel divided at the side)
EXAMPLE
260 × 125-160 KM
5 Marking
5.1 General marking
The marking shall consist of the designation
specified in clause 4 .
The location of the marking of the symbols KM or
KS for conical base tyres may be distinct but shall be
in close proximity to the marking of the other
dimensional characteristics.
5.2 Maximum speed marking
If a tyre is not capable of operating at the maximum
speeds shown in Table 4, its actual maximum speed
shall be marked on the sidewall of the tyre.
6 Tyre dimensions
The relevant dimensions for the recommended size
range of metric series of cylindrical and conical base
rubber solid tyres are shown in Table 1.
7 Rims
7.1 Rim (wheel) profiles for cylindrical base
tyres
given in Figure 1 and Table 1.
7.1.2 The rim (wheel) diameter tolerances shall be
h11, as defined in ISO 286-2.
7.1.3 The mating surface roughness shall have an
arithmetical mean deviation, Ra, as defined in
ISO 468, not exceeding 6,3 4m.
7.1.4 To facilitate tyre mounting, at least one side of
the rim (wheel) shall be bevelled (see Figure 2).
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Figure 1 — Cylindrical base solid tyre

Table 1 — Dimensions for cylindrical and conical base solid tyres
Dimensions in millimetres
Nominal rim (wheel) Tyre base widths, Wa Cushion height of
diameter cylindrical base solid
100 125 160 200 250 300 tyresb
d or d0c Overall diameters, D D – d- – 10
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2
125 225 40
160 260 260 40
200 320 320 320 50
270 390 390 390 390 50
315 455 455 455 455 455 60
410 560 560 560 560 560 560 65
500 650 650 650 650 650 65
670 820 820 820 820 65
a The maximum tyre overall diameter and base width in service shall not exceed the design values.
b Cushion height is calculated on the assumption of a base band of 10 mm thickness.
c d applies to cylindrical base; d to conical base.
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7.2 Rim (wheel) profiles for conical base tyres

7.2.1 The dimensional data for the rims (wheels) are
given in Figure 3 and Table 3.
7.2.2 The rim (wheel) diameter tolerances for d0, d1
and d2 shall be js 12 as defined in ISO 286-2.

8 Load ratings
8.1 Tyre load-carrying capacities on
counterbalanced fork-lift trucks and on other
vehicles are specified in Table 4.
8.2 Load capacities are based on cylindrical base
tyre dimensions. They are independent from the
thickness of the cylindrical tyre base band.
Figure 2 — Rim bevelling
8.3 Load capacities for cylindrical base and conical
Table 2 — Rim bevelling base tyres are the same.
Tyre base Width of Angle 8.4 When fitted in dual formation, the load capacity
width, W bevelling, c to axis, µ for the two tyres is twice that for a single tyre.
mm mm
W = 100 3
30 ° ± 5 °
W W 125 5

Figure 3 — Rim profiles for conical-base solid tyres

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Table 3 — Rim profiles for conical-base solid tyres

Dimensions in millimetres, angles in degrees
Tyre width Rim width Rim angles Symbola Widths Rim height
W S µ ¶ W1 W2 S1 S2 h1 h2
100 104 8 8 KM 50 50 52 52 7,3 7,3
125 130 8 8 KM 62,5 62,5 65 65 9,1 9,1
160 167 15 8 KS 45 115 48,5 118,5 13,0 12,4
200 208 15 8 KS 69 131 73 135 19,6 19,0
250 260 15 8 KS 86 164 91 169 24,5 23,7
300 312 15 8 KS 103 197 109 203 29,2 28,5
a This symbol shall be shown on the tyre in close proximity to the marking of the dimensional characteristics (see 5.1 ).

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Table 4 — Tyre load capacity ratings per tyre for cylindrical and
conical base rubber solid tyres
Tyre load
capability on
Tyre load capability on counterbalanced fork lift trucks of speed other
capabilities vehicles of
Tyre size speed
capabilities
up to 10 km/h up to 16 km/h up to 16 km/h
Pressed-on Cured-on Load wheels Steering Load wheels Steering
tyres tyres wheels wheels
kg kg kg kg kg
225 × 100-125 225 × 100 700 575 625 525 500

260 × 100-160 260 × 100 780 640 700 585 560

260 × 125-160 260 × 125 1 030 845 920 775 735

320 × 100-200 320 × 100 915 750 815 685 655

320 × 125-200 320 × 125 1 230 1 010 1 095 920 880
320 × 160-200 320 × 160 1 670 1 370 1 490 1 250 1 190

390 × 100-270 390 × 100 1 060 870 950 795 760

390 × 125-270 390 × 125 1 425 1 170 1 275 1 070 1 020
390 × 160-270 390 × 160 1 935 1 590 1 730 1 450 1 380
390 × 200-270 390 × 200 2 515 2 065 2 245 1 890 1 800

455 × 100-315 455 × 100 1 175 965 1 045 880 835

455 × 125-315 455 × 125 1 605 1 320 1 435 1 205 1 145
455 × 160-315 455 × 160 2 215 1 820 1 975 1 660 1 580
455 × 200-315 455 × 200 2 905 2 390 2 595 2 180 2 075
455 × 250-315 455 × 250 3 775 3 100 3 370 2 830 2 695

560 × 100-410 560 × 100 1 350 1 110 1 205 1 015 965

560 × 125-410 560 × 125 1 870 1 540 1 670 1 405 1 335
560 × 160-410 560 × 160 2 600 2 135 2 320 1 950 1 855
560 × 200-410 560 × 200 3 430 2 820 3 065 2 575 2 450
560 × 250-410 560 × 250 4 470 3 675 3 995 3 355 3 195
560 × 300-410 560 × 300 5 515 4 530 4 920 4 135 3 935

650 × 125-500 650 × 125 2 090 1 720 1 870 1 570 1 495

650 × 160-500 650 × 160 2 910 2 390 2 595 2 180 2 075
650 × 200-500 650 × 200 3 835 3 150 3 425 2 880 2 740
650 × 250-500 650 × 250 5 000 4 110 4 465 3 750 3 570
650 × 300-500 650 × 300 6 165 5 065 5 505 4 625 4 405

820 × 160-670 820 × 160 3 460 2 840 3 090 2 595 2 470

820 × 200-670 820 × 200 4 570 3 750 4 080 3 425 3 260
820 × 250-670 820 × 250 5 955 4 890 5 315 4 465 4 250
820 × 300-670 820 × 300 7 340 6 030 6 550 5 505 5 240

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List of references
See national foreword.

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