BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU

50-1-5.5:1998
ISO 10499-2:
1998

Tyres and wheels —

Part 1: Tyres —
Section 5: Industrial vehicle tyres —
Subsection 5.5: Specification for solid
tyres (metric series) for pneumatic tyre
rims: Load ratings

ICS 43. 040. 50; 83. 1 60. 1 0

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National foreword
This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 1 0499-2: 1 998 and implements
it as the UK national standard.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
AUE/4, Tyres and wheels for motor vehicles, which has the responsibility to:
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This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the ISO title page, pages ii to iv, pages 1 to 3 and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
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under the authority of the
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Contents
Page
National foreword Inside front cover
Foreword iii
Text of ISO 1 0499-2 1

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Contents
Page
Foreword iii
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Definitions 1
4 Tyre designations 1
5 Marking 1
6 Reference speed 1
7 Tyre load- carrying capacities 1
Table 1 — Correlation between load index (LI) and tyres load-carrying
capacity (TLCC) 2
Table 2 — Correlation between speed symbols and speed category 3
Table 3 — Tyre load capacity ratings for A5 tyres on rims with diameter
codes up to and including 1 5 on counterbalanced lift trucks 3
Table 4 — Tyre load capacity ratings for A5 tyres on rims with diameter
codes up to and including on other vehicles in intermittent service 3

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of
preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical
committees. Each member body interested in a subj ect for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that
committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental,
in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are
circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International
Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO 1 0499-2 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 31 , Tyres, rims and valves, Subcommittee SC 7, Industrial tyres and
rims.
ISO 1 0499 consists of the following parts, under the general title Industrial tyres
and rims — Rubber solid tyres (metric series) for pneumatic tyre rims:
— Part 1: Designation, dimensions and marking;
— Part 2: Load ratings.

Descriptors: Machinery, self-propelled machines, tyres, rubber products, solid tyres, specifications,
load capacity, designation, marking, metric system.

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1 Scope
This part of ISO 1 0499 specifies the load ratings of
the metric series of rubber solid tyres for pneumatic
tyre rims primarily intended for industrial vehicles
for use on prepared surfaces.
Designation, dimensions and marking are covered
in ISO 1 0499-1 ; rim contours fitting these tyres are
specified in ISO 3739-3.
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 subj ect 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 3739-3: 1 995, Industrial tyres and rims —
Part 3: Rims.
ISO 3877-4: 1 984, Tyres, valves and tubes — List of
equivalent terms — Part 4: Solid tyres.
ISO 4223-2: 1 991 , Definitions of some terms used in
the tyre industry — Part 2: Solid tyres.
ISO 5053: 1 987, Powered industrial trucks —
Terminology.
ISO 1 0499-1 : 1 991 , Industrial tyres and rims —
Rubber solid tyres (metric series) for pneumatic tyre
rims — Part 1: Designation, dimensions and
marking.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this part of ISO 1 0499, the
definitions given in ISO 3877-4, ISO 4223- 2
and ISO 5053 apply.
4 Tyre designations
4.1 Dimensional and constructional
characteristics
See ISO 1 0499- 1 .
4.2 Service descriptions
The service description shall be indicated as follows:
Load index Speed symbol
4.2.1 Load index
The load index is a numerical code associated with
the maximum load a tyre can carry at the speed
indicated by its speed symbol, under the service
conditions specified by the tyre manufacturer.
The correlation between load indices and tyre
load-carrying capacities shall be as given in Table 1 .
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4.2.2 Speed symbol
The speed symbol shall be as given in Table 2. The
speed symbol or speed category indicates the
reference speed, defined as the speed at which the
tyre can carry the load corresponding to its load
index under the specified service conditions.
5 Marking
The marking shall consist of
a) the designation of the dimensional and
constructional characteristics according to
ISO 1 0499-1 ;
b) the designation of the service description (load
index and speed symbol).
The location of the marking of the service
description (load index and speed symbol) shall be
distinct but in the vicinity of the marking of the
dimensional and constructional characteristics.
EXAMPLE
225/70 — 1 0/6. 5 1 39 A5
The characteristics of a tyre with the above
markings are as follows:
225: nominal section width equal to 225 mm;
70: nominal aspect ratio equal to 70;
1 0: nominal rim diameter code, corresponding
to 254 mm;
6. 5: nominal rim width code;
1 39: load index (LI) corresponding to a tyre load
of 2 430 kg;
A5: speed symbol corresponding to a speed
category of 25 km/h.
6 Reference speed
The reference speed for tyre load identification of
rubber solid tyres for pneumatic tyre rims shall
be 25 km/h, i. e. speed symbol A5.
For tyres with a maximum speed below 25 km/h the
speed symbol and associated load index shall
correspond to the maximum speed of the tyre.
7 Tyre load-carrying capacities
7.1 General
7.1.1 If possible, the reference loads or load indices
respectively of rubber solid tyres for pneumatic tyre
rims should be adj usted to those of the pneumatic
tyres of the same size designation and the highest
existing load index number in order to assure
equivalence or interchangeability.
NOTE The additional weight of rubber solid tyres for
pneumatic tyre rims is not taken into account when converting
industrial vehicles from pneumatic tyres to solid tyres.
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Table 1 — Correlation between load index (LI) and tyres load-carrying capacity (TLCC)
LI TLCC LI TLCC LI TLCC LI TLCC LI TLCC
kg kg kg kg kg

40 1 40 80 450 1 20 1 400 1 60 4 500 200 1 4 000

41 1 45 81 462 1 21 1 450 1 61 4 625 201 1 4 500
42 1 50 82 475 1 22 1 500 1 62 4 750 202 1 5 000
43 1 55 83 487 1 23 1 550 1 63 4 875 203 1 5 500
44 1 60 84 500 1 24 1 600 1 64 5 000 204 1 6 000
45 1 65 85 51 5 1 25 1 650 1 65 5 1 50 205 1 6 500
46 1 70 86 530 1 26 1 700 1 66 5 300 206 1 7 000
47 1 75 87 545 1 27 1 750 1 67 5 450 207 1 7 500
48 1 80 88 560 1 28 1 800 1 68 5 600 208 1 8 000
49 1 85 89 580 1 29 1 850 1 69 5 800 209 1 8 500

50 1 90 90 600 1 30 1 900 1 70 6 000 21 0 1 9 000

51 1 95 91 61 5 1 31 1 950 1 71 6 1 50 21 1 1 9 500
52 200 92 630 1 32 2 000 1 72 6 300 21 2 20 000
53 206 93 650 1 33 2 060 1 73 6 500 21 3 20 600
54 21 2 94 670 1 34 2 1 20 1 74 6 700 21 4 21 200
55 21 8 95 690 1 35 2 1 80 1 75 6 900 21 5 21 800
56 224 96 71 0 1 36 2 240 1 76 7 1 00 21 6 22 400
57 230 97 730 1 37 2 300 1 77 7 300 21 7 23 000
58 236 98 750 1 38 2 350 1 78 7 500 21 8 23 600
59 243 99 775 1 39 2 430 1 79 7 750 21 9 24 300

60 250 1 00 800 1 40 2 500 1 80 8 000 220 25 000

61 257 1 01 825 1 41 2 575 1 81 8 250 221 25 750
62 265 1 02 850 1 42 2 650 1 82 8 500 222 26 500
63 272 1 03 875 1 43 2 725 1 83 8 750 223 27 250
64 280 1 04 900 1 44 2 800 1 84 9 000 224 28 000
65 290 1 05 925 1 45 2 900 1 85 9 250 225 29 000
66 300 1 06 950 1 46 3 000 1 86 9 500 226 30 000
67 307 1 07 975 1 47 3 075 1 87 9 750 227 30 750
68 31 5 1 08 1 000 1 48 3 1 50 1 88 1 0 000 228 31 500
69 325 1 09 1 030 1 49 3 250 1 89 1 0 300 229 32 500

70 335 110 1 060 1 50 3 350 1 90 1 0 600 230 33 500

71 345 111 1 090 1 51 3 450 1 91 1 0 900 231 34 500
72 355 112 1 1 20 1 52 3 550 1 92 1 1 200 232 35 500
73 365 113 1 1 50 1 53 3 650 1 93 1 1 500 233 36 500
74 375 114 1 1 80 1 54 3 750 1 94 1 1 800 234 37 500
75 387 115 1 21 5 1 55 3 875 1 95 1 2 1 50 235 38 750
76 400 116 1 250 1 56 4 000 1 96 1 2 500 236 40 000
77 41 2 117 1 285 1 57 4 1 25 1 97 1 2 850 237 41 250
78 425 118 1 320 1 58 4 250 1 98 1 3 200 238 42 500
79 437 119 1 360 1 59 4 375 1 99 1 3 600 239 43 750

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Table 2 — Correlation between speed 7.2 Load ratings

symbols and speed category 7.2.1 The permissible loads for rubber solid tyres for
Speed symbol Speed category pneumatic tyre rims are based on their application
km/h according to vehicle type and speed capability. For
A2 10 tyre sizes on rims with diameter code up to and
including 1 5 (ISO 1 0499-1 ), they shall be as given in
A3 15
Table 3 and Table 4.
A4 20 NOTE The data given in Table 3 and Table 4 may be
a a reconsidered in the light of additional field experience.
A5 25
a
See clause 6.
7.2.2 The 1 00 % reference load-carrying capacity is
the load corresponding to the load index marked on

7.1.2 The load capacities of rubber solid tyres for the tyre.

pneumatic tyre rims of the same size designation 7.2.3 Calculated loads shall be rounded up to the
are independent of the wheel design. nearest 5 kg.

7.1.3 Consult the tyre/rim manufacturers for 7.2.4 When fitted in dual formation, the load for the
confirmation of the suitability of tyre/rim two tyres is twice that for a single tyre.
combinations, particularly with regard to rim
profile and strength.
Table 3 — Tyre load capacity ratings for A5 tyres on rims with diameter codes up to
and including 15 on counterbalanced lift trucks
Speed capability of unloaded lift trucks up to 25 km/h
Load wheels Steering wheels
1 30 % 1 00 %

Table 4 — Tyre load capacity ratings for A5 tyres on rims with diameter codes up to and
including on other vehicles in intermittent service
Speed capability of other vehicles a
< 6 km/h < 1 0 km/h < 25 km/h
1 30 % 1 18 % 1 00 %
a
This category includes: Drives and steer wheels of other lift trucks, mobile cranes and free- rolling wheels on other vehicles
(trailers) up to a maximum distance of 2 000 m per j ourney.

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