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4.2 Tyre Size, Ply Rating and Load Index Tables
1. Locate the line entry corresponding to the size and ply rating or load index marked on the tyre sidewall;

2. Read off the maximum axle load (kg) for these tyres in ‘SINGLE’ or ‘TWIN’ formation, as appropriate.

3. These tables show the maximum axle load for tyres in single and dual (twin) formation.  If a tyre has only one load index marked, then that index refers to use in single formation. Such tyres can be used in dual formation by applying the following formula:

Max. load in dual formation = Max. load shown for single x 1.91
Nominal tyre size
Ply Rating
Load Index
Max axle Load
(kg)
Single Tyres
Twin Tyres
145-13c

145-13c
6

8 		83/81

88/86 		970

1120 		1840

2120
560-13c
 6 - 1020 1940
590-13c
 6 - 1070 2090
640-13c

640-13c
6

8 		-

- 		1280

1430 		2240

2750
670-13

670-13c

670-13

670-13c
-

6

-

8 		94/93

-

99/98

- 		1340

1380

1550

1580 		2600

2650

3000

3050
155-14c
 6 - 1070 2040
175-14

175-14c

175-14c
-

6

8 		96/94

-

99/98 		1420

1430

1550 		2680

2680

3000
185-14

185-14

185-14

185-14c

185-14c
Radial

Reinforced rad

Reinforced 4pl

6

8 		-

-

94

99/97

102/100 		1200

1340

1340

1550

1700 		2300

2560

2560

2920

3200
195-14

195-14c

195-14c
 -

6

8 		102/100

-

106/104 		1700

1700

1900 		3200

3210

3600
205-14

205-14c

205-14c
-

6

8 		105/103

-

109/107 		1850

1850

2060 		3500

3510

3900
215-14c
 8 112-110 2240 4240
590-14c

 6

 -

 1170

 2240
600-14c
 8 92/90 1260 2400
640-14c
 6 - 1330 2550
650-14

650-14c

650-14c
4

6

8 		-

93/91

- 		970

1300

1500		 1860

2460

2840
670-14c

670-14

670-14c
 6

-

8		 -

101/99

-		 1430

1650

1680		 2750

3100

3160
185/75-14
 - 102/100 1700 3200
195/75-14
 - 106/104 1900 3600
205/75-14
 - 109/107 2060 3900
215/75-14
 - 112/110 2240 4240
145-15c
 8 91/89 1230 2320
185-15c
 8 103/102 1750 3400
590-15c
 6 - 1220 2340
640-15c
 6 - 1380 2650
670-15

670-15c

670-15

670-15c

670-15
 -

6

-

8

10		 98/96

-

103/102

-

108/107		 1500

1530

1750

1780

2000		 2840

2900

3400

3460

3900
700-15c

700-15c

700-15c

700-15

 6

-

8

12

 -

103/102

-

-

 1750

1750

1940

2440

 3400

3400

3760

4580
750-15c

750-15c

750-15

750-15
 6

8

10

12		 -

-

-

-		 1830

2060

2340

2750		 3560

3970

4370

5340
255/75-15
 - 118/116 2640 5000
175-16c

175-16c
 6

8		 98/96

101/99		 1500

1650		 2840

3100
Nominal tyre size
Ply Rating
Load Index
Max axle Load
(kg)
Single Tyres
Twin Tyres
185-16c
 8 104/102 1800 3400
195-16c
 8 107/105 1950 3700
205-16

205-16c

205-16c
 -

6

8		 106/104

-

110/108		 1900

1900

2120		 3600

3610

4000
215-16c

215-16c
 6

8		 110/108

113/111		 2120

2300		 4000

4360
600-16

600-16

600-16

600-16

600-16
 -

6

8

-

10 & Radial		 95/92

-

-

103/101

-		 1380

1380

1530

1750

1830		 2520

2550

2920

3300

3300
650-16

650-16

650-16

650-16

650-16

650-16

 -

6

-

8

-

10 & Radial

 98/97

-

104/102

-

108/107

-

 1500

1530

1800

1830

2000

2040

 2920

2920

3400

3460

3900

3900
700-16

700-16

700-16

700-16

700-16

700-16

700-16

700-16
 -

6

-

8

-

10

12

12 & Radial		 102/100

-

108/106

-

113/112

-

117/116

-		 1700

1730

2000

2040

2300

2340

2570

2650		 3200

3260

3800

3870

4480

4480

5000

5000
750-16

750-16

750-16

750-16

750-16

750-16

750-16

750-16
 -

6

-

8 & Radial

10

-

12 & Radial

-		 108/106

-

-112/110

-

-

116/114

-

121/120		 2000

2040

2240

2240

2500

2500

2900

2900		 3800

3870

4240

4270

4720

4720

5600

5600
825-16

825-16
 8

10		 -

-		 2650

2850		 4880

5440
900-16

900-16

900-16

900-16

900-16
 6

-

8

-

10		 -

114/111

-

119/117

-		 2340

2360

2720

2720

3050		 4370

4360

5140

5140

5600
175/75-16
 - 101/99 1650 3100
185/75-16
 - 104/102 1800 3400
195/75-16

195/75-16
 -

- 		104/102

107/105 		1800

1950 		3400

3700
205/75-16
 -

 110/108 2120 4000
215/75-16
 - 113/111 2300 4360
225/75-16

225/75-16
 -

- 		116/114

118/116 		2500

2640		 4720

5000
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