Abstract: A washing machine and a method for operating a washing machine appliance. After the user selects a wash cycle, the washing machine appliance may perform a load sensing routine, during which a standard water fill amount and standard agitation intensity are determined. The washing machine appliance includes a controller that receives a user input of a supplemental water fill amount and provides the tub with an amount of water equal to the standard water fill amount plus the supplemental water fill amount. The controller determines an increased agitation intensity based at least in part on the supplemental water fill amount and operates the motor in order to rotate an agitation element according to the increased agitation intensity. The present subject matter thereby enables a user to adjust the water fill amount while maintaining the agitation stroke intensity.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass ply (12) of cables of a high tensile material have stiffening members (21,22) of a textile material disposed on each side and adjacent to the turn-up portions (27) of the carcass ply. The textile cords in one stiffening member are oriented in an opposite manner from the cords of the other stiffening member with respect to a circumferential line of the tire.