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RE: [RC] [RC] Tire Pressure - David LeBlancHere's a warning about this - I got real smart (by half) one day and decided that since my trailer is really heavy that my truck tires ought to be set to the high end of what the sticker says. Ought to work and be safer (at least in theory). So then we blew the RF tire on the truck on the way home, and then blew a valve out of 2 different rear tires, all within a couple of months. The last one involved a 4AM trip to the pass to rescue my wife. The problem turned out to be that %$##!!!! Ford put rubber valve stems in the rims and they couldn't take full pressure (though the tire and the truck agreed). Once they were all replaced with metal, everything was fine. Too bad I had to ruin 2 $250 tires to learn this lesson. This probably won't be an issue with the average trailer tire, but if you have high pressure truck tires, this is something to think about. BTW, if the tire's listed rating is below what the truck says, then you probably have too low a load rating on the tire. This is a common problem with trailer tires and some of them even come with improperly rated tires. Nancy said: Go with what the tire says. The pressure given on the on the truck specifies what is necessary to achieve their listed weight rating. ============================================================ There are 2 ways to win at this sport. You take a horse and race him for a short time and then find a new horse or you can take one horse , do the homework and spend many miles and years enjoying that horse. ~ Paddi Sprecher ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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