[RC] trailer tire pressure - Rick Jacksonthe tire pressures on the tires themselves are for the safest ride. i am a mechanic going on almost 30 years in the biz. NEVER overinflate your tires! you are begging for flats! the max rating is for max weight. almost as bad as overinflating is under inflating. 10 to 20% under the max is acceptable. an underinflated tire will rapidly overheat and will cause a blow-out... much more dangerous than a slow leak. the whole firestone recall a few years back primarily on fords was NOT a defect with the tires! the fords and other vehicles were having trouble passing the roll-over standards( too top heavy). so in order to pass the safety testing they lowered the recommended tire pressure to 22psi. this caused extreme overheating of the tires. many blow-outs, crashes, injuries, deaths, and lawsuits later. ford and firestone pulled the tires, replaced them with other brands and raised tire pressures. firestone went out of business over that and their
infamous 721 radials which would come apart at 70mph. RickAs for me and my horse, we shall serve the Lord. Gallopin' 2:4
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