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Horse trailer companies used to have the trend to cut cost on tires. 
They would put on tires whose load capacity was too small for the weight 
carried. Bottom line a 3 horse LQ trailer should have load rate G tires. 
Anything lighter will come apart from heat after 10 hours on the road - 
even brand new. With tires its better to be safe than sorry.

Truman

oddfarm wrote:
> That is very interesting. Another thing that causes blowouts is the 
> wrong tire size. I learned after 5 blowouts that my tires were not the 
> right size for the trailer. A very expensive lesson, but one I will 
> NOT forget.
> I may be slow, but I am NOT rich. I figured it out. :)
> Lisa Salas, teh Odd fArm
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Rick Jackson <mailto:am2aracehorse@xxxxxxxxx>
>     *To:* ridecamp <mailto:ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:40 PM
>     *Subject:* [RC] trailer tire pressure
>
>     the 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.
>     Rick
>     As for me and my horse, we shall serve the Lord. Gallopin' 2:4


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