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straightlinespeed said:
Question on Trailer Tire pressure.

I just installed new tires on our travel trailer last year. I checked the pressure today and it was at 55lbs (max cold is 65lbs). I should keep them inflated to 65lbs correct?
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How many ply are the tires? Thru my extensive experience, 10 PSI per ply is Optimal. Trailer tires.
 
Looks like I'll have to find a way to get around this. I live at a dead end road, this the only way out...

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straightlinespeed said:
Speed up just a little or swerve to the right! That is crazy the amount of rain you got in such a short time.
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Yeah it is. Just talking to the county, there's about 6-8 houses trapped being it so they said they may come in later tonight and out a thick steel plate over it but it'll be restricted to vehicles under 4 tons. Which is fine cause the jeep and Durango neither one weighs more than 6000
 
straightlinespeed said:
Question on Trailer Tire pressure.

I just installed new tires on our travel trailer last year. I checked the pressure today and it was at 55lbs (max cold is 65lbs). I should keep them inflated to 65lbs correct?
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The Top Two killers of ST tires, Number one, Under inflation, number two excess speed.
 
Mopar Tim said:
The Top Two killers of ST tires, Number one, Under inflation, number two excess speed.
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I've read a lot of that on the camper forum Im on. That is why I upgraded to better tires. I was going to purchase a TPMS for the camper, but just dont have the funds available right now for that. It came with those caps that turn red if the pressure is low, but those were for the Chinese tires and where only rated at 50psi. So the caps are pointless for these tires.
 
I would do the calculation. Vehicle weight vs the tire capacity at max inflation. The tires inflated to max pressure although safer may cause uneven wear. And the rough ride will be transmitted to the tow vehicle.
Just like your automobile, the trailer manufacturer has reccomended tire pressure.
 
Tooljunkie said:
I would do the calculation. Vehicle weight vs the tire capacity at max inflation. The tires inflated to max pressure although safer may cause uneven wear. And the rough ride will be transmitted to the tow vehicle.
Just like your automobile, the trailer manufacturer has reccomended tire pressure.
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I have to stop by a CAT scale and weigh the trailer fully loaded. Travel Trailer weights are grossly underrated from the factory.
 
zkx14 said:
How far across that looks like a big span for a steel plate unless they are gonna dump a couple truckloads of stone and just drop plates on that...
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Yeah I don't know. I bet they just drop in a temp culvert and stone for the time being.
 
Tooljunkie said:
I would do the calculation. Vehicle weight vs the tire capacity at max inflation. The tires inflated to max pressure although safer may cause uneven wear. And the rough ride will be transmitted to the tow vehicle.
Just like your automobile, the trailer manufacturer has reccomended tire pressure.
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See thinking like this, is a big reason there are so many tire failures on the road. Everything you say makes sense, in the "Car" world. BUT on a trailer, that you cannot tell what is happening back there, no way higher pressure can be felt in the tow vehicle. I have towed all kinds of things tens of thousands of miles, and have learned a tough lesson, install the best tire you can, and keep them pumped up. And keep speed down, the more plys, the slower you should drive, they get hotter the more plys they are. You can combat this with the 10 psi per ply rule.
 
Tooljunkie said:
I would do the calculation. Vehicle weight vs the tire capacity at max inflation. The tires inflated to max pressure although safer may cause uneven wear. And the rough ride will be transmitted to the tow vehicle.
Just like your automobile, the trailer manufacturer has reccomended tire pressure.
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The manufactures recommended tire pressure is pure bunk. Under rated...
 
Steel plate? It would have to be quite the chunk of metal.
And it would likely have to be the width of the roadway. Better off plunking a culvert and backfilling it. The pipe that was there originally was installed old school,and was undermined then the road blew out.
 
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