LT vs ST's - Canadian Tires cries "Illegal!".
I replaced all 4 tires on my 35' horse trailer in the last 2 weeks - Canadian Tire had some excellent LT tires that were on 50% off "end of line liquidation" discount and the price was too hard to res...
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sue.t wrote:
If you read the laws on the links I posted early in the thread, you will see the laws/regulations do indeed govern tire usage on vehicles.
There is a federal Act, plus each province would have its own act/regulations that must adhere to the federal Act.
Can't blame them for protecting themselves from lawsuits.
The act, and the parallel Provincial legislation, merely says that tires used on the highway must be certified for that use by the manufacturer, I.e. not marked "NHS" (Not for Highway Service), and of sufficient weight carrying capacity.
In the picture below of the manufacturers certification label on a KZ toy hauler you can see that a) it was equipped with LT tires from the factory, and, b) that such use complies with both Canadian and US legislation.
