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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PrivatePilot wrote:
Gary, read the entire thread. If Canadian Tire ..........
The only legal requirement is that the tires are capable of carrying the weight for the application they are being used for, AKA they must be rated to carry the weight the axle they're to be attached to is rated for. In my case the tires are each rated for just under 2700 pounds each and are mounted on an axle rated to carry less than that, therefore they are well within their legal required ratings.
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When did it become law that the tires have to be rated "to carry the weight of the axle" using the axle's weight "rating" as stated above?
It is true that the tires have to carry the load put on them, but that has nothing to do with the axle rating. In fact the GAWR can be based on the tires max load limit while the axle is rated to carry much more.
When you go on the scales and get your "axle weight" that is to get the load on the tires. Nothing to do with "axle weight rating"
Our truck has a rear axle rated at over 10,000 lbs. But the RGAWR is 6,084 lbs, which is what the two E tires can take at 80psi as singles.
Meanwhile our trailer has a pair of 5,200 lb axles but its GAWR is 8,600 lbs, which is max for four C tires at 50 lbs.
If I put stronger tires on the vehicle it would not change its legal GAWR. There are other components involved such as the springs. GVWR also involves the frame strength and I think, the stopping the brakes can do. If you modify your truck AFAIK you can go through a process to get its weight ratings legally changed, but otherwise its legal ratings stay the same.
