110psi tire question...
Not to beat a dead horse but I am a little confused after reading many threads on the subject. I am running the Sailun S637 G rated tire with a max PSI of 110 which is what I have been running. I have...
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christopherglenn wrote:
I run sidewall max, From my days as an OTR driver, everything gets set to sidewall max every PTI. The single biggest tire issue out there is underinflated tires - which causes them to be overloaded while under their rated load - leading to failures. I can't think of the last time a non recap tire failed without hitting something when aired up properly.
Yeah our LT tires on a trailer with a 10-16 ply rating, can better with stand derating with lower pressures than a ST tire on these size trailers.
When I was on the road pulling trailers I found a tire on a "TRAILER" with max pressure can better with stand carcass damage or sidewall cuts when encountering road debris/sharp sided potholes or simply rolling over a curb/etc, than a tire that has been derated with lower air pressures.
Worked better for me in the long run to stick with a tire with a bit (5-10 %) of reserve and not to over tire a trailer.
Like Michelin truck tire add said;
"max performance and max reliability comes at max pressures"
