Am I calculating this correctly?
Over the weekend, I went to a local RV show and walked through 3 floor plans from Grand Design RV, makers of Solitude 5th wheels. I noticed they were equipped with LT235/85R16 tires. They didn't ha...
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Don Z wrote:mpierce wrote:
Remember to subtract the weight that goes on the 5th wheel. And, probably G tires, not E. I see you did not show Load Range in your post.
Read again...I stated E Load Range in my post. The tires were definitely E Load Range. Their web site even states E Load in the specs.
Solitude Specifications
Don Z.
Here is your post"
Over the weekend, I went to a local RV show and walked through 3 floor plans from Grand Design RV, makers of Solitude 5th wheels. I noticed they were equipped with LT235/85R16 tires.
They didn't have any brochures about their units so I went online after returning home. The 2 larger trailers (both listed as 38'11") are equipped with 7K axles. GVWR for these trailers is 16K, hitch weight is listed at 2600 pounds.
Gross weight 16K - hitch weight 2600 leaves 13,400 for the tires to support, but E load range tires would max out at 12,168. So...is this unit set up for tire failure right off of the assembly line?
Don Z.
You mention Load Range E, but do NOT say that is what is on the trailer. Reading other posts, sounds like they did not get it either.
Anyway, sounds like too light a tire.
