At what pressure do you run your Sailun tires?

As hard as a Sailun tire is I doubt we will see odd wear. I was just stating that the sidewall is max psi for max load.

I run 110psi in mine and they are showing no abnormal wear.

Lantley wrote:

Wild Card wrote:

trail-explorer wrote:

allen8106 wrote:
What ever the maximum cold pressure printed on the sidewall is the correct pressure, unless your wheels are not rated for that high of pressure.

DITTO

Thats not how it works.

The tire is rated for 4480# per tire at 110 psig. If you are not carrying 4480# per tire you are over inflated.


Edit
The 4480# per tire is just a number...i dont rmember what the exact capacity is.

That's how it works on paper in reality ST tires are notoriously cheap. Until I went to the top of the line tire like a Sailun. I had blow out issues. I want maximum capability and maximum margin therefore I air my tires to max. pressure.
I understand it is possible to over inflate your tires however my wear patterns are fine.
Trying to dial in load to tire pressure is pointless. We know the tires do not carry the same weight because the RV is not balanced that way.
Why bother filling the tires to some lower pressure in an effort to have pressure match load. If the load on each tire is different the pressure in each tire should be different as well if you truly wanted to match load to pressure.
I avoid all that nonsense and air to max pressure in order to get maximum capability and margin. Why derate the tire by lowering the air pressure? If I wanted a less capable tire I would have purchased some el cheapo vs. buying a Sailun and reducing the pressure to less capable ratings.
3 years at max. pressure so far no issues.

If you're carrying 2,000 lb. on a 4,000 lb. rated tire and you're looking for a bit smoother ride, why not air the tire down? Have you ever seen an empty semi trailer hit a big bump? They get some serious bounce, not necessarily the best thing for a 5th wheel full of stuff. Nobody says you have to be precise about it as long as you know you have sufficient pressure for the load you're carrying. If you don't know your load, and don't care to find out, then you're probably better off running max air pressure.

I've run mine at 90 psi to 100 psi since they've been on there, which is 4 years and probably 20,000 miles. They look perfect. And at the lower pressure I do get less movement in the toyhauler. Works for me.

Lantley wrote:

Wild Card wrote:

trail-explorer wrote:

allen8106 wrote:
What ever the maximum cold pressure printed on the sidewall is the correct pressure, unless your wheels are not rated for that high of pressure.

DITTO

Thats not how it works.

The tire is rated for 4480# per tire at 110 psig. If you are not carrying 4480# per tire you are over inflated.


Edit
The 4480# per tire is just a number...i dont rmember what the exact capacity is.

That's how it works on paper in reality ST tires are notoriously cheap. Until I went to the top of the line tire like a Sailun. I had blow out issues. I want maximum capability and maximum margin therefore I air my tires to max. pressure.
I understand it is possible to over inflate your tires however my wear patterns are fine.
Trying to dial in load to tire pressure is pointless. We know the tires do not carry the same weight because the RV is not balanced that way.
Why bother filling the tires to some lower pressure in an effort to have pressure match load. If the load on each tire is different the pressure in each tire should be different as well if you truly wanted to match load to pressure.
I avoid all that nonsense and air to max pressure in order to get maximum capability and margin. Why derate the tire by lowering the air pressure? If I wanted a less capable tire I would have purchased some el cheapo vs. buying a Sailun and reducing the pressure to less capable ratings.
3 years at max. pressure so far no issues.

And I have run my G614's , and now my Sailuns at 95-105. I know for a fact that I am not that close to max weight on any tire. Its worked okay for me for nearly seven years now. Yet IMO I do need a G rated tire with my fifth wheel at around 13500, depending on the loading for the trip.

I agree I wouldn't run them at 80 psi, but I see no need unless you absolutely need the max weight rating out of the tires to run 110 psi. I run close ,but not at 110 psi. cold.

Wild Card wrote:

trail-explorer wrote:

allen8106 wrote:
What ever the maximum cold pressure printed on the sidewall is the correct pressure, unless your wheels are not rated for that high of pressure.

DITTO

Thats not how it works.

The tire is rated for 4480# per tire at 110 psig. If you are not carrying 4480# per tire you are over inflated.


Edit
The 4480# per tire is just a number...i dont rmember what the exact capacity is.

That's how it works on paper in reality ST tires are notoriously cheap. Until I went to the top of the line tire like a Sailun. I had blow out issues. I want maximum capability and maximum margin therefore I air my tires to max. pressure.
I understand it is possible to over inflate your tires however my wear patterns are fine.
Trying to dial in load to tire pressure is pointless. We know the tires do not carry the same weight because the RV is not balanced that way.
Why bother filling the tires to some lower pressure in an effort to have pressure match load. If the load on each tire is different the pressure in each tire should be different as well if you truly wanted to match load to pressure.
I avoid all that nonsense and air to max pressure in order to get maximum capability and margin. Why derate the tire by lowering the air pressure? If I wanted a less capable tire I would have purchased some el cheapo vs. buying a Sailun and reducing the pressure to less capable ratings.
3 years at max. pressure so far no issues.

There are posters here that list all kinds of various federal regulations. Most, if not all of those apply to manufacturers and dealers. Once the RV has passed the first sale the current owner is pretty much free to install whatever tires or equipment they choose. There are no enforcement police out there that will pull,you over and inspect your current setup for safety regulations. You are pretty much on your own to insure the safety of your RV. Now, if your RV is grossly unsafe and you are involved in an accident, the legal system ma take you to task for operating an unsafe vehicle.

Keith

trail-explorer wrote:

allen8106 wrote:
What ever the maximum cold pressure printed on the sidewall is the correct pressure, unless your wheels are not rated for that high of pressure.

DITTO

Thats not how it works.

The tire is rated for 4480# per tire at 110 psig. If you are not carrying 4480# per tire you are over inflated.


Edit
The 4480# per tire is just a number...i dont rmember what the exact capacity is.

fj12ryder wrote:
So basically I can put on whatever tire I want to, but the trailer company can't.

Short answer is yes. After first sale, the owner can install whatever they want. The only thing that can be checked is if the load rating for the tires is enough for the axle rating GAWR.

Keith

Most of the links are standard CYA-lawyer-driven statements. I did read through part of the RMA .pdf, but I lost all faith in it when I came across this statement: "Therefore, ST tires should not be replaced with any other type tire." :)

AFAIC if I replace my tires with tires capable of carrying the load, I'm good. I really don't give a hoot about a regulatory agency that assumes no one could find their behind with both hands and a flashlight.

I start out the day at 90psi 'cold'.

Of course the tire temps rise when getting down the road and running in the low 100's works well for us.

Lots of miles and zero issues on our Sailuns' and they look good now...would purchase again.