fj12ryder wrote:
So basically I can put on whatever tire I want to, but the trailer company can't.
I would say it depends a lot on your particular perspective. Are you a tire engineer with oodles of “on hand” experience?
There are hundreds of documents that suggest we follow the rules. Safety is normally on top of such a list.
DOT, NHTSA, FMVSS, in that order set the rules for our vehicles roiling on tires. Committees that include experts from within the tire & vehicle communities get together ever now and then and hash over how everything is working and discuss ways to improve on safety.
Here is an interpretation I got from NHTSA. It’s short and to the point.
"Industry standards generally form the basis for demonstrating product safety and
quality before courts, regulators, retailers, consumers and others."
There are documents that set precedent for tire safety inspections. For this post I’ll use 570.62 From the vehicle in use regulation (an active document). It says, in part, that during a tire inspection that ;
“A mismatch in size and construction between tires on the same axle, or a major deviation from the size recommended by the vehicle or tire manufacturer, is a cause for rejection.”
Let’s say you’re thinking about Michelin tires and you read this
Click Here!Or you’ve found some really reasonably priced tires from Cooper,
Click Here! I can’t continue, people will quit reading. I’ll leave you with this one, it’s good all the way to the end.
RMA
