Carlisle Tire Report
A couple of weeks ago I decided to go with the new design Carlisle tires instead of Maxxis. I caught a lot of flak from my the owner (70+ years old) of my day job for telling him everyone on the inte...
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Miles Away wrote:
I agree, very detailed report. However getting 2K miles on a set of new tires is not what I would call a true validation of the tire. Give us another report after they have 15K or 20K miles on them.
One thing I would question is your depressurizing the tires after a run, back down to 50 psi. Everything I have read from numerous tire manufactures tells you to pressure them up to the proper pressure, based on weight and not necessarily the max pressure listed on the side wall, when they are cold and leave them there, as they are designed to withstand the increased pressure from road heat and friction, even when that pressure exceeds the max psi stamped on the side of the tire. Certainly an increase of just five or six psi is NOT excessive and well within tolerances. This is a procedure I have followed for several years with no issues. Every morning before I start out again with cold tires, I have found the tire pressure has returned to their original set psi over night.
I don't think the tires will see that mileage as:
#1 I am hoping to purchase another 5th wheel within two years
#2 I normally only tow about 1,600 miles a year as most of our camping is within 150 miles of home.
As for depressurizing them, I only did that before leaving for that days destination, therefore they were reset at "cold" pressure. I did not deflate while in the middle of a run. During the fuel/dog pit stops, I only checked the pressure. I apologize if my wording made it seem that way. After reading it above I can see how it was interpreted as such.
