Fifth Wheel tire question
One of my GY G114's had very unusual marks on them, GY replaced it at no charge. It sat ( brand new) for about a month, till last Thursday when It took a 60 mile day trip to Lakewood NJ to get a Trav'...
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laknox wrote:Me Again wrote:
Rear trailer tires will run slightly warmer than fronts that get direct air flow. Driving East of West the sunny side tires will be warmer that the shaded side. However a strong wind against the sunny side can make the shaded side tires carry more load and be warmer. I saw this for Phoenix to Palm Springs with 40 MPH wind out of the South on the 6 hour run.
Fold up stairs right in front of the door side tires can cause them to run slightly warmer.
FWIW, sunny side tires on both my FWs tended to run 10-15 hotter than shaded side. Same on my truck. When towing out here in the SW, in the summer, load charts are out the window. I want them to full cold psi to help dissipate the heat. I've seen nearly 150 on the sunny side tires towing across I-8 to San Diego. My old Komfort, with 860 lbs more GVW than my KZ, would always run in the 140's after 1-2 hours. E tires at 80 psi, 60-65 mph.
Lyle
So based on that, what do you consider to be hot or out of norm? seems like every time you stop they could be a different temp. Also, checking hubs and rotors can give you very poor temps. You can't check temperature on a shiny metal with a non contact temp device. Now, rusty or crudded up with road grime, will work well.
