heavier trailer tires and fuel economy
I know heavier tires on your truck decrease fuel economy but what about on a trailer? Looks like once you get it up to highway speed it wouldn't matter? why I asked was I got tired of the blowouts ...
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I think a lot of people are making a mountian over a mole hill when it comes to rough rides. it will be a minimal difference at best.
Lots of myth about tires on trailers gets started on rv forums in particular. Usually from newbs that has their first trailer ever or just something some one read that sounded like it made good sense...but in didn't work out that way when actual experience was applied.
One newb had 16" E ties on his 2500 tow truck. His trailers hitch weight required all 80 psi for the load. He said if a tire with 80 psi blew out on the back of the truck it would launch the back of the truck off the pavement....so he was only going to use 60-65 psi. I don't think we convinced him this wouldn't happen.
And some apply their tire tech knowledge about tires on cars/suvs/our pickup trucks/etc..... to good tire tech knowledge in a trailer position. Apples vs pickles.
Anywayz...you'll like those heavier commercial grade tires for that 16k GN flatdeck trailer.
