Tire pressure and temps while towing
I was curious to know if any of you have the TPMS sensors on their trailer tires and what you have your warnings set at. Without getting into the debate of the ST/LT tire thing, I would like to know w...
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To get this on topic again, an ST tire will get hotter inside tire temperature when driving for instance 50 to 60 m/h then an LT tire.
This is because of more deflection when using pressure determined by the lists tire makers give.
Normal temp warm for LT tire when driving that speed will be about 112 degr F. An ST tire will get a warmer inside tire temp when driving that speed because of the more deflection .
This brings an ST tire closer to the border where damage begins and thats the reason why ST tires give more blow outs .
Same we had in Europe with Travel trailers, wich had OEM tires Normal car tires ( P-tire B-load ) and rule was 10% extra maximum load when using 10% above maxloadpressure of 36 psi so about 40 psi.
Maximum allowed speed then was 100km/62m/h.
To law in the Netherlands and many European country's max speed was 80 km/50m/h later highened to 90km/55m/h only on the highway.
Because of overloading,because of more luxuary build in , this gave often blowing tires .
Many cheap tires got a bad name by that affaire,thoug the real cource was the wrong use of the tires, so overloading and higher speed on the french roads.
This is because of more deflection when using pressure determined by the lists tire makers give.
Normal temp warm for LT tire when driving that speed will be about 112 degr F. An ST tire will get a warmer inside tire temp when driving that speed because of the more deflection .
This brings an ST tire closer to the border where damage begins and thats the reason why ST tires give more blow outs .
Same we had in Europe with Travel trailers, wich had OEM tires Normal car tires ( P-tire B-load ) and rule was 10% extra maximum load when using 10% above maxloadpressure of 36 psi so about 40 psi.
Maximum allowed speed then was 100km/62m/h.
To law in the Netherlands and many European country's max speed was 80 km/50m/h later highened to 90km/55m/h only on the highway.
Because of overloading,because of more luxuary build in , this gave often blowing tires .
Many cheap tires got a bad name by that affaire,thoug the real cource was the wrong use of the tires, so overloading and higher speed on the french roads.
