goufgators wrote:
way2roll wrote:
Cold PSI means just that. Lowering PSI so the tires heat up to the recommended cold psi defeats the purpose of setting cold psi in the first place. They will be under inflated. As I am sure you are aware, low psi is the primary reason for tire failure - aside from a puncture. The F53 is notorious for poor handling. It's not going to handle like a car or a DP - ever. We had 2 gassers over the past decade and both were rather exhausting at the end of a long day in the saddle. Constant corrections. I would consider different tires, cheap handling fix or another model RV. Lowering psi below the tire manufacturers recommendation is not the proper way to handle the issue. You'd be borrowing risk. That of course is my opinion and I usually err to the side of caution. I am sure there are thousands of people out there driving on under inflated tires by 5 psi and either don't know it or don't care. I am confident however your tires will generate more heat.
I share your concern about under inflated tires but, knowing that they would be 'under inflated' for possible no more than 10 or 15 miles...I was just wondering if that would be enough time to damage the tires. I believe you're saying yes it would be inadvisable. Thanks for your comments.
I didn't mean to get all doom and gloom on you. Travelling all over the US, sure I check my tires prior to driving but if I am in a different elevation, dramatically different temp etc, if my tires are off by 5 psi I don't add air. Especially if I knew the conditions I were driving to would cause them now to be overly adjusted. Tires can survive a pretty wide range of psi and temps. The point I was trying to make is that I don't think knowingly adjusting PSI to lower than the tire manufacturer's chart doesn't seem to be the appropriate way to solve your problem, if it's a problem at all. Could be the nature of the beast. But no harm in trying and seeing for 20 miles. Do you have a TPMS?
And FWIW, I don't agree that the sticker in the MH is an accurate guide for setting PSI. Those stickers are put on at the factory and have no way of knowing how your rig is loaded for travel. Loading it and weighing is the only accurate way to know what they should be set to.
