Are Our Tires REALLY that sensitive?
I know I will roust the ire of many a tire aficionado, as well as those who will claim expert knowledge from years of traveling and RV'ing and quasi-engineering or actual engineering status/certificat...
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amandasgramma wrote:
My husband's opinion, and he's been "into cars" for almost 65 yrs, believes people are the cause of tire problems. 1) factory defect, 2) overloading the rig, 3) old tires, and 4) axle alignment problems. The last one has caused our friends to pay for many tires. They had an axle break on their TT. It was "welded" back together, but looking at it, you can see the tires aren't lined up right.....
The idea of scales on each wheel area is good......but don't see that happening. We pull into weigh stations that aren't open and weigh our rig.
You're overthinking the weather thing/air pressure....:) Relax, enjoy. After 45-50 yrs of traveling, we've not had a tire blow yet on a rig.
oh --- I KNOW there will be someone that comes on here and says I'm all wrong.. You'll get 1000 different ideas..... :) This is just our opinions.
I would add a 5th cause - HEAT. If you live in the south you will have more problems as tires do no do well in the heat.
