Michelin tire blow out!!
On a recent trip to the Western end of the Florida panhandle, we had a blowout on the right rear inside tire. Luckily it was on a straight section of Interstate Hwy with very wide and flat shoulders a...
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jadatis wrote:
The Plyrating is still used in Europe, thoug for instance 8PR does not mean anymore that there are realy 8 ply's used in the tire.
Only means that it can hold yust as much pressure in as the old plyrating tire.
Yust another way of expressing instead of Loadkind.
Gathered this information and put it in a picture.
Not ready completely and blue printed means I am not shure if this name or pressure is used , and left empty I did not now.
Here the picture so you can see the differences between American and European system.
Notice the differce of 50/55 psi for C-load/6PR and the different PSI's in Europe used for D-load/8PR wich could give failures in the lists if an european tire is used in the American market.
Do tyres in Europe that are not stamped "DOT" actually say "6PR" or similar?
A tire stamped "DOT" is going to be confusing as it is trying to meet two different set of standards.
