Normal and Maximum Tire Tread Temps?
Came back in from a fairly short, 170 mile trip at no more than 65MPH. We experienced no problems, but for grins and giggles, I decided to take out the trusty laser-temp gun and measure the tire trea...
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10forty2 wrote:Effy wrote:
What type of tires? I agree that temps seem a little on the high side, but I guess it really comes down to which tires you have.
I have only seen mine get near 120 but I am on a gasser with a lot less weight.
Goodyear G647 19.5. I'm sure I'm at or just over max weight for the coach suspension as listed, but the tire-load table says I have plenty of space left, so they aren't loaded to the max. The last time I weighed I was less than max GVW on rear and over max on front....making me about 50lbs overweight total for the coach. I've since shifted weight from front bins to rear and we've also permanently taken out some furniture since renovation....dinette set, jack-knife sofa and recliner. Plus, I've removed the old analog tube TV set which weighed 50lbs by itself.
I was just curious. All the temps I measured were taken on top of the tread where I'd expect them to be hottest,and not at the sidewall.
For those who think close monitoring of your tires is stupid, I can't wait until you have your first blowout at highway speeds and see what it tears apart on your coach. I've had 2, causing about $6K worth of damages...not to mention the headache of waiting on the side of the road for several hours while Roadside Assistance tries to find you a service center and the expense of replacing new tires that you had JUST replaced..... Oh, and then there's that whole SAFETY thing...you know...the reports of accidents and deaths that occur when tires blowout....but I'm sure that's not a big concern....
You forgot lack of control due to a smaller tire patch. Not nearly as important but quality of ride also suffers. Max psi tires ride like bricks especially when they heat up. This has been debated before but if manufacturers wanted you to run max psi they would tell you to do so instead of providing a weight chart and advising that you weigh your vehicle and set psi accordingly. Any argument otherwise is a direct contradiction of what the manufacturer recommends and therefore a dumb argument in my opinion. Max PSI is a threshold and really more of warning than advice.
