Question about tires..smell? Temp?
Hi all, Have a question about tires..Tires are hot at 80, 82 psi returning from cold mountain trip thru local desert, traffic and home. Rear tires noticably hotter than fronts and had a smell ...
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Desert Captain wrote:OK, agree Just sayin... - tryin to say that is. RV fully loaded, full water, fuel, propane (and passengers) and use that axle weight for the load inflation tables.
"Weight is based on fully loaded, full fuel, water and propane."
Not sure what you mean... Weight is weight regardless of how you get there. Our E-350 with a GVWR of 11,500# can be anywhere from 10,000 to 11,500 depending on how I am loaded and/or towing. Weigh the coach loaded as you normally travel and then set your psi based upon the tire manufacturers load/inflation table. The weights shown on your door jamb are rarely accurate in the real world.
Depending on your tires load rating {D, E, F whatever} your tires may be quite capable of handling their actual loads and still be well under the max psi found on the sidewalls. Max Psi and door jamb numbers might maybe be accurate occasionally but never assume them to be correct without knowing the load each tire is actually carrying.
Just sayin...
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If you know your actual weight for a given trip and choose to adjust your tire psi for that trip then ...
