The continuing saga of tire pressure...
My coach has been weighed and according to the tire manufacturer's PSI chart, I should be carrying 80 psi. But, when you (or I) have new tires installed, the tire company insists on pressuring up to t...
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Sam Spade wrote:Unfortunately, there are two problems with this approach.holstein13 wrote:
Just imagine if a tire dealer had to weigh your coach and spend 15 additional minutes trying to find the proper inflation pressures for your coach. It simply isn't going to happen.
I just imagine that this was done AT THE FACTORY and doesn't need to be done again unless you make a major change to something.
That "method" has worked for me for about 60 years now with about a hundred different vehicles of various sizes and shapes.
Not ONE catastrophic tire failure; nada, zero, zip.
I know that OCD is a disorder......but recently I'm beginnning to think it is contagious.
- The manufacturer doesn't know the weight of your coach. They sell empty coaches and can't predict what you'll add, and
- Each tire manufacturer has different recommended inflation pressures for their tires. If you switch brands or styles, you may not have the same required pressures.
