Tire inflations
Hello, I wondered how everyone handles tire inflations? I was at the rv show in Dallas yesterday and bought a tire pressur monitor but I still need valve stem extentions, then I guess I have to buy a ...
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As usual, a lot depends on how and where you travel. If you travel out West where the altitude changes and the temperature varies quite a bit, you should check your tire pressures every morning.
Also you need to keep in mind that RV tires lose air more than automobile tires so it is important to check your tire pressure on a regular basis, with a high quality tire gauge. You can run the maximum tire pressure, as mentioned on your wall placard, at 100 psi, but you will probably notice a harsher ride, increased tire wear, and decreased traction for braking and wet weather traction.
You can have all four corners of your RV weighed with full fuel, loaded for a trip, with as much fresh water as you usually carry, and with all passengers, and then you can calculate the exact tire pressure as recommended by your tire manufacturer's inflation chart. Most people will add an additional 5 psi as a safety measure.
You can also not check your tire pressures on a regular basis, have tire problems, and then come on this forum and complain about the manufacturer of your tires and how they build an inferior product. You may also become one of those that suffers a front tire blow out and loses control of your RV.
There are a lot of choices but the one ALL RV tire manufacturers recommend is to have your coach weighed and adjust the tire pressure accordingly. Doing it right will insure longer tire service, safer operation in all weather conditions, and less chance of a tire failure.
Also you need to keep in mind that RV tires lose air more than automobile tires so it is important to check your tire pressure on a regular basis, with a high quality tire gauge. You can run the maximum tire pressure, as mentioned on your wall placard, at 100 psi, but you will probably notice a harsher ride, increased tire wear, and decreased traction for braking and wet weather traction.
You can have all four corners of your RV weighed with full fuel, loaded for a trip, with as much fresh water as you usually carry, and with all passengers, and then you can calculate the exact tire pressure as recommended by your tire manufacturer's inflation chart. Most people will add an additional 5 psi as a safety measure.
You can also not check your tire pressures on a regular basis, have tire problems, and then come on this forum and complain about the manufacturer of your tires and how they build an inferior product. You may also become one of those that suffers a front tire blow out and loses control of your RV.
There are a lot of choices but the one ALL RV tire manufacturers recommend is to have your coach weighed and adjust the tire pressure accordingly. Doing it right will insure longer tire service, safer operation in all weather conditions, and less chance of a tire failure.
