Tire pressure confusion
Hi all! I have Goodyear 245/70R/19.5 tires on my 2008 Fleetwood class A 31'. Tire reads max 110 psi. Fleetwood tire pressure sticker shows a recommended 82 psi. Goodyear tire pressure chart shows 2...
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As has been stated, get your coach weighed as you would normally travel....with clothes, people, food, beverage, on-board water, tools, chairs, propane tank(s), etc.....whatever you would travel with....(minimum of each axle..preferably each corner). Look a the tire manufacturer's pressure chart, inflate to that number when the tires are cold and you'll be fine.
MAX COLD PRESSURE indicated on the tire sidewall is the maximum safe pressure that the engineers for the manufacturer decided upon when they designed the tire. That means that the tire can safely be inflated to that pressure when the tire is cold and the normal increase in pressure from driving will not hurt it.
What does COLD mean? It means the tire and the air inside is at the ambient temperature and has not been driven on or stored in a heated place. If it is 98 degrees outside and you haven't driven anywhere (IE., morning of your trip), you can safely inflate the tire to the rated MAX COLD PRESSURE stamped on the tire. If it is 20 degrees outside and you haven't driven anywhere (IE., the morning of your trip), you can safely inflate the tire to the rated MAX COLD PRESSURE stamped on the tire. BUT...you'd be better off to inflate according to the recommended pressure for the weight of your LOADED coach.
And as for recommendations? Inflate to the tire pressure chart recommendations according to the weight you have on-board....sounds like a broken record, right?
Best bet is to make sure you aren't UNDER-inflated......
MAX COLD PRESSURE indicated on the tire sidewall is the maximum safe pressure that the engineers for the manufacturer decided upon when they designed the tire. That means that the tire can safely be inflated to that pressure when the tire is cold and the normal increase in pressure from driving will not hurt it.
What does COLD mean? It means the tire and the air inside is at the ambient temperature and has not been driven on or stored in a heated place. If it is 98 degrees outside and you haven't driven anywhere (IE., morning of your trip), you can safely inflate the tire to the rated MAX COLD PRESSURE stamped on the tire. If it is 20 degrees outside and you haven't driven anywhere (IE., the morning of your trip), you can safely inflate the tire to the rated MAX COLD PRESSURE stamped on the tire. BUT...you'd be better off to inflate according to the recommended pressure for the weight of your LOADED coach.
And as for recommendations? Inflate to the tire pressure chart recommendations according to the weight you have on-board....sounds like a broken record, right?
Best bet is to make sure you aren't UNDER-inflated......
