Inflating tires 10lbs over?
Sorry to do this, as I am sure it has been discussed a lot - but my searches came up dry... So there was advice floating around on a past boat forum that properly inflated ST tires were rated for a...
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Campfire Time wrote:W5CI wrote:
Max tire pressure is for the Load, it has nothing to do with Speed. IMHO
While the tire pressure is for load, Max Speed rating is not an opinion. It's clearly stamped into the sidewall of ST tires. Blowouts occur because of under inflation and/or heating up the tires because of running them over their speed rating.
Those are but a few of the reasons one can have a blow out... You can also OVER INFLATE and cause a blow ...Also, cheaply made tires can be inflated to proper psi and kept at or under speed rating and you can STILL have a blow out, (i.e., some of the non quality controlled China made tires as has been reported out on this forum more times than I could count.....it's not always the fault of the owner that one has a tire failure).
I agree with others. NEVER exceed cold pressure sidewall max PSI, PERIOD.
If one HAS to tow at 70mph or higher, invest in a quality LT tire if it covers RV's axle rating.
