Mixing Load Range D and E on TT
i have a ~35 foot TT with spread axles. I recently had the TT weighed and each tire has about 2,000 lbs on it. The current tires are ST225/75R15 D load rating. I've purchased 2 Maxxis ST225/75R15 E ti...
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Tires on a trailer perform best for long term use when properly matched to the trailers GAWRs with say 10-15 percent reserve capacity. This way the tire can be ran at max pressures and doesn't have to be derated.
Now if your the type that runs say 6k-10k in 5-6 years then run the tires the way those that poo poo tire advice if that benefits you the most.
Or if your the type that puts 40k-60k miles on a trailer and expects them to last 5-10 years then pay attention to tire experts/tire engineers like Tireman9 rvtiresafety.com blog.
Spend some time looking at his advice on tire tech for trailers.
Check out Tireman9 tire safety website. Eliminates rooky mistakes that we all make about using a minimum pressure from a tire chart in our tires in a trailer position vs tires on our tow vehicles. Apples vs oranges. Trailers can be over tired unlike our trucks.
Tires on a trailer perform best for long term use when properly matched to the trailers GAWRs with say 10-15 percent reserve capacity. This way the tire can be ran at max pressures and doesn't have to be derated.
Now if your the type that runs say 6k-10k in 5-6 years then run the tires the way those that poo poo tire advice if that benefits you the most.
Or if your the type that puts 40k-60k miles on a trailer and expects them to last 5-10 years then pay attention to tire experts/tire engineers like Tireman9 rvtiresafety.com blog.
Spend some time looking at his advice on tire tech for trailers.
