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CapriRacer
Explorer II
Feb 07, 2012

Revived Trailer Tire Thread (formerly on the 5th Wheel Forum

OK, I'll try this again but with a different tack. I am of the opinion that ST tires should have a 15% reserve capacity (85% of the load at a given pressure) in order to be reasonably sure they wo...
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FastEagle
Explorer
Mar 05, 2012
Francesca Knowles wrote:
Interesting LT tire load reduction in the federal rules Jminlin provided... It applies to vehicles OTHER THAN trailers. Does that mean that LT's can be used at 100% on a trailer, but not on a light truck????

YES!

FE

DOT wrote:
S4.2.2.3
(b) For vehicles, except trailers with no designated seating positions, equipped with LT tires, the vehicle normal load on the tire shall be no greater than 94 percent of the load rating at the vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold inflation pressure for that tire.

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