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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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Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Mar 07, 2012
This conversation is about folks being assured that the tires fitted to a trailer are appropriately sized to the actual real life anticipated/intended use. In order to make an informed judgement one needs, at minimum, an accurate weight number up front.

Nothin' complicated about it!

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