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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 14, 2012
JIMNLIN wrote:


If you have any enforcable state or fed statutes regarding tire replacement on a trailer, other than 571 FMVSS which everyone is aware of, please post them for us.



Read the bottom of page G1 and the top of page G2.

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