F350 tire airing down ranges w/ truck camper
F350 tire airing down ranges w/ truck camper Hi all I’m doing research and getting opinions and info about airing down pressure ranges (I know it varies a lot depending on tire, load, rig, condi...
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A couple of you have questioned my conclusions on the tire separation due to low pressures. I don't have conclusive evidence, just anecdotal evidence. Went through three tires with separation when they only had 25%to 50% of their life used. In that time, about the only thing I did with the truck was take it to Pismo. Keep in mind that when I'm going to Pismo, I have the camper fully loaded plus a trailer full of toys I am hauling. On the rear tires that is between 4000lb to 5000lb of payload in addition to the weight of the truck.
My unscientific conclusion is the low tire pressure in combination with the heavy payload and leaving it that way for four days was causing the tires to fail. Now, it could be the type of tire I have is prone to it, I'm not a tire geek and just go with whatever Les Schwab mid range tires are.
In regards to Mat's towing (anyone watching the Covair recovery build videos?... Cool stuff) he's in a completely different situation. His tires are designed to be aired down for sand and rock crawling. My tires are designed to be at 70 to 80 psi. He is also on a pretty light weight jeep. You just can't compare the two situations because the tires are completely different.
My unscientific conclusion is the low tire pressure in combination with the heavy payload and leaving it that way for four days was causing the tires to fail. Now, it could be the type of tire I have is prone to it, I'm not a tire geek and just go with whatever Les Schwab mid range tires are.
In regards to Mat's towing (anyone watching the Covair recovery build videos?... Cool stuff) he's in a completely different situation. His tires are designed to be aired down for sand and rock crawling. My tires are designed to be at 70 to 80 psi. He is also on a pretty light weight jeep. You just can't compare the two situations because the tires are completely different.
