The new ST tires. Fact or fiction (marketing)
It is good that some manufacturers seem to be stepping up the quality of their ST tire offerings.. And even better that many of the proponents of ST tires on this forum are welcoming these new tires w...
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SidecarFlip wrote:
One thing I've always wondered about pull behind's and 5ers is, do any of you people ever weight your units to determine what you can safely load (within the tire's rating), or do you just 'take the house with you? and book down the road to tire failure?
Seems to me that a large percentage of you are overloading the units and compromising the tires from the get go.
I own and pull four different trailers currently. All of them have gone over the CAT scales several times, and occasionally go over the scales again if there is a change in loading.
The scales is also where I verify/fine my WD hitch on the bumper pull trailers.
Others will disagree, but personally I will not buy a trailer that is close in weight to it's axle and tire ratings. I prefer plenty of reserve.
