Tire Ratings
There is no doubt about it. Truck campers are heavy and most of us are probably close to the load capacity of our trucks. When it comes to load capacity, the limiting factor is often the tires. I k...
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I have a diesel, but actually that is of little consequence since the weight of the engine is on the front. Your 10K guess is probably light by about 500 pounds, fully loaded. I am carrying about 4900 on the front axle and about 5600 on the rear. My estimates could be off by a few hundred pounds putting me at 6000 at worst. That should still be within my 6400 pound tire load rating.
My concern is not about a few hundred pounds either way but about the meaning of the tire load ratings. So far I have driven my rig over 70k miles. I have had to replace two pairs of tires due to road damage so my existing tires are pretty fresh. I plan to continue to replace the rear tires at about 30k and move them to the front for another 30K at lighter load.
My concern is not about a few hundred pounds either way but about the meaning of the tire load ratings. So far I have driven my rig over 70k miles. I have had to replace two pairs of tires due to road damage so my existing tires are pretty fresh. I plan to continue to replace the rear tires at about 30k and move them to the front for another 30K at lighter load.
