travel trailer tires
its time for new tires for my pioneer t19. It now has 205-75 14 Iwas told to put 15 on it. what is the best tires for it TNX Jim
Forum Discussion
LarryJM wrote:I think increased load capacity has it's benefits. Some TT mfgs specify axle and tire load capacity subtracting the tongue load. This allows them to specify a smaller wheel and tire.
The only "REAL BENEFIT" might be to increase the actual load capacity of the trailer. While it might be controversial, I'm not convinced that having more "RESERVE CAPACITY" helps in preventing flats/blowouts or tire failures.
That might be all well and good but what happens when the tongue is unweighted by road surface and more weight is shifted to the tires? Or, in some handling situations where individual tire load increases? It may pay in tire durability to have a set of tires that can bear the whole weight of the trailer or even above.
Perhaps I'm way off-base with my thinking but I like the thought of having more tire on the rim than less.
