D E or G tires

ford truck guy wrote:
Snip...My Office is in Bensalem, I live in Churchville... My daughter is dating a Middletown LEO... He may have even pulled you over at times ?? :B

I'm in Levittown, and live in Middletown Township. I'm proud to say I haven't been pulled over by a LEO in close to 20 years. In my 20s I was no stranger to the local constabulary, though. :D

Stefonius wrote:
Wow! You must be really local to me. I didn't realize there was anyone on this board that lived so close by!

My Office is in Bensalem, I live in Churchville... My daughter is dating a Middletown LEO... He may have even pulled you over at times ?? :B

ford truck guy wrote:
I know them.... I deal with A&M since they left Dervice tire and created A&M 15-20 years ago... great guys if you ever get stuck !! They are in Tullytown and Warminster

Wow! You must be really local to me. I didn't realize there was anyone on this board that lived so close by!

Stefonius wrote:
Tire City in Bristol, PA. Really nice folks.

I know them.... I deal with A&M since they left Dervice tire and created A&M 15-20 years ago... great guys if you ever get stuck !! They are in Tullytown and Warminster

ford truck guy wrote:

Stefonius wrote:

snowpeke wrote:
Thanks for your replys my rims do not have a pressure rating on them just max weight ov 2830 lbs. If you get G rated tires do you half to put in 110 lbs of pressure?

According to my tire guy (who specializes in trailer tires), the number one cause of trailer tire failure is under-inflation. ST tires are designed to be run at the pressure stamped on the sidewall and not any lower. Lower pressures cause the sidewalls to flex more than necessary, which builds up heat. The heat and repeated sidewall flexing is what eventually weakens and destroys the tire. I wouldn't get tires rated any higher than what you need unless you're sure you can keep them fully inflated.

Andy -A & M Tire ?

Tire City in Bristol, PA. Really nice folks.

Be sure and have them balance the trailer tires, most don't but balancing the trailer tires lets you know if all rims are in good shape.

I was in the same boat that you are last year and went with Carlisle E rated tires which are good up to 80 psi and I think 81 mph but you won't ever catch me anywhere near that speed.

The higher speed rating L and M (75-81 mph) is more about the tires ability to cope with generated heat.

Getting rid of the tow max and getting Good Year E

I was in the same boat that you are last year and went with Carlisle E rated tires which are good up to 80 psi and I think 81 mph but you won't ever catch me anywhere near that speed. My wheels are 15", 6 lug and are rated for 75 psi and I think my camper has a 10,000 lb. GVWR.

I had also read that ST tires are supposed to be inflated to 100% psi but after some more reading (I can't link you to the exact site) I found that you could run them under 100% but that the load rating would go down.

A good D rated tire would work for you but I just wanted to have a little more assurance that my tires would hold up. Just make sure you get a good tire.

snowpeke wrote:
Thanks for your replys my rims do not have a pressure rating on them just max weight ov 2830 lbs. If you get G rated tires do you half to put in 110 lbs of pressure?

If you put G rated tires on and do not fully inflate them you are reducing the load capacity. An E rated tire is what you want. No need to spend the money on G's.