Bubtoofat
Oct 11, 2017Explorer
Blown Tires
Just returned from Overland Expo in North Carolina. On the way down from Michigan we saw six fifth wheel trailers on various parts of I75 and I40 with blown tires. Each one of them had significant d...
westend wrote:Dynamic loads are already compensated for in tire ratings. That's why, per federal regulation, "When passenger car tires are installed on an MPV, truck, bus, or trailer, each tire's load rating is reduced by dividing it by 1.10..." Passenger cars experience less dynamic load than vehicles made to carry cargo.
...those loads are dynamic and most tires see higher loads than what they're rated for.