Trailer tire pressure in the hot summer
Hello. I am sure this has been asked and I apologize if I am in the wrong section. Do you keep your tires at max pressure during the hot summer? My tires are 50 PSI cold. In the morning I plan to chec...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Not really a new concept at all. It's simple, the more pressure you run the cooler the tire will run.
It's up to you whether you try it or not. When a tire maker recommends to run 10 over I will give it a try to keep my tires cool in hot weather to keep them alive. 35+ years, all with ST tires with one tire failure is a pretty good record I think.
You're turn OB.
It should be noted that ONLY Goodyear has endorsed that recommendation and ONLY for their Marathon tires. I don't think you can apply that to all brands of ST tires.
Further, ISTR tha one of the tire engineers was quoted on these forums that even though you can go over the Max PSI by ten, and go faster than 65 mph you must allow for decreased load. You can have increased speed OR increased load but not both.
