NHIrish wrote:
To the educated tire posters here, thanks for all this info...you do us all a great service, but my eyes hurt.
Can we sum it up for those of us that really don't want to get into the science of tires. What do you say to this?
1. Buy tires of a load rating sufficient to carry the load you have.
2. Allow a safety margin in the tire you choose (For me that is a G rated tire rather than the factory E rated tire on my 7000 lb axles).
3. Ensure that the valve stem used is appropriate for the pressure rating.
4. Keep your tires inflated to the max pressure rating for the tire.
5. Check said pressure frequently.
6. Don't overload or underinflate.
Does that cover it?
Thanks for starting a "boiling down" process!
My eyes hurt, too...
Might it be appropriate to include some kind of heads-up about paying attention to the date of manufacture so that one can be assured that the new tires are as "new" as possible?
Which brings me to a question to which I'd much appreciate a concise answer that might serve as a preface to the above list:
WHEN should trailer tires be replaced?
Seems to me that visual inspection/penny tests aren't right for tires that are intermittently used...how does one know that it's time to take the plunge?
