tire pressure
Should the tires always be inflated to the maximum pressure that it says on the sidewall?
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Running tires with more air than the load requires increases your chance for road hazard failure, it decreases traction, and causes uneven wear. To me all of those are in the bad idea category.
I run the pressure needed for the load on my TT. I have only had flats from sharp rock punctures on some nasty dirt roads (the reason I now run LRE LT tires).
There are lots of load inflation tables for trailer and truck tires and for a good reason, so use them!
High speed driving takes a little more air per lb than low speed driving, otherwise it's pretty cut and dried.
No need to run max pressure without max weight.
Many people have had bad luck with ST tires, so they want to run max pressure. I disagree with that, based on my experiences. All the trailer tire flats I have been around have been due to rock punctures on back roads or being under inflated. Most people don't check pressure often enough, which leads to under inflation and subsequent failure.
I run the pressure needed for the load on my TT. I have only had flats from sharp rock punctures on some nasty dirt roads (the reason I now run LRE LT tires).
There are lots of load inflation tables for trailer and truck tires and for a good reason, so use them!
High speed driving takes a little more air per lb than low speed driving, otherwise it's pretty cut and dried.
No need to run max pressure without max weight.
Many people have had bad luck with ST tires, so they want to run max pressure. I disagree with that, based on my experiences. All the trailer tire flats I have been around have been due to rock punctures on back roads or being under inflated. Most people don't check pressure often enough, which leads to under inflation and subsequent failure.
