Tire Weight Carrying Capacity?

[Dave_H_M]

I currently tow with an F 250. Last winter I had one of the rear tires tread separate at 70% remaining.

So I got this thought of trashing the kid's inheritance some more and swapping out in 17 and go to an F 350 SRW. So I stopped at a Ford dealer today and discussed this with a salesman. I might as well have talked to the moon. The Brochure i picked up was not much help.

I bet that a bunch of you folks have already thrashed this out. All I want to do is talk tire load carrying capacity.

So could I have gotten larger diameter tires that would have upped the capacity on the F 250 tires in the first place?

Does the F 350 come with tires that have a bigger carrying capacity than the 17" E Tires?

[Old-Biscuit]

Dave H M wrote:
I thought it would be impossible to keep this thread from going south. :S


OB, you really should have read me my rights before you grilled me. :B I know what I am running. I weighed it again last fall. I am not going out in the barn to get you the numbers. I am currently 350 lbs under on each tire. I switched from General grabbers to Firestone Transforce HT. All this has got nothing to do with the OP. That is not the issue of the OP. So back off, I am packing my heat. :W

Now, I am considering changing trucks in 17. Gotta go AL and Red. I wanted to sort out the rear tire carrying capacity and if I could get more safety margin by going to the F 350 SRW or get ore rear tire capacity on an F 250 than I have now.

I am going to try to find someone in the stealer's office that can answer my question about tires.

In the meantime, I thought that someone here had already done that and I could gain from that knowledge.

Wasn't grilling...just asking simple related questions
The 17" rims only can be fitted with 3195# rated tires.
To increase tire capacity you HAVE to change rims.
BUT what good would that do if you are already at RAWR........hence the question have you weighed (lots of folks haven't a clue)

350# UNDER and had a tire separation.
That could be from road debris, under-inflation, defective tire etc.
Changing rims/tires would NOT change that.

Changing trucks for an 2017 model will give you more load carrying capacity due to increases in newer trucks ratings 250 or 350
Staying away from 17" rims will give you better options in tire ratings also.
Go with a 17" and you will still have only 3195# regardless of truck.

[MFL]

Dave, if you want a new truck, go for it! Yes, red would be pretty. To answer the tire question, a new 250, or 350, with 18" wheels and tires will put your tire max rating near 3,700 lbs. The 350 will also give more RAWR than the 250, even though it's just a different sticker, up to 2016 anyway.

Jerry

[transamz9]

Dave H M wrote:
I thought it would be impossible to keep this thread from going south. :S


OB, you really should have read me my rights before you grilled me. :B I know what I am running. I weighed it again last fall. I am not going out in the barn to get you the numbers. I am currently 350 lbs under on each tire. I switched from General grabbers to Firestone Transforce HT. All this has got nothing to do with the OP. That is not the issue of the OP. So back off, I am packing my heat. :W

Now, I am considering changing trucks in 17. Gotta go AL and Red. I wanted to sort out the rear tire carrying capacity and if I could get more safety margin by going to the F 350 SRW or get ore rear tire capacity on an F 250 than I have now.

I am going to try to find someone in the stealer's office that can answer my question about tires.

In the meantime, I thought that someone here had already done that and I could gain from that knowledge.

Not really sure what you are asking. You can get higher rated tires for your F250 but you may in turn have to get new wheel also to fit the new tires.

[Dave_H_M]

I thought it would be impossible to keep this thread from going south. :S


OB, you really should have read me my rights before you grilled me. :B I know what I am running. I weighed it again last fall. I am not going out in the barn to get you the numbers. I am currently 350 lbs under on each tire. I switched from General grabbers to Firestone Transforce HT. All this has got nothing to do with the OP. That is not the issue of the OP. So back off, I am packing my heat. :W

Now, I am considering changing trucks in 17. Gotta go AL and Red. I wanted to sort out the rear tire carrying capacity and if I could get more safety margin by going to the F 350 SRW or get ore rear tire capacity on an F 250 than I have now.

I am going to try to find someone in the stealer's office that can answer my question about tires.

In the meantime, I thought that someone here had already done that and I could gain from that knowledge.

[rhagfo]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
You truck tire 'problem' is the same as mine......17" rims therefore 3195# MAX Load Rating on those LT 'E' tires.

So what is your trucks RAWR?
Your truck has a 10000# GVWR with a MAX TOW rating of 12,200#
Your 'E' 3195# tires are adequate weight capacity

My rear tires are loaded to max rating and I use 80psi
Towed FT traveling weekly and never had a truck tire issue (Michelin AT/2)

What brand of tire?
What PSI do you use towing?

Have you ever weighed truck/trailer combo?
Do you know how much weight on truck rear tires?

This is exactly why I didn't do the 17" upgrade to my 2001 Ram the 265/75-16 E have a 3,415# load rating, the 265/70-17E have a 3,195# load rating, why give up 440# of extra capacity per axle! :S

[Old-Biscuit]

You truck tire 'problem' is the same as mine......17" rims therefore 3195# MAX Load Rating on those LT 'E' tires.

So what is your trucks RAWR?
Your truck has a 10000# GVWR with a MAX TOW rating of 12,200#
Your 'E' 3195# tires are adequate weight capacity

My rear tires are loaded to max rating and I use 80psi
Towed FT traveling weekly and never had a truck tire issue (Michelin AT/2)

What brand of tire?
What PSI do you use towing?

Have you ever weighed truck/trailer combo?
Do you know how much weight on truck rear tires?

[Dave_H_M]

bear

It seems that you are indicting that by going to 18" rims G's are available?

[RWDIII]

Colo Native wrote:

IdaD wrote:

RWDIII wrote:
to answer the question,for some reason all LT E tires,no matter the size have a rating of 3190 lbs

That's not accurate. The stock Firestones on my Ram are rated at 3640. Size is 275/70R18.

X2 mine are Michelins as stated before 3640#

MY BAD!!
I meant to say all LT E 17 inch tires have the same rating
If you read the post it was about 17 inch tires load rating

[Colo_Native]

IdaD wrote:

RWDIII wrote:
to answer the question,for some reason all LT E tires,no matter the size have a rating of 3190 lbs

That's not accurate. The stock Firestones on my Ram are rated at 3640. Size is 275/70R18.

X2 mine are Michelins as stated before 3640#

[IdaD]

RWDIII wrote:
to answer the question,for some reason all LT E tires,no matter the size have a rating of 3190 lbs

That's not accurate. The stock Firestones on my Ram are rated at 3640. Size is 275/70R18.

[RWDIII]

I think IdaD has a valid point.The F250 has a lot of options.
The standard springs and 17 in tires has a rating of 10000 lbs
The camper pac with 18 inch tires has a rating of 10000 lbs .This truck is as capable as a F350SWR butwith lower axle bocks


to answer the question,for some reason all LT E tires,no matter the size have a rating of 3190 lbs

[the_bear_II]

Weight can be a cause of tire separation but there are other common causes:
Poor quality manufacturing
Low air pressure
Curb, rock, or other hazard strike
Using too narrow of boards to level

A lot of RV'ers are going to G rated tires if they have a 15,000lb or heavier trailer.

[Colo_Native]

I have a 2015 F250 4x4 the tires are 18" and rated at 3640@80 psi

[Dave_H_M]

Well I spose it makes a difference.

We tow with a 2012 F 250 crew cab 2X4 gasser.

Lets not forget that this was intended to be a tire carrying capacity post. :W

[IdaD]

Depending on the year, your F250 might be identical to a SRW F350 aside from the wheel size and maybe axle blocks. You might post some more details on model year and whatnot to confirm before you trash your kid's inheritance. A new set of wheels and tires is a lot cheaper than a new truck.