Tire pressure question.

[impatico]

Re: Tire pressure question.

No, they said trailer tire tread life can vary between 5,000 miles and 12,000 miles. Said nothing about tread life on car tires which you were referring to before and also said nothing about replacing them at those intervals on a trailer. Just was stating how long tread usually lasted. Most people get to the 5 year mark way before tread wears out on a trailer tire.

Unless your like me and the boat spends more time with the engine cover off than it does in the water got it figured out now though for this season comming up

 

[cyclops2]

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Bruce


You must be reading Discounts trailer reccommendations differently than I did or a different page on their site.
I have included Tire Rack reccommendations opinions also.

Again call the tire manufacturers & see if they agree with what .....Retailer joints are saying to make more sales.

It is not illegal to lie about a product. Untill the lie is proven in court. 7 to 10 years later.

 

[w2much]

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And I was thinking it was a dumb question before posting. One heck of an informative thread. Thank all of you for your imput especially the data sheets.Glad I had the blowouts and now have new tires and the knowledge of how to care for them. Should be a sticky thread for all of the info contained herein.

 

[Sylvan 75]

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Get the manual for your trailer it will tell you the recomended tire pressure. Max tire pressure is not always used. It depends on load temp. and distance.Manufactures recomendations should be followed.

 

[smokeonthewater]

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max pressure max pressure max pressure... ALL THE TIME!

you will NEVER damage a trailer tire by inflating to max but under inflating heats em up and heat kills

 

[impatico]

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max pressure max pressure max pressure... ALL THE TIME!

you will NEVER damage a trailer tire by inflating to max but under inflating heats em up and heat kills

as long as you have the OEM tires on it but ya run them at or near max depending on the load.

 

[bigdee]

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max pressure max pressure max pressure... ALL THE TIME!

you will NEVER damage a trailer tire by inflating to max but under inflating heats em up and heat kills

That is just too simple for some!

 

[oregoncruiser]

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It's not that it's too simple, its that it is not necessary!! I learned this from personal experience. Ran a equipment trailer that way for years, only being fully loaded approximately 25% of the time. Results were a trailer with four tires worn bare in the center of the tread, lots of tread on the outer edges, and a rough rough ride. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to look at tires like that and understand there were overinflated for the load they were carrying.

Stating that you need to run Max pressure is an opinion. $150/tire, there are 600 reasons to NOT always run at max pressures.

 

[90stingray]

I do run my tires to max... but this thread got me thinking so I looked up my tires. Towmaster which is greenball brand. They have all specs sizes etc on the website but under the psi column there is just a dash. Weird. I did some more looking and their trailer tires are warrantied 100% for two years from invoice date or four years from dot date on tire. Good to know...

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[impatico]

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It's not that it's too simple, its that it is not necessary!! I learned this from personal experience. Ran a equipment trailer that way for years, only being fully loaded approximately 25% of the time. Results were a trailer with four tires worn bare in the center of the tread, lots of tread on the outer edges, and a rough rough ride. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to look at tires like that and understand there were overinflated for the load they were carrying.

Stating that you need to run Max pressure is an opinion. $150/tire, there are 600 reasons to NOT always run at max pressures.

do you max your tires out when loaded though? or run them steady at a lower pressure?

 

[smokeonthewater]

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Ran a equipment trailer that way for years

"years" You just made my counter point.... Your tread was worn out in the center but your old tires were likely due to be replaced anyhow due to age.

running light does NOT prematurely wear tires..... Think about it... if the load is riding on the center of the tread, more weight pressing down does not make the center carry less weight or last longer..... NOW wide tires on narrow rims is a different story...

again, if max pressure is too much then your trailer/tires are not well matched to the load.... IE, to pay the big bucks for load range E tires for a load range C load is stupid..... To Buy a 7000 lb tandem axle car trailer for lawn mowers and weed wackers when a 3500 lb single axle lawn and garden trailer will do is silly.

You wanna drop YOUR OWN pressure, fine but until a tire manufacturer starts publishing weight/pressure charts for each tire model and size, and people start regularly weighing non commercial trailers, the responsible answer to these threads is MAX pressure for trailer tires.

 

[oregoncruiser]

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The tires I was referring to were less than 22 months old when replaced. I pull the trailer every day!! Has almost the same exact miles as my pickup. It has a 20' deck, and a 12000lb GVW. I haul an 8000 lb excavator on it about 2-4 times a week, along with some other equipment. In between, I haul other material such as drain rock, crushed rock, building materials etc. It's almost never empty, but is certainly not loaded max all the time either (just like some boat trailers). So, the 12000 GVW is necessary.Wheels and tires are standard factory equipped, not "Wide tires on narrow wheels".

Tire manufacturers sell tires for a living. That's like letting the fox gaurd the hen house!! Follow your own advice, run your tires however you want, but you should not state your OPINION as FACT. When you do so, your discounting lots of others wisdom and experience.

 

[smokeonthewater]

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so by years you mean less than two lol.... It isn't MY opinion it is the position taken by the manufacturers of the tires.... I did not specify opinion or fact..... I stand by it tho... In general it is a bad idea to lower trailer tire pressure.... I would suggest that you look into a different brand of tire for your trailer.... Besides you don't HAVE or at least haven't given an example of any experience to back your theory.... You say that max pressure is what wore out your tires but as far as I can tell you haven't replaced the tires with the exact same tires and run them for the same distance at a lower pressure to prove it, Instead you are just assuming.... Would you seriously lower and raise your tire pressure 2-4 times a week.... I doubt it.

 

[bigdee]

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Since this is a boating forum I assume we are primarily concerned with boat trailers......BOTTOM LINE from trailer tire manufacturers....run max pressure as stated on tire sidewall. Now that life has been simplified lets put this debate to rest!

 

[JimS123]

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Since this is a boating forum I assume we are primarily concerned with boat trailers......BOTTOM LINE from trailer tire manufacturers....run max pressure as stated on tire sidewall. Now that life has been simplified lets put this debate to rest!

Trailers come with an owner's manual. I just checked the manuals for the 3 most recent trailers I own. They all say the same thing.

Its just common sense to follow directons....LOL.

To one of the previous posters that said they have 3 tire failures on every trip between point a and point b (and as such carried 3 spares), I would suggest that they MUST be doing something wrong. If that happened to me more than once, I would never make the trip again!

 

[oregoncruiser]

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The replacement tires have been on for 26 months now, and certainly for more miles. Same brand, same rating. Been running them 10lbs under max. Proof is in the pudding!!

My point is not to have a one on one argument. My point is to share my experience with the OP who seems to have had a similar experience. Obviously at the end of the day each one of us is responsible for how much air we put in our tires. I hear all you remind folks to not take the sellers word for stuff when buying a boat. I feel that way about most manufacturers/salespeople.

This appears to be turning into a personal issue, so I'm going to politely bow out. Apologies if I offended anyone.

 

[dazk14]

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Since this is a boating forum I assume we are primarily concerned with boat trailers......BOTTOM LINE from trailer tire manufacturers....run max pressure as stated on tire sidewall. Now that life has been simplified lets put this debate to rest!

+1 - Well said, worth repeating.