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Re: [Land-speed] Trailer Maintenance

To: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pahrump.com>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Trailer Maintenance
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:42:07 -0700
Yup, on the wheels. My Pace book has a max tire psi based on the 
aluminum wheel. So I  never exceed that number which is 55 psig.

mayf
Skip Higginbotham wrote:

>John,
>Read it again. The 10 psi is actually a warning that you must not 
>exceed "cold".......not that it must be set 10 psi higher in order to 
>maintain load rated capacity. The wheel is the limiting factor in my 
>experience.
>Skip
>
>
>
>At 11:23 AM 9/18/2007, John Staiger wrote:
>  
>
>>Ok, when is it allowable (actually required) to over inflate trailer tires
>>by 10psi above the max. load psi rating on the sidewall?   I was very
>>surprised to find out that almost all 'ST' marked trailer tires have this
>>requirement to maintain their load rating for what I will call 'normal (65 -
>>75MPH) highway driving (OK, don't beat me up for running fast - it's not the
>>point of this thread).
>>
>>Don't believe me? Check this link out ->
>>http://www.goodyear.com/rv/pdf/marathon_gen_info_032806.pdf
>>    
>>
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