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Old 03-31-2016, 03:09 PM   #33
Darrel Goheen
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Default Re: motor home safety

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Originally Posted by sc4400 View Post
One thing to look at is weight on the tires. I went across the scales with my toter and the front weight was 12000 lbs. That's a bunch. Weight X speed = heat= sudden failure. I always keep my tires at the max allowable listed on the sidewall.
I use to do the same but tire manufactures recommend inflating based on weight on tires so I weighed my axles and inflate according to tire manufacture recommendation. I just read a few minutes ago to inflate based on tire pressure increase from cold to max pressure after driving. Never heard of that before but will be checking more into that idea. Makes sense.....larger increase in pressure from cold to warm indicates tire working more due to not enough pressure. My motorhome tires increase about 5-8 lbs. from cold to warm. Trailer tires increase about 8-10 but I have them at max pressure because of trailer weight.
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