Tires & speed

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Bob Miller

Visual Insection with a "Trained Eye" sound like good advice, but where does someone find that eye.... From my own experiences with mini motorhomes, those eyes seem hard to find.....

I can't even hope to remember the number of stories I heard about sudden tire failures on the road, many occuring at as soon as 5 years of tire age. And, unless you bought new tires yourself, you don't have a clue as to how previous owners cared for the existing tires.

Sooooo... unless I put the tires on myself, I opt to believe that the worst case of care was taken and routinely toss tires at about 5 years regardless of appearance. The cost of a blowput on the road can be huge, both for another tire, as well as the potential damage to your rig.

BTW: A blow-out on the road, like landing an airplane with the wheels up, canr uin an otherwise perfectly good day.....

Yup..."life is easier with some degree of conformity to settled doctrine."
At least you won't have to deal with all that guilt, if a tire fails at any age!

[Darwin Maring]

I asked a LoadStar Tire Representative the following question:

What is the Speed Rating on a Loadstar ST205/75D14 Bias Trailer Tire # AM1ST86

His Reply:
The trailer tires we carry, like # AM1ST86, are rated for 65 miles per hour. The only exception is if the sidewall on a tire states differently which on this tire it should not.

Another tip I can offer is that trailer tires should be inflated to the maximum psi as indicated on the tire for the longest life and best performance. On this trailer tire it is rated for 1,760 pounds at 50 psi. I have included a link to our FAQ article on tires.
expert reply by: Michael H

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[BigLew]

Interesting reading.......

Tire Tech Information - Tire Aging – Part #2