Question: Towing speeds for travel trailer and tire safety
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Stopping at 80 isn't that bad with the brakes set right. And on a open road you don't need to stop. Driving fast is fine when in the right area. Drive to your area is key. Loaded in town I drive slower than the limit, to me I feel safe doing it.
I've always ran 75-80 pulling trailers and luckily never had tire trouble.
I just watch my tire pressure and in the summer set it at 5-10 psi under when cold. Works for me so I don't change it up. Lol. I use to pull 85-90 but quit that about 2 years ago, not worth the ticket anymore.
As care as tire age, most of my trailers see a 100 mile range and are on the tires they had when build. 07, 09, 12, 13, 13 and my other trailer gets tires ever year, it gets 50K miles being pulled across country at 8-10k.
All my trailers are 16" wheels, tires seem to work better for me, last longer. My friend has 15" wheels on his 5th wheel, I have 16" both are 3 axle, mine is heavier and he has a tire blow out yearly, he slowed down to 65 and still has a blow out yearly. I pull it 75-80.
Find what works for you and you feel safe with.
Well the guy I worked with lasted longer then that. The first job I saw the tires on his trailer on was over 100m one way. I have no idea how they mounted them they didn't look like different wheels. They did seem to squat a lot, but the trailer could of been really over loaded. His where the only ones I've seen in person other guys have just mentioned running them too.
I have also talked to a guy that has switch over to plane tires on his Backhoes. He does a lot of railroad work and had constant flat tires from the RR spikes that liter the tracks. He said after switching he hasn't had any flats. I never saw the machine, but I would guess is was running the stock IIRC 16" wheels.
Have you been out west? Not much to stop for other then tumble weeds. I'm not saying its a great idea, but we all do thing that aren't good ideas.
our tire shop (airline) mounts hundreds of tires a year from 5 inch wheels to the big 51 inch tires on the 727 getting them off the split rim takes a press around the bead to release, no way they were installed on a solid rim the bead will not stretch over it, acft tires are made not to rotate on the rim (hard landing , with low pressure) hence the tight fit , and everyone has slippage marks installed, if they do slip they are removed from service
I would really like to see a picture of them installed, if you ever see one.. the natural rubber compound is super soft, the profile is rounded on the tread area, and their are usually no more them 4-6 straight grooves around the tread. plus they are not made to turn at speed
I have a new job so I don't see him hardly at all. But next time I run into him I will ask some more questions. Maybe someone is pulling one over on him/them/me, but his looked like aircraft tires to my untrained eye. 5 groves or so, rounder profile, and no sniping.