I never run door jam pressure, cause the specs there show a low pro tire & I do not have low pro tires.
help with my drive tire choice
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by heavyhaulerss, Apr 10, 2013.
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next time OK dots gonna get a phone call and my ### is just going to sit on the scale. Either that or they'll get a full load of fertilizer dumped on their scales.
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Second time I have seen you mention that trick....
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I e-mailed michelin & asked about the tire pressure. waiting for a response. when I had the low pro's my top end was 68 m.p.h & that was if there were no headwind & on a flat. so the bigger tire gave me a lil more top end with less r.p.m's. I always thought if you have a tire mounted on anything, whether car, truck or wheelbarrow, what is says on the tire is what should be followed.same as the 105 p.s.i mark, why would I run 85 p.s.i. when it says 105? figured maybe cause of the load rating & composition of the tire , it needs to be at the specified pressure? I do not know. maybe I need to put 105 in there. will see what the experts say at michelin. I may try to mark the tires. wonder if a chalk mark across would do? I need to find out quick. I do not want to ruin a new set of tires.
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That's the trick that 379exhd mentions that I suggested before.
Make a mark. paint stick or chalk
If the outside wears away first, you are under-inflated.
If the inside wears away first, you are over inflated.
If the mark is gone, you are properly inflated.heavyhaulerss Thanks this. -
I marked the tires. it appears the marks wear off in the center first. as far as inside or outside it wore both off evenly until gone. looking at the design of the tires the ends look like they taper off on a slant, making less hard contact with the ground than the center of tire. tried once with spray pain & once with a marker loaded. I think I may need more test to be sure.
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You could always go here and set the pressure based on the manufacturer's load chart for that tire.
FWIW I run 90 psi cat's eyes on drives and trailers, usually aired to 90-94 psi. 14 ply lopro 22.5 that is good for about 20k per axle. Enough for the occasional overload and plenty for max weight. Never know what we're loading, usually 20k-up. Getting even wear on all of them.heavyhaulerss Thanks this. -
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