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 11-12-2002, 07:35 Post: 44908
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I'll stay away from brand discussions. I don't know much about tire brands anyway. A recommendation from me wouldn't be very credible anyway. I'm still running THE Firestone tire on my 1/2-ton but not from the production runs that were recalled.

Off the top of my head, I wonder if changing tractor position in the trailer might alter the tongue weight. Some balances may create larger load shocks on tires than other balances. I think my single axle 5' x 8' utility trailer tires are 15". I wonder if 12" tires would run hot and larger tires even in the same load range would work better. Others here know far more about this stuff than I do.






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 11-13-2002, 04:55 Post: 44943
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I guess I assumed the trailer has tandem axles. A 4,400 lbs. load on a single axle probably would be greater than my old '66 Econoline that had 13" tires.

On the Econoline I had two cord separations with 6-ply 45 lbs. max pressure tires. I never had a problem after I put on Goodyear 8-ply 60 lbs. tires. However, I didn't carry as heavy loads on the highway after I got the 8-ply tires. I think 13" 8-ply bias tires do run hot and may not be made any longer for that reason.






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 11-15-2002, 06:28 Post: 45009
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Hal: Conventional wisdom is that a tractor always weighs more than we think it does. I would check the load rating of the tires at 50-lbs. Seems like there's a good chance they'd be overloaded at that pressure.






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Maybe somebody who knows trailering better than I can comment. I think it's pretty certain that taller tires would be better. I'm wondering about a solution where the 12" ones might get by. I believe Hal reduced the tire pressures from the max pressure ratings because there was a lot of 'chop' to the trailer. There's a good chance that the load is excessive for the reduced pressures. I'm wondering if a load distributing type receiver might reduce the chop and make operating with higher pressures more comfortable?






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