Product Manual
Baseline Pressures and
Tire
Safety
A baseline tire pressure
is
the
recommended
tire pressure, cold.
In
other
words, it's
the
tire pressure
before
your
tires
start
rolling down
the
road.
There are
two
places which
will
give you an idea
of
what
your tire pressures should be. The first
is
the
permanently
mounted
placard containing max tire pressures, max load information, etc. This placard
is
similar
to
the
one
located on
the
driver's side
door
jamb
of
most
cars and trucks. The location
of
this placard
will
vary. The second
is
the
max tire pressure located on
the
sidewall
of
your tire. It
is
very important
that
the
cold tire pressure
of
your
tire
does
not
exceed
the
max tire pressure located on
the
side wall.
Another important factor
in
tire safety
is
weight. Tire pressures are greatly affected by weight! With
the
different
load ratings, such as
E,
G,
etc, tire pressure may increase
at
a faster rate, depending on
the
load rating
of
your tire.
If
you notice
that
your tire pressures are rapidly increasing, it
is
recommended
that
you weigh your
RV
and take
into consideration
the
max load
of
your tires.
It
is
also crucial
to
understand
that
even
if
your
RV
is
under
the
max
weight, it may
not
be
loaded evenly.
For
example, if a double-axle travel trailer tire has a max load rating
of
3,500
lbs., and
the
total
weight
of
the
travel trailer, loaded,
is
12,00 lbs., it
is
still possible
that
one
tire may
be
overloaded, depending on
the
disbursement
of
weight.
A great resource for tire inflation and load
is
the
manufacturer
of
your tire.
Each
tire manufacturer provides load
and inflation charts for
ST
(Special Trailer),
LT
(Light Truck),
HD
(Heavy Duty)
or
RV
tires, located on
their
website.
The
best
way
to
know exactly
what
pressures
to
run
is
by having your vehicle professionally weighed. There are
many excellent resources providing this service such as
the
RVSEF
(www.RVSafety.com
),
as
well
as
Escapees
RV
Club (www.escapees.com
).