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RV Tire Safety: “Cold inflation pressure”: A clarification of tire terms

Roger Marble -
Proper tire inflation is obviously a critical safety item. Here are definitions of the terms I am using when discussing tire inflation. "Cold pressure inflation" This...

Lug nuts on trailer seize up. Lubricate them or use anti-seize?

Dave Solberg -
Dear Dave, The lug nuts on my travel trailer rims seem to lock up or seize, making them hard to break loose when retorquing or...

Check out what hitting a pothole can do to a tire

Roger Marble -
Some people want to claim a tire is "defective" and present the tire for a free replacement because of a bulge in the tire...

Valve stems, cores and caps, ‘Oh my!’ And how tight is ‘tight enough’?

Roger Marble -
Some rubber valve stems have a metal center and some valves are all metal except for a rubber gasket. The metal part of valves...

When to replace tires? Find out here

Roger Marble -
Here's a post I saw recently on an RV forum regarding when to replace tires: I heard somewhere that people are changing out the tires...

RV Tire Safety: Readers’ questions about setting pressure and best gauge

Roger Marble -
I received this question from a Class A owner about how and when to set their tire pressure depending on fluctuating ambient temperature: We have...

Why are tire ply rating and load range different?

Roger Marble -
Here is a message from a reader on his confusion on a tire's "load range," "load capacity," and "ply rating": "Well, I finally figured out...

RV tire air pressure – Part 3: Interply shear is why tires fail

Roger Marble -
Why do radial tires come apart? "Interply shear" is the answer. The entire reason we are doing this in-depth series is to better understand how...

RV tire air pressure – Part 2: The air pressure supports the load

Roger Marble -
PART 2: It's the air pressure that supports the load, not the tire structure. Since there are a good number of folks today who feel...

Is your RV tire temperature or pressure too high?

Roger Marble -
While I have answered versions of this question many times, people continue to ask this basic but very important question. Therefore, I will summarize...

Be careful of tire inflation information online

Roger Marble -
Here was a recent post about tire inflation on an RV forum. This statement is sometimes correct but not always: Always run any trailer tire...

RV Tire Safety: How fast can you drive safely on ST-type tires?

Roger Marble -
There are still a number of folks asking about tire operational speed and specifically with regard to ST-type tires. I hope this post will...
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