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Know Your RV: Go lug nuts!

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
Sad to say, for many RVers, they know more about peanuts than lug nuts. That could be a real problem. While you can get...

Do you need to weigh the RV and adjust tire inflation each trip?

Roger Marble -
You do not need to weigh your RV every trip. You also do not need to adjust tire inflation each trip. Unless you are making...

RV Tire Safety: Uneven wear on trailer tires may not be due to defect

Roger Marble -
If you have one shoulder of a trailer tire showing more wear than the other, as seen here, you probably have camber wear. Unlike...

RV Tire Safety: Importance of reporting defective tires

Roger Marble -
I have asked RV owners who had tire failures if they reported the failures to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) or to the...

RV Tire Safety: Setting inflation pressure step-by-step

Roger Marble -
While I have posted a number of times on how I would set tire pressure, this topic seems to be a recurring question. So...

RV Tire Safety: Do you “read the label” on your tires?

Roger Marble -
Do you read the label on your tires like you would read the labels in a grocery store? A question was posed on what...

RV Tire Safety: A tire failed. What should you do to prevent another one?

Roger Marble -
You just had a tire failure. Did you take appropriate action to prevent a reoccurrence? If someone has a problem with a tire, it would...

RV Tire Safety: More on adjusting tire pressure due to temperature changes

Roger Marble -
Here is a post I read recently about tire pressure and temperature changes: Very informative thread. If I may throw in my recent experience... One thing...

RV Tire Safety: Why is my TPMS giving different readings than my hand gauge?

Roger Marble -
This question was asked recently: "The readings between my TPMS and my quality tire gauge are always different. On cold days there is even...

RV Tire Safety: Correcting misinformation about tire inflation and load limits

Roger Marble -
Do you run your vehicle at or above engine redline? Why not? OK. As a tire design engineer and someone with RV tire experience,...

RV Tire Safety: Why aren’t there more tire recalls?

Roger Marble -
I have seen this question on an RV forum: "Why aren't there more tire recalls?" It was asked by someone complaining that there were...

RV Tire Safety: What margin to use for Low Pressure Warning on TPMS?

Roger Marble -
In response to a reader from Australia with a question on TPMS Low Pressure Warning level, I responded as follows. We need to separate the...
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