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RV Tire Safety: ‘Max Pressure’ is NOT the maximum you can have in your tires

Roger Marble -
I understand how this incorrect information occurs when people assume "Max Pressure" means the maximum air pressure you can have in your tires. People...

RV Tire Safety: Goodyear Endurance tire load capacity explained

Roger Marble -
Here's a question I received from an RV Travel reader recently about Goodyear Endurance tire load capacity: Hope you can clear up a bit of...

RV Tire Safety: The science behind tire failure

Roger Marble -
Ready for some science? Sometimes I fall into the trap of talking in "Engineer Speak" and forget that not everyone may understand some of...

RV Tire Safety: Why do tires fail? Tire expert has the answers

Roger Marble -
As an actual Tire Design and Quality Engineer, I know from my 50 years of tire experience, including 25 with a primary focus on...

How much air pressure do my motorhome tires need?

Roger Marble -
(We are recycling this post from Roger from January 2023 because he is currently incommunicado, i.e., he's somewhere without a computer.😉) This is another version...

When should you replace your tires?

Roger Marble -
There is no single answer that is correct for all tires in all applications. The life experience of a tire on a car, light...

Do I need to carry a spare RV tire?

Roger Marble -
I see this question on various forums every few weeks: "Do I need to carry a spare tire?" Basically, I would say "yes." Having your...

Tire inflation pressure, not the sidewall, supports the load

Roger Marble -
Every few weeks I run across someone on an RV forum that makes the claim that it is the stiff tire sidewall that supports...

Confusion on a question about “consumer grade” tires; why clarity is needed

Roger Marble -
Here's another question on tire inflation and "ply rating" on an RV forum, and an example of a "failure to communicate." This one is...

Why you need to know ‘why’ a tire failed

Roger Marble -
Actual knowledge is better than an uninformed guess. Why is it important to have an idea about why a tire failed based on an educated...

What does “MAX PSI” on tire sidewall mean?

Roger Marble -
The "MAX PSI" number on the tire sidewall IS NOT the maximum psi a tire can tolerate. Yes, this wording can be confusing. But...

Proper tire repair, and examples of outrageous DIY tire ‘repairs’

Roger Marble -
This is from the U.S. Tire Manufacturer's Association regarding proper tire repair after being damaged: Tire Repair Basics Tires must be removed from the rim/wheel...
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