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Small single-axle travel trailer tire inflation, and more

By Roger Marble I have received questions on tire inflation from folks with small single-axle travel trailers, boat trailers and utility trailers. There is some...

Tire ramps or blocks may damage your tires

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Last year I was at a large RV event and noticed many Class B RVs were using...

What you should know about different tire types

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Whenever you ask a question about tires, whether you ask about price, load capacity or inflation, the...

Can a TPMS provide advance warning of a belt/tread separation?

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble I read the following on a forum for one brand of trailers where they were discussing the...

How to save money and time on spare tires

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble I was reading another RV forum thread on spare tires. The questions about cost and difficulty in...

Did you really read your RV owner’s manual?

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Yeah, I know that if you are like me you were given a stack of owner's manuals...

RV tires: “safety factor” versus “reserve load” – What’s the difference?

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble The dictionary offers this definition of "safety factor": "The ratio of the maximum stress that a structural...

Video shows why tire interply shear happens

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble As we head into the Christmas holiday, most of us are not thinking about our tires. Here is...

Preserving your RV’s tires when parking long-term

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Many RV owners are "winterizing" their RVs. Even if you are in Arizona, you might be getting...

Tips for better fuel economy, especially for Class A motorhomes

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Smartway is a program from the EPA that is supposed to help truckers select tires that have...

Several Q&A’s regarding buying RV tires

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Questions: A motorhome owner needs to change his 245/70R19.5 LR-F tires and asked some questions: Will the...

Setting tire pressure on cold days?

RV Tire Safety with RV tire expert Roger Marble Here was a recent post: "I am looking for a formula for adjusting 'cold inflation' pressures for large...