RV FEATURE
TYRE PRESSURE
When it comes to figuring out what pressure at which to run your tyres, there are so many myths and methods professed out there, it can be extremely confusing what you should do. Fortunately, it doesn’ t have to be such a mystery.
Recently, the WA RAC published an article that went into great detail about how to calculate the pressures in your tyres. We’ ll put a link to it within this article.
In short, the vast majority of owners towing caravans across the country are running with under-inflated tyres, both on the tow vehicle and, more likely, on the caravan itself. Most tyres will have a load rating on the sidewall. It will read something like this:
• Max Load Single Axle: 1650kg at 550kPa( 80psi) Cold
• Max Load Dual Axle: 1500kg at 550kPa( 80psi) Cold
It might surprise some owners to learn that their tyres are capable of such high tyre pressures, especially when the compliance plate or tyre chart on the vehicle recommends pressures of less than half that amount. That is because these pressures are for an empty or lightly loaded vehicle.
All-Terrain tyres perform well on the beach.
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