Date:         Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:30:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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On Aug 5, 2008, at 2:20 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> Grease your wheel bearings
> more trailers on the side of the road form wheel bearing failure
> than flat
> tire
> yours
>
Ditto that & carry spare bearings?

Mr. BZ
>
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Mike Elliott
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I know nothing about trailer tires, but I'll be pulling our little
>> 1974
>> Ladybug brand utility trailer behind Mellow Yellow to Bend,
>> lightly loaded
>> with stuff and I want to make sure the tires are aired appropriately.
>>
>> Here's a picture of the trailer.
>>
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/LadybugTrailer/
>> photo#5231101180915417442
>>
>> I included the Bentley's manual in the shot so the size of the
>> trailer can
>> be judged -- it's little. Doesn't weight much, either. Fiberglass
>> body,
>> simple steel frame. Re-did the wiring, brought it up to CA code.
>> Added a
>> backup light, too.
>>
>> Anyway, the tires are only a couple of years old and are labeled:
>>
>> Deestone (whoever that is)
>> ST175/80D13 (replaces B78-13ST)
>> TRAILER SERVICE
>> 6 G.P. Load Range
>> Max Load 1350lbs at 50 p.s.i. cold
>> Nylon cord
>>
>> So . . . 45psi sound about right?
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> KG6RCR
>>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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