Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:02:28 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
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You can probably start with 30 psi and go down from there by feel. I don't
think 25 would be too low for your load.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 7:04 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>wrote:
> On 8/5/2008 9:23 PM Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
> Disregard my earlier comments about trailer tires for that trailer.
>> You have an awful lot of tire there. I am use to small trailers having
>> 10-12 inch tires.
>>
>
> Yep, these are pretty beefy for such a little trailer. I know what you
> were thinking of: those little donut tires that one finds on Harbor
> Freight and similar trailers. I forget the size of the tires that were
> originally on it except that they used a size and size designation that is
> no longer in use these days. So I found the closest contemporary tire with
> similar o.d. and width, and found wheels with the same bolt pattern. In
> other words, these tires are very very close in size to the original ones,
> and pretty similar in terms of load rating.
>
> > I doubt you will be putting 2,000 lbs on that trailer.
>
>> You should find the tire load inflation chart
>>
>
> Ah -- such as:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6lg2oy
>
> (The top row, ST175/80R13, is my tire size)
>
> > and at some point stop at a truck stop and have it weighed.
>
> I'm not super familiar with truck stops and scales places, I'll keep an
> eye out for something suitable. I'll be heading north on I-5, the truck
> traffic is super heavy. I'll bet that Al Knoll might know of a place.
>
> > My guess is that 30-35 psi will take care
> > of what you will carry in it.
>
> Heck, I doubt the trailer and payload will weight more than 500 lbs
> combined. That's 250 lbs per tire. That's too light to be on the chart. I
> presume that less than 15 psi would be silly.
>
> --
> 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
>
>
>
> > My guess is that 30-35 psi will take care
>
>> of what you will carry in it.
>>
>> Dennis.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Mike Elliott
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:28 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
>>
>> 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#5231101
>> 180915417442
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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