Posted by The tractor vet on November 16, 2011 at 06:22:11 from (75.19.123.91):
In Reply to: Tire pressure revisited posted by Paul shuler on November 16, 2011 at 05:37:42:
Well it is like this, Where is all the weight on your truck?? For the most part it is on the ft. as most of the time you are running around empty . Ever since 1973 i have had 4x4 3/4 ton's till 1990 when i got my first one tone. I use to run 12x16.5's on my 3/4 tons and ran the ft. tires at max pressure at 45 lbs. and rears at 30 . when snow season came on and the extra weight went in the bed for plowing i would pump the rears up to 45 if i did not do this then i would have sway. On my one tons they have 235x85x16'swith a load rating of e or 10 ply rating . And the max tire pressure is 85lbs. The ft.'s are at 85 and the rears are at 50 unless i am going to load her to the max. then they go to 85 . The truck i have now is a 95 3500 Dodge cab and chassie with a 11000 GVW. I have found i get the best tread wear this way. My one close friend has a 3500 4x4 Dodge like mine but a few years newer and he insists on running all the tires at max , he goes thru two sets of rears each year because he wares the centers out , fist off he has a aluminum flat that is one step above a roll of tin foil for weight on the back of his truck and his way of driving also does not help with his full throttle take offs so he can see it smoke . His rides like a log wagon slips and slides on wet payment and has to use the 4x4 out in a dry field. Try running your ft. tires up a bit and drop you rears a little like down to fifty lbs. when your just running around and with light loads. You will find you may pick up a little on fuel mileage and the ride will be better.
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