1. Determine Your mounting system: Hub Mount,
Hand Hole Mount, Wheel Cover Mount. 2. Determine Which Style Fits Your Budget: Rubber 2-ply, Stainless Steel,
Airless Stainless Steel. 3.
Determine How Many Hoses You Will Need: Two Hose Kit For Inner Dual Wheeels Only. Four
Hose Kit For Both Inner And Outer Wheel.
Overloading the tires on your RV
is probably the number one leading cause of tire failure. Poor weight distribution and
taking advantage of all of the storage space offered on today’s RV’s result in
tire overloads. The only way to find out is to have the fully loaded vehicle weighed on
platform scales. Load the vehicle with everything you plan to take on a trip including
passengers, cargo, fuel, full fresh water and propane tanks. If you tow something behind
the RV take it to the scales with you. The problem is that it is quite possible to weigh
the RV and not exceed the GVWR, GAWR or GCWR, but you could be exceeding the tire ratings.
This is why you MUST weigh each axle end separately to determine if tire ratings are
exceeded and if the loaded weight is properly distributed.
Under inflated tires run a close
second to overloading as one of the leading causes of tire failure. The load rating for a
tire is only accurate if the tire is properly inflated. Under inflated tires cause extreme
heat build up that leads to tire failure. The appearance of the tire looks normal but the
internal damage is not visible and can fail at any time without warning. Tires can lose up
to two pounds of air pressure per month. If you don’t check your tires for three or
four months they could be seriously under inflated. Ideally you should check tire
inflation, and adjust if required, everyday that you move or drive your RV. If you
can’t get into the habit of doing it on a daily basis you need to make it a point to
check all tires weekly at a minimum when you’re traveling. You always want to check
the tires when they are cold, meaning that you don’t drive or move the RV before
checking inflation. Invest is an accurate inflation pressure gauge. Check all tires and
adjust pressure according to the manufacturer’s recommendation. Do no exceed the
maximum pressure ratings found on the tires sidewall. Never check inflation pressure when
the tires are hot, you will get a higher-pressure reading and if you let some air out they
will be under inflated when they are cold. If you have dual wheels you will want to add
extension hoses to the valve stems to make the job of checking tire inflation easier. A
word of caution, if you add extension hoses you must replace the rubber valve stems with
all steel valve stems. The added weight of the extension hoses can cause rubber stems to
leak air resulting in under inflation.
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