Now that we're on PSI for Tires. What air pressure are others running
in the tri-gear tires for best life?
Jeff
A258
Awaiting Inspection.
On Jan 15, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Paul McAllister wrote:
> <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I'm using a MCleary Airtrack 7/600, but inflated at 18 PSI. My first
> inner
> tube failure was at around 220 hours. The low pressure running caused
> chafing of the tube side wall to the point where it rubbed through.
> At that
> time I used the same tire and just put a new tube in it.
>
> The second failure was at 370 hours for the same reason however I
> noticed
> that although I had tread left the side walls of the tire were very
> weak
> when compared to a new tire. For the same pressure it looked much
> "flatter". I am assuming that internal structure of the tire was
> fatigued
> do to running it flat.
>
> What I am thinking of doing is to replace the tire every 200 hours and
> the
> tubes every 100 hours.
>
> Regards, Paul
>
>
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