whats the best tire pressures ???
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| clyde2467 |
 Dec 9 2009, 02:43 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 21-October 09 Member No.: 3,471 Favorite Truck Camper(s): artic fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: f350 super duty 4x4 drw Type of Tiedowns used: stablelift Truck and Camper Setup: 1999 f350 super duty 4x4 drw artric fox 1140  |
hi ya all kev from the uk here
so ive decided to buy a stablelift , sorry if thats not to every ones taste but it will make my demounting easier where i store ,and using as a hunting platform in scotland , so my question is whats the best tire pressures for my f350 superduty drw both solo and carrying my 1140 , and getting firestone airbags what pressure should i run them at ?? hope some one can give some info as all help appreciated as cant find any real info and i know that tire pressures can be realy important factor in road safety regards kev |
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| mh45472 |
Dec 10 2009, 09:55 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 21-August 08 Member No.: 2,941 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Elkhorn 8R Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: GMC Sierra 2500 HD SRW 4 x 4 Ext. Cab Short box Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: GMC 2500 HD, Air bags, Happijacs, custom hitch box extension, Fleetwood Elkhorn 8R, pretty much loaded |
I have a 3000 pound Elkhorn on a 2500 HD with load range E tires. The maximum tire pressure for these tires is 80 psi cold. When hauling my camper, I run 80 in the rear and 70 in the front with 60 in the air bags. When running empty. I run 70 rear and 60 front with 0 in the bags. This is a SRW truck, not familiar with DRW trucks but I'd suspect they would not differ much. I have 106,000 miles and just put my third set of tires on so I'm getting 50,000 out of the each of the first two sets. I can live with that!
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| clyde2467 |
Dec 13 2009, 03:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 21-October 09 Member No.: 3,471 Favorite Truck Camper(s): artic fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: f350 super duty 4x4 drw Type of Tiedowns used: stablelift Truck and Camper Setup: 1999 f350 super duty 4x4 drw artric fox 1140 |
QUOTE(clyde2467 @ Dec 9 2009, 07:43 PM) hi ya all kev from the uk here so ive decided to buy a stablelift , sorry if thats not to every ones taste but it will make my demounting easier where i store ,and using as a hunting platform in scotland , so my question is whats the best tire pressures for my f350 superduty drw both solo and carrying my 1140 , and getting firestone airbags what pressure should i run them at ?? hope some one can give some info as all help appreciated as cant find any real info and i know that tire pressures can be realy important factor in road safety regards kev  hi thanks for that any info is a great help as no one to ask here in blighty or to compare info if any one else has any data please drop me a line with your experiences . thanks kev |
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| mh45472 |
Dec 14 2009, 10:14 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 21-August 08 Member No.: 2,941 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Elkhorn 8R Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: GMC Sierra 2500 HD SRW 4 x 4 Ext. Cab Short box Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: GMC 2500 HD, Air bags, Happijacs, custom hitch box extension, Fleetwood Elkhorn 8R, pretty much loaded |
Just curious, why the Stablelift? I have electric jacks on all four corners working on a wireless remote and they work great. Your lance is probably wired for them already as well. Jacks may even be cheaper too. I also use my TC for hunting too. Works great for 2 or 3 guys. We take a small generator and we have jammed my TC in many places where other RV's dare not go.
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| LindaH |
Dec 14 2009, 11:44 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 25-January 08 Member No.: 2,829 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Eagle Cap Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually (Cummins engine) Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift w/Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Eagle Cap 950, 2 100-watt solar panels, 2 6-volt AGM batteries, 1000-watt pure sine wave inverter, Motosat Executive satellite TV dish, Torklift 5-step Glow Steps. |
The sticker on the inside of our door says that for maximum load, to air the tires up to 60 PSI front, and 65 PSI rear (DRW). According to the Tire Inflation Pressure Guide for our brand of tires (Toyo), those pressures allow weights in excess of the GAWRs, front and rear.
When we have our camper on, we do air the tires up to 65 PSI front and 70 PSI rear, just because it makes us feel warm and fuzzy, not because of any real need to do so since the 60/65 PSIs will carry the weight. |
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| garbinator |
Dec 14 2009, 01:56 PM
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Productive Consumer Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 7-February 08 Member No.: 2,832 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 3500 GMC Dually 4X4 Crew Cab DuraMax w/6sp variable Allison Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac, Altec power jacks Truck and Camper Setup: Lance Legend 990 fully loaded series, Electric Jacks, Air Bags, heavy duty torsion bar, Titan extend-a-hitch, .357 Mag Marlin Lever Action (Cowboy rifle) for camper defense. Bose Acoustic Wave Machine to Ez the nights away... |
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| clyde2467 |
Dec 19 2009, 12:24 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 21-October 09 Member No.: 3,471 Favorite Truck Camper(s): artic fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: f350 super duty 4x4 drw Type of Tiedowns used: stablelift Truck and Camper Setup: 1999 f350 super duty 4x4 drw artric fox 1140 |
QUOTE(mh45472 @ Dec 14 2009, 03:14 PM) Just curious, why the Stablelift? I have electric jacks on all four corners working on a wireless remote and they work great. Your lance is probably wired for them already as well. Jacks may even be cheaper too. I also use my TC for hunting too. Works great for 2 or 3 guys. We take a small generator and we have jammed my TC in many places where other RV's dare not go. hi why the stablelift well my legs have to be lifted to max to demount the remote is u/s . and dont have any tiedowns and the stable lift is quicker, more stable , and is better for me to use the truck on its own when hunting as some of the land in scotland i have is a truck only access !!!!! highlands and all that !! i have a built in generator and also carry a 3kw gen set for the fact that i have dual voltage in my artic fox as uk has 240 volt electric what do you hunt ?? and what with ?? regards kev |
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| mh45472 |
Dec 21 2009, 10:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 21-August 08 Member No.: 2,941 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Elkhorn 8R Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: GMC Sierra 2500 HD SRW 4 x 4 Ext. Cab Short box Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: GMC 2500 HD, Air bags, Happijacs, custom hitch box extension, Fleetwood Elkhorn 8R, pretty much loaded |
Mostly grouse with shotguns and deer with rifles.
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