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Old 10-15-2017, 10:01 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by sourdough View Post
I meant to clarify in the above post that I'm talking more about bumper pull trailers vs 5th wheels. 5th wheels, simply by their construction and method of connecting to the truck mitigate some of the extreme issues I alluded to. I do think it's better to have substantially more capability in the tires than the gvw no matter what but it's not as important with a 5th wheel IMO - if that makes sense.
I think there’s something to that. Tire weight rating, I’m sure, is a static load rating, but as tires age, folks load their trailers and over the road changing g loads impact the tires, there is probably a margin that is exceeded.

I might have to go to a LRF tire in the spring when the current tire age begins the fourth year.
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