Load Range E tires with tow? 14k lbs

[teameyecatcher]

Thanks for the honesty. I will definitely look in to using a friends 350 instead until I can get set up correctly.

Thanks

[straycat]

I guess that about says it all hahaha.

Gord.

[fishingjred73]

I got a question about tires. I've got a f-350 with single rear wheels. The most mileage i've ever got out of a set of tires was 33,000. they,ve all been e-load range. I tow a 11,000lb trailer about 4 times a year, rest of the time empty or smaller trailers. Any thoughts. thanks

[Ditty]

Just an FYI on the load ranges...I have D range tires and they are rated just under e range. Mine are rated at like 3200lbs per corner or something like that. If I remember correctly, E range is like 3300-3400 per corner. Just a little food for thought. I really don't pull too many trailers, so, I just might be talking out of my buttocks.

[teameyecatcher]

By "per corner" does that mean the weight on the rear axle (tongue weight) or total trailer weight?

I'm just guestimating that my tongue weight will be about 1400lbs, maybe, depending on how the trailer is set up. Most of the weight of the boat will be sitting on the triple axles, and I thought before that my only two issues were getting it going and stopping it. Going shouldnt be a problem, and the trailer has electric brakes on all three axles so I think I'm covered there too

[Ditty]

Per Corner is per tire. As in each individual tire will hold about 3200lbs of sidewall weight. So, say 3000lbs for ease...thats 12,000lbs of load capacity total...IF the weight is 50/50 front to rear. As we all know, a PSD is NOT 50/50. Mine is 4900lbs on the front axle and 3100lbs (something like that) on the rear as per the Scales at Flying J. SOo...thats 2450lbs per tire on the front and about 1600lbs per tire on the rear. (Give or take!) Make sense?

[teameyecatcher]

Gotcha. So lets say I have 1600 roughly per rear tire as is.

With another (very high guess) 2000 pounds tongue weight, I'll have roughly 2600lbs on each rear tire, which is under my limit of 3195 per at 65 PSI. Good to go? Or like I said before, is it the tongue weight that matters or the actual trailer load weight?

[straycat]

Team, personally I wouldn't take the chance. The tires get hotter with the more weight you put on them, and the side walls are weaker on the D tires, giving more side to side movement, which will increase the heat even more, If there is any kind of flaw in the manufacture of the tire, thats when it will become apparent, it could be a simple tread separation problem, or it could be a total failure of the tire, throwing you out of control, and think how much fun the Insurance company will have with that. Like Clint said '' do you feel lucky? ''

Gord.

[teameyecatcher]

Haha I'm just not so sure anymore on how lucky I would be.

I checked out comparable tires with the E rating, and they all have the same, if not less, load rating than my 295 Nittos. However, I see what you're saying about the increased sidewall strength. Better safe than sorry.

Would you recommend airbags as well?

[straycat]

Air bags are nice, but for the amount you tow, I don't think you really would use them enough to make it worth while, but they can't hurt.

Gord.