Tyre Pressure

[Silverfox]

Does anybody know what the correct tyre pressure should be on my twin axle SBS that is carrying an Osprey Viper Max? One tyre has a reading of 28psi, the other three vary in pressure but are less than that. Thanks.

[Boats&Outboards]

I don't know but it will say on the tyre wall what it's rated to.

Peter ~ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007

[hadd]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

Does anybody know what the correct tyre pressure should be on my twin axle SBS that is carrying an Osprey Viper Max? One tyre has a reading of 28psi, the other three vary in pressure but are less than that. Thanks.

Hi silverfox, It should say on the side of the tyre what pressure should go in there , my tyres take 60psi i always put 55psi in them

[Silverfox]

The tyre wall on my car tyre is rated way above the 32psi that are in them, as 32 is what the manufacture recommends. Is it right therefore to go to nearly the max rated psi of the tyre? Won't the trailer be very bouncy when towed?

[AMac]

the trailer manufacturer will be able to give you a pressure if you tell them the weight of the load being carried on the trailer

[Boats&Outboards]

Trailer guy will give you definitive advice but generally when towing any distance (ie motorway) with tubeless tyres you want them to be inflated quite close to max rating. This helps preventing them from heating up which gives a greater risk to blowout, shredding etc. If they are under-inflated they become weaker on the tyre walls. Even some of the smaller 10 inch wheels are inflated past what a car needs.

Peter ~ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007

[willk]

My SBS 2000 came with crappy Comac tyres, I had a twin motored 6.5m on it and ran the tyres around the 40psi mark. I was never towing over 50mph for any time and I never found any warming (or bouncing). I'd agree with checking it with SBS....

[Leapy]

Having weighed my RC5.3 and had a shock the wheels and tyres were uprated with - for a trailer - some sexy looking low profile jobbies rated at 96psi which is what I was told to run them at.

I actually run them at 85psi and no problems though the 12v tyre pump has a tear in it's eye everytime it sees the trailer.

[Silverfox]

Thanks everybody for you assistance. I think my 12v pump is going to also wince like Leapy's very soon!

[Trailer Guy]

Hi Silverfox

As B&O suggested, you need to keep on top of your trailer tyres, especially if you're towing good distances. Obviously it'll affect the towing characterisctics, but under inflated tyres will also have a greatly detrimental effect on your fuel consumption

TBH, your tyre rating will all be down to your tyre type / size / rating. Here's a previos post on identifying the spec of your tyres: Trailer & Towing info - mods to make sticky!

As suggested, SBS should be able to guide you. However, they sometimes put the psi rating on the chassis plate too, so that may be worth a check. You should find it n/s front on the drawbar / a-frame. As others have said, the rating should also be on the tyre too. It'll say something like "60psi cold", or similar. Check there too.

If you don't get any joy let me know the tyre info and I'm sure I'll be able to assist.