Another tire pressure question.

[FlyingDiver]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bob Russo:
At the scales the weight and correct pressure can be determined but keeping in mind the tires are hot at the scales would it be advisable to wait until the tires are cold before taking and adjusting the pressure? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes. The tables published by the manufacturers are cold pressure. Get the weights, look up the correct pressure in the tables, then adjust the tire pressure when cold.

joe

[historyljc]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Stop at a Cat scale. Their locations are on the Cat Scales website. Cost last years was $8. Pull on the scale up to the box with the push button to talk box. Push the button. A girl from the store will come on and tell her you want both axle weights and the total weight. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
If you have a CB, they will talk to you at the Flying J (I don't know about the other truck stops) on channel 1. The one I weighed at in SC you couldn't hear anything over the speaker and it was very hard to reach.

[loranimal]

I don't play the weigh the rig game. I go by what the axle is rated for and set tires for that rating. I set my rears to handle a higher load for when the tag axle is raised. I noticed no difference in ride by running a lower pressure. ie. have a 14,000 lbs front axle, set your tires for that and you don't have to worry.

I weighed my rig when I first got it to see how much stuff I could carry but set tire pressure to axle rating.

Carl