Show RV Tires Should Fit Right Like a new spring your recreational vehicle tires should fit right to begin this says the Tire Industry Safety MAKE sure your tires are of the proper load range for the weight you want to said Council Chairman Malcolm R. M make sure your tires are properly That wilt add to tire life and save he IF IT is impossible to reduce the replace the tires with tires of adequate load If replace the wheels with heavy duty Consult your tire dealer for proper lire and wheel application in such tires squirm a making engines work harder and use more fuel to overcome roil Manufacturers' air pressure recommendations are for cold tire starting PRESSURE can increase normally up to 15 pounds with prolonged Don't bleed hot tires to reduce the Council The Tire Industry Safety Council offers these other tips for recreational vehicle tire maintenance and THE only sure way to prevent overload is to axle by the fully loaded vehicles on reliable platform weigh one tire requires a lot more air than the look for a possible a bent rim or a cracked valve axle weight ratings for both front and rear axles appear on a label at-I near the driver's seat L in RV's manufactured after J Divide the rating I by the number of tires on that 1 axle to determine the load I each tire must f a properly 1 inflated spare Don't get I stuck off the beaten path without that spare you can't f easily f 10 percent from the maximum load rat- ings of passenger type tires when they are used on because of the greater stresses encountered in trailer for excessive wear and overheating in smaller trailer They can turn up f to 80 percent more revolutions per mile than larger tires on i the towing J inflation and load tables can be obtained 1 from a recreational vehicle or t tire or the Vehicle Consumer Tire I The Guide is available free of charge from the Tire In- Safety Write Box New V Enclose a J business-size |