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Old 19 April 2010, 20:34   #1
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Tyre pressure

Does anyone know if there is a standard pressure for trailer tyres. Mine are around 35psi at the moment and look a bit 'squidgy', but on the sidewalls it's stamped with 65psi to provide certain load capacity. Any thoughts?
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Old 19 April 2010, 20:40   #2
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Pressure increases inline with the load on each tyre, up to your max 65psi. I take it you're single axle? I'd guess around 50-55 would be good for you, enough to keep the tyre fairly round in shape
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Ta. I'll give it a try.
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Have a look on the sidewall first. You don't want to be over pressurising it! By law it should state a range of presssures or certainly a maximum one, go for the highest one.
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