This is my 1st towing a Trailer

[E-Fishin-C]

Towing this Fibro concept Trailer ,I dont feel like its behind me, My question to you is how much air pressure do I put in these tires, I see that the tires on this trailer have Carisle Sport and Max pressure is 90 psi

[sarges46]

About half that Charlie. If you go to the max it will wear out in the middle very quickly! We wore one out on our cargo trailer cause I thought it was the right thing to do. What is the load rating? I was told by the tire guy that the max air goes with max load for the tire...not the trailer.

 

My tires were 60 lbs air max. for 750 lbs rated tire. Only carried about 250 lbs and wore that sucker out about half way to Arkansas last summer.

[tsigwing]

Towing this Fibro concept Trailer ,I dont feel like its behind me, My question to you is how much air pressure do I put in these tires, I see that the tires on this trailer have Carisle Sport and Max pressure is 90 psi

 

 

Depending on how heavy the trailer is, I would go with about 30 lbs. That's what I had on my Harbor Freight trailer with a car top carrier bolted to it. Took it about 2000 miles and checked the tire (and bearing) temps the whole way and never had any issues.

[Yammer Dan]

That would depend. Are you riding in the trailer??? 273 lbs....:rotfl:

 

 

 

 

 

I would go about what has been suggested 30-35 lbs and keep something to measure tread with. If it is wearing faster in the middle drop it a little. Faster on edge raise it a little.

[BradT]

Spray some water in the driveway and when it is loaded roll the trailer through and make sure the whole tire gets wet. Adjust the air pressure from there.

 

Too much air pressure and you will wear the tire out fast.

 

Brad

[short-haul]

The one I use to pull behind my Goldwing weighted 325 loaded and I ran 25# never had a problem .Also the higher the tire pressure the stiffer the side wall the more tendency of the trailer to bounce, less air pressure allows the side wall to flex and helps smooth out the ride.

If you ever looked at the owner manual on a car tow-master tow dolly it shows to run 15# pressure when empty

As stated before tire pressures are the max a tire can run safely not the best pressure for the vehicle, be it a car, truck, or trailer.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Unless you somehow manage to insert 2,000 pounds of cargo in the trailer, you wont need anywhere NEAR that much pressure!

 

For normal lightly loaded conditions, meaning normal clothing, sleeping bag, a tent, small cooler, misc stuff, I'd start at around 20 psi, and be prepared to adjust up or down accordingly...it will probably be just fine even at 10-15 psi...and the tires will wear much longer ( and smooth the ride) if the pressure is adjusted correctly.