Mike and Kevin Beckett discuss the importance of proper inflation in commercial truck tires
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@jamesbowden5306Ай бұрын
Finally someone who can explain this properly! This has been a huge debate at our company with the mechanics.
@Davefromwisconsin Жыл бұрын
Makes perfect sense to me. I wish 100 percent of people could understand this. I’ve been at 115 in my steers and 110 in my drives for years after hearing you explain this on Kevin’s show.
@spiderx4440 Жыл бұрын
Very good, thanks!
@thereckchanic4709 Жыл бұрын
Great video guys I learned a lot about tire pressures for steer and duals . Can you make a video about tire pressures for wide base (super singles) as this too is a weird topic as some manufacturers are saying 80 psi which I think is way too under inflated.
@derweibhai Жыл бұрын
I am running a 1974 International 2070a Fleetstar that I turned into a 5 ton pickup and pull a 14ft dump trailer with it. Max load 29,000 total and my truck only has 1 rear axle. What tire pressures should I run? Essentially it is like deadheadding all the time. I figured decreasing my fronts to 90 lbs and rears to 50-60 was a good idea, after watching this, I am rethinking that. I hardly ever drive over 60 mph.
@MDAlignment Жыл бұрын
I always aim high. In this case I don't see a benefit for dropping pressure from around 100.
@jamesbowden5306Ай бұрын
Is there anyplace that inflation information like this can be gotten in writing?
@MDAlignmentАй бұрын
The third book we wrote called Common Tire Wear and Handling Issues -and is available on our website www.mdalign.com - contains our inflation discussion with graphs and examples.
@wanabetruckerdave3776 Жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever told you guys that your knowledge is invaluable? BUT... can I expect to see a gain in mpg running that much over inflated?
@MDAlignment Жыл бұрын
We don't sell fuel but the more pressure you start at, the smaller the footprint and therefore the less resistance/ better fuel economy. I'm not promising an amount on your truck fuel or tire life because there are many factors however more air is the cheapest, most reliable way to improve both tire life and fuel economy.
@bryanphelpstruckdriver5 ай бұрын
I heard you say 1:15 for the stairs but what did you say for the drives?
@MDAlignment5 ай бұрын
Drives are already overinflated by 30% at 100 psi. As far as we are concerned 90-100 is enough on dual drives