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Quote: Originally Posted by Bluejay I don't care what someone may say, if I had a bad tire experience, I won't be buying those again, and I will tell anyone interested why I won't. Bluejay, I'm right there with you. It wouldn't make any sense to buy another set of the same tire if you didn't like them the first time around. And likewise, it wouldn't make any sense to judge all tires in any given series as...

http://www.curtmfg.com/index.cfm?eve...ntpieceid=1347 Tongue weight should be between 9 and 15% of trailer weight. So using the trailer weight you mentioned earlier, 4000lbs, tongue should be between 360 and 600lbs.

Quote: Originally Posted by Real Bluejay, I'm right there with you. It wouldn't make any sense to buy another set of the same tire if you didn't like them the first time around. And likewise, it wouldn't make any sense to judge all tires in any given series as bad just because one set in that series didn't make you happy. It would be like someone buying a load range E tire in the LT series and deciding they...

Quote: Originally Posted by Real Mitch, I never made the case that your old P series tires had more stability than your current LT tires! I don't even know what specific tires you are comparing. But you are helping to illustrate one of my points. Namely, that some people will judge all P series tires as inadequate or inferior to all LT series tires without ever having tried one of the more suitable P series tires. Most of us can't...

Quote: How do I find out what the tongue weight is for a trailer hooked up to my truck? Go to a truck stop that has CAT scales. Run over the scales with the trailer, then drop the trailer and make another run. The weight slips will have 3 axles - front, rear, and trailer. Add up the front and rear axle weights of the truck with and without trailer. The difference between the 2 sums is the tongue weight.

Thanks for the help. How do I find out what the tongue weight is for a trailer hooked up to my truck?

Bad picture I took it with my phone the other day. This is what I've been pulling once a day 20 miles one way for the last week and a half. The first is a 1500gallon and the second is a 1000gallon NH3 fertilizer tanks. I think they come in loaded at about 18,000. Pickup is a 08 F150xl 4x4 4.6L we are only allowed to pull these at 25mph. Also just have to add the one of my F250 6.4L towing our semi home after somebody had to back into it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Real Sigh...Actually, "standard load" and "extra load" is not a load rating either, it simply defines the pressure at which the maximum load is rated. Dude, at what point did i ever say that was a rating, or anyone for that matter? If you want "rating", try using the terms "load index" (113t, 111s, etc.) to explain the rating system, not tire...

Real; I don't care too much about all your other bickering with other members, but I do have a comment about P vs LT's. All you keep pointing to is the load rating but that alone does not define how a tire will behave with a given load. LT tires are deigned with stronger sidewalls to minimize sway associated with taller aspect ratios. A P rated tire may not blow out with 2500 pounds on it, but it will be more unstable. Load ratings...

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