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I have a 1989 avondale caravan, the tyres i have on at the moment do not look right, they dont look round (have a flat spot at the bottom) I have pumped them up to the max tyre pressure that is indicated on the tyre wall.

Its not an heavy caravan, off the top of my head its 750kg + 150kg , so i am pulling 900kg

Were can i find out what tyres go on the caravan, i do need to sort them out.

Not necessarily.  It sounds like they may be the wrong tyres.   Check with the manufacturer for type of tyre, and the pressure it will run at.  Very few tyres are supposed to run at the maximum pressure shown on the sidewall.

Jim

Quote: Originally posted by Max-and-Paddy on 26/7/2010

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I had my tyres changed recently and they look soft. I'm assured that that's correct - 850 kg unladen caravan, 33 psi in the tyres. The recommended pressure for my tyres is 40 but it was explained to me that if they're too hard they don't grip the road properly.

You don't say what pressure you've put in them.

Nora

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nora please do not run under the recommended pressure for your tyres 2 reasons

first you are under inflated thus lowering the weight carrying of the tyre so are then over loaded

second under inflation causes heat build up in the tyre which in turn can turn in to  a blow out

please dont any one shoot me down for this as it is my opinion and just passing on a bit of advice

Quote: Originally posted by simon23 on 27/7/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by Max-and-Paddy on 26/7/2010

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I had my tyres changed recently and they look soft. I'm assured that that's correct - 850 kg unladen caravan, 33 psi in the tyres. The recommended pressure for my tyres is 40 but it was explained to me that if they're too hard they don't grip the road properly.

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You don't say what pressure you've put in them.

Nora

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nora please do not run under the recommended pressure for your tyres 2 reasons

first you are under inflated thus lowering the weight carrying of the tyre so are then over loaded

second under inflation causes heat build up in the tyre which in turn can turn in to  a blow out

 

please dont any one shoot me down for this as it is my opinion and just passing on a bit of advice

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