|
03-30-2021, 12:41 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Roseville Ca.
Posts: 141
|
tire pressure
Can't find the tire pressure marking on my Firestone tires. Size is 4.75/500/19
What are we running ? |
03-30-2021, 12:42 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: on the Littlefield
Posts: 6,192
|
Re: tire pressure
The instruction book says 35lbs
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
03-30-2021, 05:43 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 3,545
|
Re: tire pressure
28 to 30 psig gives a better ride.
__________________
Bob Bidonde |
03-30-2021, 06:25 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,565
|
Re: tire pressure
But "squishy" handling in my experience.
__________________
I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood. |
03-30-2021, 06:34 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Posts: 1,846
|
Re: tire pressure
Good springs and shocks. Front end in good shape. 35 psi.
Reduced pressure just off sets other problems. |
03-30-2021, 08:25 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Troutman, NC
Posts: 717
|
Re: tire pressure
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
03-30-2021, 08:32 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
|
Re: tire pressure
35 will also give you excellent wear.
|
03-30-2021, 08:44 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PASADENA, CA
Posts: 1,895
|
Re: tire pressure
|
03-30-2021, 09:24 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 192
|
Re: tire pressure
Tire gauge face
|
03-31-2021, 07:56 AM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 3,545
|
Re: tire pressure
I go off of the reservation and run with 28-30 psig. My 190A rides and handles nicely with this tire pressure. As for tire wear, I see nothing unusual.
__________________
Bob Bidonde |
03-31-2021, 10:45 AM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Washington Cty., ME or Flagler Cty., FL
Posts: 1,126
|
Re: tire pressure
My Model A tends to find the groves in the road and weave back in forth. I wish I had purchased radial tires. However, to put a slight bias to the front end I put 30 psi in the passenger front tire and 35 psi in the drivers side. This puts a very slight drag to the right and keeps the dead band in the gear box (about 3/4 in.) to the right side. It doesn't work for deep groves in the road but it lessens the minor side to side weaving. Ed
|
03-31-2021, 11:36 AM | #12 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
|
Re: tire pressure
Quote:
|
|
03-31-2021, 10:48 AM | #13 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Largo Florida
Posts: 7,225
|
Re: tire pressure
I get a kick out of some of these threads, they take on a life of their own.
|
03-31-2021, 06:19 PM | #14 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida
Posts: 303
|
Re: tire pressure
Seems to make sense to me.....at least at first thought.
|
03-31-2021, 06:32 PM | #15 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
|
Re: tire pressure
|
03-31-2021, 06:35 PM | #16 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Dallas, TX, Angola, IN
Posts: 157
|
Re: tire pressure
28 works for me
|
03-31-2021, 06:48 PM | #17 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Hollister, CA
Posts: 133
|
Re: tire pressure
Set the tire pressure for the conditions you encounter. Ed in Maine is smart! and has the right idea for his situation, IMO. Less pressure (but keep high enough so you don't pinch tubes) works to reduce harshness on slower rough roads and provides a larger footprint for traction, higher pressures for cruising, easier steering, and optimum gas mileage. I've noticed with new tires and tubes, my '31 needs the pressure to be checked at least monthly as the tubes leak air faster than modern tubeless types (I suppose that can vary with the particular brand's tube material used). I run 35 lbs mostly, but 30 on the horrible back roads where I live - chuck-holes everywhere!
|
04-01-2021, 07:05 AM | #18 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Land of Lincoln
Posts: 3,177
|
Re: tire pressure
Quote:
My last outing at a stop the tires looked low so I added air without a pressure gauge, when I got back I checked the pressure and it was 50psi, let some out to 35 psi hot. So now that it's cool I bet it's about 30 psi cold. On a modern of mine the door sticker said 35 psi cold- 39 psi hot, if you drive to a service station to add air I would go 4-5 psi higher because now the tires are hotter. My dad's truck had 6 ply tires and we keep them at 45 psi because of over loading it, leave the warehouse with 24 window a/c the tires looked like radials and we put 60 psi in them, poor truck got abused. On the way back home dad said you know what your going to be doing for the next week, yep installing window a/c's.
__________________
Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done |
|
04-01-2021, 08:01 AM | #19 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: N. GA
Posts: 534
|
Re: tire pressure
Quote:
Radials would definitely have solved that problem, at least it they did for me. TOB |
|
04-02-2021, 06:00 PM | #20 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,054
|
Re: tire pressure
Firestones for me, and I run 35 lbs cold
|
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|