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robbotd5
12th July 2012, 04:35 PM
G'day all.
Have not had a flat spotted tyre as yet but I am wondering about the best way to prevent it from happening. We have a dual axle van and it is in a tight spot and jacking it off the tyres is not practical. I thought about putting in max air pressure to stop the tyres from bagging. Any thoughts?
Regards
Robbo.
bee utey
12th July 2012, 04:58 PM
1. Radials don't flat spot too much.

2. Go on holidays more often.
austastar
12th July 2012, 05:28 PM
Hi,
I had light truck tyres on our Dyna camper for many years, they would thump and bump for a few km after being parked for a month or so.
Changed to radials and never had the problem again.

cheers
Blknight.aus
12th July 2012, 06:07 PM
jack them up and turn them 20.178 times per side every month.
Pedro_The_Swift
12th July 2012, 06:11 PM
isnt that funny,,
I was told NOT to run radials--
or , if you like,
to only ever run LT's

and this was by consensus on a van forum,,

as for the flat spot,,
can you move it a foot either way?
bee utey
12th July 2012, 06:33 PM
isnt that funny,,
I was told NOT to run radials--
or , if you like,
to only ever run LT's

and this was by consensus on a van forum,,

Um, I use 185R14LT radials on my trailers, never had a problem with flat spotting.

Oh and a reminder not to use ancient tyres on a trailer, if they flat spot they're probably waaay past their use-by date, and may separate. Check with your tyre shop as to their age.
Pedro_The_Swift
12th July 2012, 07:00 PM
sorry BU , was meant as a general comment on van tyres,,

have no idea which type of tyre would flat spot more--
robbotd5
12th July 2012, 08:08 PM
The Daydream has done about 4500km on the factory tyres. They are LT tyres purely from the pressure ratings, 65psi max. 195 15. Chinese made. Nuf said???
Regards
Robbo
robbotd5
12th July 2012, 08:10 PM
isnt that funny,,
I was told NOT to run radials--
or , if you like,
to only ever run LT's

and this was by consensus on a van forum,,

as for the flat spot,,
can you move it a foot either way?

Yes I can. But a caravan should not be idle for so long!....Victoria next month.!!! 4 weeks off !!!
Regards
Robbo
robbotd5
12th July 2012, 08:15 PM
jack them up and turn them 20.178 times per side every month.
I thought it was 20.235 times a month. Come on Dave, we USE our van:):) just wondering how long it takes to flat spot a tyre.
Regards
Robbo