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Old 09-04-2012, 09:38 PM   #1
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Installed TPMS system on our new 320rs today and I know there has been a lot of discussion elsewhere about tire pressures.
These radials are max rated for 80lbs but were delivered with 70psi. Is this the correct pressure. On a positive note they are nitrogen filled.
What do 320rs owners use for their fifth wheels?

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Old 09-04-2012, 09:41 PM   #2
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80 psi COLD as stated on the tire sticker located on the left side near the propane access door, next to the VIN sticker.
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Old 09-04-2012, 10:30 PM   #3
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Thanks that's what I thought. I don't know why they under filled by 10 lbs.
Of course I don't know why they failed to hook up the drain pipe for the washing machine so that it dumps water into the flooring instead of the gray tank or hooked up the audio for the TV incorrectly so there would be no sound.
Need to give them a call about these and several other problems. The washer plumbing will be a major access issue.
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Old 09-22-2012, 05:10 AM   #4
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Curious where you go to top off a nitrogen filled tire?
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Dru R, Discount Tire in my area can fill with nitrogen. But you can just use regular air.
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Old 09-22-2012, 09:53 AM   #6
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Dru R, Discount Tire in my area can fill with nitrogen. But you can just use regular air.
You can Google for stations in your area that handle the nitrogen. There is one tire store close to me that carries the nitrogen but it would be a major problem to get the Columbus in there in order to access the nitrogen filling station. I have a pancake air compressor so I use regular air to top off the tires and not have to worry about nitrogen.
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Old 09-22-2012, 11:26 AM   #7
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My take is if your truck tires don't have nitrogen, don't waste your time filling the RV tires with it. When you stop for air, you have to check ALL of the tires. Not too many places that sell tires have a parking lot big enough to allow for a large RV. I have a small 120volt air compressor also. Comes in handy for blowing out water lines in winter too. I'm sure nitrogen helps out, but is it enough of a benefit in real world experiance for you? For commercial fleets yes. For one individual, I doubt it.
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Curious where you go to top off a nitrogen filled tire?
Anywhere! Regular air is 70% nitrogen so why worry about the remaining 30% of other gasses?
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Installed TPMS system on our new 320rs today and I know there has been a lot of discussion elsewhere about tire pressures.
These radials are max rated for 80lbs but were delivered with 70psi. Is this the correct pressure. On a positive note they are nitrogen filled.
What do 320rs owners use for their fifth wheels?

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Just wanted to put in my 2 cents. I believe you are better off keeping the 70 psi in your tires. If your doing any long distance towing, the tires will heat up quite a bit, and the pressures will expand. I never set my tires at the max air pressures. I always leave room for the heat build up.
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Just wanted to put in my 2 cents. I believe you are better off keeping the 70 psi in your tires. If your doing any long distance towing, the tires will heat up quite a bit, and the pressures will expand. I never set my tires at the max air pressures. I always leave room for the heat build up.
I think the max tire pressure rating takes into consideration of heat/air pressure build up.


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Old 10-02-2012, 11:31 PM   #11
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You could check the load range charts for your tires to see if you are ok running at 70psi, but it won't hurt running them at max, considering your camper is probably pretty darn heavy.
I switched to a heavier-rated tire, so run mine a bit under the max.
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Just wanted to put in my 2 cents. I believe you are better off keeping the 70 psi in your tires. If your doing any long distance towing, the tires will heat up quite a bit, and the pressures will expand. I never set my tires at the max air pressures. I always leave room for the heat build up.
This is not correct. Tires should always be set at the proper pressure cold. The max pressure molded into the tire is the "max cold inflation pressure" and takes "heat buildup" into consideration.

Proper inflation pressure is based on tire load according to the manufacturer's tables up to the max cold inflation pressure. See attached sample for Maxxis.
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Old 10-03-2012, 04:57 PM   #13
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one, but I couldnt help it. So let me start over. Didn't mean to infer that this would damage the tires. Tires can be run at maximum air pressure, but I never run mine at the max pressure because if you have the right setup, it is not necessary. Since I do not have my Columbus yet, I will make that determination when I see them. Remember, the tires on you camper were not made for your camper, they were made for a multitude of different ones. Palomino decided on them, so you need to check the load carrying capacity. If they were selected correctly, you will never need to run the max pressure. All you will do is jar the heck out of everything inside, and wear out the tires in the center prematurely because most of the time they are put on rims that are too narrow to handle that much air pressure. I changed my last two campers to a larger size tire and wheel just for that reason. I run my tires (on everything I own) anywhere from 5-8lbs under max. Never wore out a set of tires prematurely. This being said, please make your own decision, don't let my 30 years in the tire business steer you
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Man, I knew I should have stayed out of this
one, but I couldnt help it. So let me start over. Didn't mean to infer that this would damage the tires. Tires can be run at maximum air pressure, but I never run mine at the max pressure because if you have the right setup, it is not necessary. Since I do not have my Columbus yet, I will make that determination when I see them. Remember, the tires on you camper were not made for your camper, they were made for a multitude of different ones. Palomino decided on them, so you need to check the load carrying capacity. If they were selected correctly, you will never need to run the max pressure. All you will do is jar the heck out of everything inside, and wear out the tires in the center prematurely because most of the time they are put on rims that are too narrow to handle that much air pressure. I changed my last two campers to a larger size tire and wheel just for that reason. I run my tires (on everything I own) anywhere from 5-8lbs under max. Never wore out a set of tires prematurely. This being said, please make your own decision, don't let my 30 years in the tire business steer you

IMO, unless you know the load on each tire everytime you hook up and leave, you're shooting in the dark about what pressure to use. It's not even a SWAG, it just a WAG. I just go to max cold pressure listed on the tire or 1 or 2lbs below and forget it. Never wore a set of tires out on a trailer, they usually get weather cracks long before any wear is detected.
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This being said, please make your own decision, don't let my 30 years in the tire business steer you
I have zero years in the tire business. I make no bones about it. Everything I learned about tires and trailering is from learning from folks like you who do know.

I have spent many hours talking to the tire safety folks like Walter C. Cannon, the Executive Director of the RV Safety & Education Foundation (321-453-7673
Fax 321-453-3853) and the good folks at Goodyear. I am always interested in learning more.

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Old 10-03-2012, 07:34 PM   #16
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We have one tire on our 320RS that wnet flat on our first trip and it was fixed and refilled with good old natural compressed air- and on our recent trip to the Black Hills, I had all tires at 80PSI COLD and had NO problem for the 1800 mile roundtrip and each stop i felt the tires and they ALL felt to be the same temp... So, I don't see any advantage of the NITROGEN AIR-- its a pain to find it and most places charge for it.
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I have zero years in the tire business. I make no bones about it. Everything I learned about tires and trailering is from learning from folks like you who do know.

I have spent many hours talking to the tire safety folks like Walter C. Cannon, the Executive Director of the RV Safety & Education Foundation (321-453-7673
Fax 321-453-3853) and the good folks at Goodyear. I am always interested in learning more.

I agree with you 100% Herk, my only point is how can you know what pressure to use based on the load if you don't know what the load is? I doubt if you change your load very much, but most folks are not that precise in loading a camper. In our case, if we are camping locally, we don't take a lot of spare stuff as opposed to when we take off for 1, 2 or 3 months. That's why I run the pressures I do.
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The tire sticker on my Columbus 320RS says tire pressure should be set at 80 psi-cold. Besides my 40+ years in the business, Columbus says to run 80 psi. So, I run 80 psi.
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