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Old 11-16-2010, 01:57 PM   #3
exav8tr
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Unless you have a "Very EarlY" '07 3400, you probably have 7k axles. Fully loaded, your trailer may weigh as much as 15,600 lbs, HOWEVER, about three thousand of this will be on the pin. SO you will have 12,600 lbs over your axles. Divide this by four and you get the tire load, 3,150 lbs per tire. This is a simplistic approach to the question. You need to know the actual axle weight you have and you can take your trailer to a CAT scale and get the actual weight on EACH tire. You might also be able to get each wheel weighed at an FBO at your local airport, Check with the maintenance folks as they are required to weigh aircraft from time to time. TO BE CORRECT, YOU MUST USE ACTUAL WEIGHTS AFTER YOUR RIG IS LOADED FOR A TYPICAL TRIP.

I will let the tire folks address individual tires. Lonnie B. is our resident expert.....

Hope this helps.
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