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Tire Temperatures
Got one of those handy infrared thermomoters at Radio Shack..Works fine, lots of uses for it....one of those is to check tire temps when stopping at a rest stop or truck stop.
What is the temp at which we should become concerned about tire overheating and subsequent damage? The temps on all RV tires and the rear tires of the TV seem to be pretty consistent with each other. After towing a couple of hours, I've seen values as low as 100 degrees, and as high as 135 degrees, depending on ambient temps that day. Also, on sunny days, the tires on the "sunny" side always run about 5-10 degrees warmer than those on the "shade" side.
As long as they all are reading pretty close to each other, I don't worry about one individual tire being low on pressure or having some sort of problem, but, at what tire temps should we become concerned enough to say "better slow down a bit or wait for cooler road conditions?"
Thanks,
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