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richfaa · 08-15-2016, 09:40 AM

We agree with Lynwood. For many of us like myself and wife we are retired. We have no particular schedule when traveling. We have no deadlines to meet. We are fully aware of how long it might take to stop @ 23,000 lbs of truck and Rv and in a panic stop there is little chance that we can do it no matter what the speed. The truck will pull the RV at 80MPH, We have the properly rated tires. But at this stage of our lives we prefer to take our time and get there when we get there. 62/65 MPH is not exactly slow. We travel mostly interstates and TPKS and keep in the right lane when on the secondary roads the speed limits are usually in the 60/65 MPH range anyhow.

We saw some pretty high tire temps in Mew Mexico and Arizona with air temps over 100 degrees and we measured the concrete in a truck stop at 124 degrees. If you are running a tire rated at 65 MPH at 75/80 in temps like that your chances for trouble are very high.

08-15-2016, 09:40 AM	#34
richfaa Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Ridgeville Posts: 20,229 M.O.C. #2839	We agree with Lynwood. For many of us like myself and wife we are retired. We have no particular schedule when traveling. We have no deadlines to meet. We are fully aware of how long it might take to stop @ 23,000 lbs of truck and Rv and in a panic stop there is little chance that we can do it no matter what the speed. The truck will pull the RV at 80MPH, We have the properly rated tires. But at this stage of our lives we prefer to take our time and get there when we get there. 62/65 MPH is not exactly slow. We travel mostly interstates and TPKS and keep in the right lane when on the secondary roads the speed limits are usually in the 60/65 MPH range anyhow. We saw some pretty high tire temps in Mew Mexico and Arizona with air temps over 100 degrees and we measured the concrete in a truck stop at 124 degrees. If you are running a tire rated at 65 MPH at 75/80 in temps like that your chances for trouble are very high.