I may have to get a 68RFE in my new truck.

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

I wanted to mention by the way those tires or not use their brand-new I have a friend that works for synergyrvtransport and he has four on the back and he says they're absolutely fantastic after 15,000 1/2 absolutely no wear on them he says I looked their look really good.

 

[gsbrockman]

Your run on sentences make me want to take a tobacco spear to both eyes.....and I was never an English teacher.

 

[Wiredawg]

DELETED.

 

[Cummins12V98]

Dude get some GOOD tires that will pay for them selves.


GS give this guy some sage advice on tires!!!!!

Stuart YES unloaded you can run 35psi. I have been doing so with my DRW's since 2011 with great tread wear.

 

[TFucili]

Consider yourself lucky to have worn out the Nexens without a failure. I'm sorry to be blunt, but I would not risk your life, and expensive truck on no-name tires from Thailand. I would park the truck first.

 

[HPSimpson]

You pay big dollars for the truck and use as business an now want to be cheap with your life, what about the other drivers on the road buy the best tires period!

 

[BSeyler]

Is any of that stuff you have in the back secured, or just floating around?

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

Nope just floating to make sure the pieces of wood will fly out and hit all the other cars and cause all kinds of accidents and damage and stuff I just want to make sure that happens on the interstate at 70 mph.

The concrete blocks are tied down and the wood is all wet heavy red oak and will not come out of the truck bed unless I flip the truck over.

Not that I care what you think but nothing in my truck bed or truck just flops around ever!!!!!!

Remember ignorance can be taught youth outgrown drunkenness sobered but stupid is forever.

 

[BSeyler]

Whoa, easy there, Stuart! You've come to this forum seeking advice and I think this is the best place for it. When you talked about the stuff in the back, my intent was not to imply you were ignorant, but was a genuine concern. I have a friend who is a retired highway patrolman. One time, we were talking about some of the things we see in the back of pickups and he told of an accident he worked where a pickup ran off the road and hit a culvert. The driver had a handyman jack unsecured in the back. When the pickup hit the culvert, everything stopped suddenly, except the jack. It came through the back window, hit him in the head, and killed him. So, I just wondered what you had done to prevent a disaster in a similar case. Myself, I'd install a headache rack or do something to secure that load of wood, but that's up to you. Feel free to take my advice, ignore it, or print it out and use it for toilet paper. Have a good day!
Bud

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

I understand I have a friend who is a Virginia State Police motor commercial vehicle enforcement guy and he looked in the back of my pickup truck with all the wood and the blocks and stuff and he said you're you're good as long as it's underneath the lip of the truck bed you're fine that's what he told me I'm just saying no offense taken just some of these guys on here make some stupid comments me included.

 

[NIsaacs]

What is that flimsy metal triangle looking piece hanging off your hitch? I don't think those rope buckles are for safety chains.

 

[Jim W]

Stuart, I have a couple of questions for you, if you do not mind answering?

First what are you trying to achieve with the cement blocks and all of the wood in the bed of your truck? If you are trying to achieve a car like ride forget that notion, you bought a 1 ton Dually. They will and do ride like a truck! The only way to improve the ride in my very humble opinion is to install an air ride seat, similar to what some other users have done to their trucks.

Second you discuss fuel mileage and would like to have the best MPG achievable for your vehicle but then you are carrying all of that extra weight. This will never be achievable with all of that extra weight in the truck! It takes power to move a mass from point A to point B, which in your case is fuel burned.

Third you are now stating that your tires are worn out and you want to replace them with a very low-cost tire! Why? If you want to improve the ride and wear life of your tires. I would look at a very will made tire, instead of a cheap tire. My opinion would be to look at a Michelin tire for your truck or some other tire of similar quality! I have achieved very good results using Michelin tires. These have provided to me excellent ride quality, wear life and highway noise reduction over factory installed tires.

 

[Cummins12V98]

I agree if you want the BEST ride the Michelin MS2's are great with your type of driving I will bet 60k or more.

Now if you want a tire that will wear like IRON and may not ride quite as well the Bridgestone's GS ran on his 3500 DRW would be the best.

Stuart what is your rear axle weight with the heaviest TT you have towed along with the wood in your bed? Based on that what air pressure are you running in the rears? ALWAYS run 80 fronts!

Lots of people on here want to help you but many get frustrated with your cryptic posts from talk to text.

You obviously typed your above post and it's easy to read and understand.

DON'T waste your money on inferior tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

 

[Cummins12V98]

Stuart your tires are on the bottom row. Look under "DUAL".

You are at 1,414# per tire now. Using the chart 35psi would give you a cushion at covering 1,570# per tire or 6,280# with all 4 rear tires.

Lets say you take your 5,660# and add 10% of a 8k TT. That would make your rear weight 6,460#, that's 1,615# per tire. That is right between 35 and 40psi = say 38 psi. So add 5psi for fluff as GY recommends when using charts. You are safe to run 42psi with 6,460# rear axle weight.

What pressure have you been running???

Hope this helps.

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

I don't know what you mean by flimsy but the plate that hangs down I used to attach to the chains from the travel trailers and that plate is 3/8 inch plate hardened steel so I don't know if flimsy is the correct word but it is strong as hell and is powder coated so take this flimsy and shove it.

 

[NIsaacs]

I don't know what you mean by flimsy but the plate that hangs down I used to attach to the chains from the travel trailers and that plate is 3/8 inch plate hardened steel so I don't know if flimsy is the correct word but it is strong as hell and is powder coated so take this flimsy and shove it.

Okay, I will shove it with the flimsy rope buckles.....

 

[Cummins12V98]

So Stuart after you are no longer angry how about responding to the post #1214 I spent a bit of time on for you.

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

Here is my number if you want to talk I don't feel like texting and doing this right now for 3/4 to 515007 .......434-251-5007

which text which post are you talking about cuz I don't see numbers cuz I only look at this on my phone.???????

 

[Stuart Carter Brandt]

I am currently running 50 psi I just looked at the post I think it's the right one the way you asked about what tire pressure I run a always 80 on the front and 50 on The backs right now now that's with the 2 lb thousand pounds of wood and concrete blocks in the back and I will say today it is 60-something degrees and the tires are hard as rock the pack will deny has rock but they're very hard in the back I'm sure I could be no one at 35 PSI and wouldn't do much but my wife will not stand for it.