Tyre Pressures

rosiesq said:

Thanks again, that seems to be about in the middle of all suggestions, I'll go and try that. What sort of handling problem may I have if I don't get it right?

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You probably wont, but if the rears are too soft they may heat up with the bulge going round. The trailer puts a lot of extra weight on them.

Handling problems are mainly caused by wrong noseweight or badly loaded trailer.

Thank you!

rosiesq said:

Thank you!

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No worries!

Where's that then?

Royal Cornwall last year. That is my Disco and trailer parked up for me to sleep in during the show!

The cattle have a huge purpose built shed to sleep in!

You show cattle? What breed? I went last year.

rosiesq said:

You show cattle? What breed? I went last year.

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Angus! Are there other breeds?

Come in the shed and see us if you are there again!

Oh wow, gorgeous. Well, you are in Kernow! How would I find you?

rosiesq said:

Oh wow, gorgeous. Well, you are in Kernow! How would I find you?

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Just call by the Angus lines, and ask for the heller with the old landies!

We all know each other!

Okay, I'll see if I get there, I may be in Wales! Thanks for the help.

I agree with Turboman Rosie, those are the pressures I use towing my horse trailers.

The old Rice lightweights were actually easier to tow than the Ifors, better balanced, but then they were far more expensive when they were new.

Good luck with the move and your new home

rice... lightweight?

My rice is the heaviest bloody horse trailer ive ever pulled. Mind its indestructable though.

Doesnt put much extra weight on the rear tyres though as the noseweight shouldnt be that high. I never bother to change my rear pressures from 35 when im towing it.

vilguy said:

rice... lightweight?

My rice is the heaviest bloody horse trailer ive ever pulled. Mind its indestructable though.

Doesnt put much extra weight on the rear tyres though as the noseweight shouldnt be that high. I never bother to change my rear pressures from 35 when im towing it.

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A horse trailer is light. Cattle are much heavier, my bulls weigh about a ton.

And if you towed long distance, like here to Carlisle (900 miles return), or East Anglia(800 miles return), you would want to blow up your rear tyres, or suffer excess tyre wear, possibly a blowout.

OP is now towing from Devon to Gloucester. Trust me, long distance fully laden is nothing like moving a horse round a few fields locally, or to the odd local show.

You want everything 100%, all our worst nightmares are to do with being stranded with animals a long way from home.

I have been towing heavy loads regularly for thirty years, 30 front, 40 rears is the way to go.

Turboman said:

A horse trailer is light. Cattle are much heavier, my bulls weigh about a ton.

And if you towed long distance, like here to Carlisle (900 miles return), or East Anglia(800 miles return), you would want to blow up your rear tyres, or suffer excess tyre wear, possibly a blowout.

OP is now towing from Devon to Gloucester. Trust me, long distance fully laden is nothing like moving a horse round a few fields locally, or to the odd local show.

You want everything 100%, all our worst nightmares are to do with being stranded with animals a long way from home.

I have been towing heavy loads regularly for thirty years, 30 front, 40 rears is the way to go.

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i moved house from Hereford to Thurso using our rice tri horse. Its an old un and weighs about 1.5 tonnes in itself. It didnt appreciate having a good couple o' tonne shoved in it. Tyre machine, compressors, large generators etc all went in, in one hit. It was rammed to the gills. Jesus it was heavy. (especially the steep bit just after helmsdale where I was in low range 2nd to get up the hill!)

Im getting rid of our rice though, bastid thing just makes the tow vehicle absolutely drink. Not helped by having mud terrain tyres on the thing.

Excellent trailers though, much studier than any modern crap in my opinion

vilguy said:

i moved house from Hereford to Thurso using our rice tri horse. Its an old un and weighs about 1.5 tonnes in itself. It didnt appreciate having a good couple o' tonne shoved in it. Tyre machine, compressors, large generators etc all went in, in one hit. It was rammed to the gills. Jesus it was heavy. (especially the steep bit just after helmsdale where I was in low range 2nd to get up the hill!)

Im getting rid of our rice though, bastid thing just makes the tow vehicle absolutely drink. Not helped by having mud terrain tyres on the thing.

Excellent trailers though, much studier than any modern crap in my opinion

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Sounds like a solid old thing, The build quality of the older trailers was better, I feel.

Right on the max, by the sounds of it, uphills can be a nightmare if you get stopped or slowed right down at the bottom Main roads are better, but not much option when you are delivering cattle and so on, you have to use the tiny lanes.

Wouldn't like the mud tyres for towing, I always have a set of wheels with standard size ATs for towing.

Turboman said:

Sounds like a solid old thing, The build quality of the older trailers was better, I feel.

Right on the max, by the sounds of it, uphills can be a nightmare if you get stopped or slowed right down at the bottom Main roads are better, but not much option when you are delivering cattle and so on, you have to use the tiny lanes.

Wouldn't like the mud tyres for towing, I always have a set of wheels with standard size ATs for towing.

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yeah the mud tyres were on it though and i am super toit

I run mine on 28 psi front and 33 psi rear as stated in the Defender hand book. Tried several different pressures but the above seems to be the most comfortable and good grip in the wet.

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I run mine on 28 psi front and 33 psi rear as stated in the Defender hand book. Tried several different pressures but the above seems to be the most comfortable and good grip in the wet.

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Is that for the vehicle alone, or for towing, Mike?

My handbook gives those pressures for normal use, but also pressures for towing, I think they are actually 28 front, 40 rear, but I thought 30 felt better with a heavily laden vehicle.

Oops, that should be 28 psi front and 44 rear. I'm getting my psi and bars crossed. 1.9bar front and 3.3 rear. That's for normal use. I will check later for towing. I'm on the road at the moment.

Hi
Just to say thanks, got to Gloucester and back okay, trailer towed brilliantly, so quicker than last time! Now to sort out everything else. Back soon, will need tyre recommendations soon!
Rosie