Possibly a silly question, but is the load index for a tyre, the load per tyre or per axle?
I hope the former as I've just weighted my motorhome and if it's per axle, I think I might be seriously under tyred!
Anyhow, my van (Ducato Swift Sundance, a tad over 5 metres) has 195/70 R15 tyres, Continental Vanco 2 on the front (with a 104/102 load index) on the front and some Falken Linam R51x on the rear (same load rating).
On the weighbridge today with a full fuel tank, full water tank, full toilet, half full waste and a dog on board it weighed 1200 at the front and 1420 at the rear.
So, do my tyres have the correct load index and what sort of pressures should I be using? I've downloaded the tyre pressure table form this site and I *think* it should be 40psi front and 51 psi rear but I'm not sure I'm using the table correctly. Does this sound about right?
As a follow up, are some tyres better on grass than others? Ours are, to put it impolitely, sh*te! Any recommendations?
I hope the former as I've just weighted my motorhome and if it's per axle, I think I might be seriously under tyred!
Anyhow, my van (Ducato Swift Sundance, a tad over 5 metres) has 195/70 R15 tyres, Continental Vanco 2 on the front (with a 104/102 load index) on the front and some Falken Linam R51x on the rear (same load rating).
On the weighbridge today with a full fuel tank, full water tank, full toilet, half full waste and a dog on board it weighed 1200 at the front and 1420 at the rear.
So, do my tyres have the correct load index and what sort of pressures should I be using? I've downloaded the tyre pressure table form this site and I *think* it should be 40psi front and 51 psi rear but I'm not sure I'm using the table correctly. Does this sound about right?
As a follow up, are some tyres better on grass than others? Ours are, to put it impolitely, sh*te! Any recommendations?