tallken Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Can anyone tell me what pressure the pneumatic tyre on the jockey wheel should be? Thanks Ken. Quote Ken. Bailey Senator Wyoming pulled by Mitsubishi Shogun Sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taid Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 If it doesn't say on the tyre, blow it up till it looks right . . slightly bellied at the bottom . . but as a rough calc . . nose weight(kg) x 2. 25 / 5 (guestimate of tyre area in contact with the ground in sq inches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OIWAJS Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Can anyone tell me what pressure the pneumatic tyre on the jockey wheel should be? Thanks Ken. Hi Ken. it is 35psi as i have one on my van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffl Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi Ken. it is 35psi as i have one on my van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi Ken. it is 35psi as i have one on my van. Hi, Maximum pressure on certain jockey tyres is 30psi, worst case senario is that it will go BANG if over inflated, so as long as you dont go over the max and it does the job you want it to do, no real set pressure. . Ant Quote Atom If it sounds too good to be true-----it probably is !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabre Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi, Ken I asked the same question of the Caravan Club Technical Dept. last year (I had just had a mover fitted to my van and the mechanic advised me to change from a solid tyre to Pneumatic) and was given the following answer (via Al-Ko) :- "On a standard Pneumatic Jockey Wheel inflation pressure is 30psi, on a Heavy Duty Pneumatic Jockey Wheel inflation pressure is 50psi". I blew mine up to 30psi but seemed a little hard to me and so I released pressure to 25psi. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallken Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hi everybody. Many thanks for your replies. Ken. Quote Ken. Bailey Senator Wyoming pulled by Mitsubishi Shogun Sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 On Alko's advice I used to use 30 psi, but after reading reports where the plastic rims can split or shatter after a time I changed it for a metal rimmed wheel which has a 'Kenda' tyre made in China and rated at 60 psi max, but I run it at about 40 psi. I got the replacement wheel from Glossop Caravans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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