Goodyear RV tire Load / Inflation calculation

Had a request for assistance of how to calculate the proper inflation to run on a set of Goodyear  G670 RV 255/70R 22.5 tires

 on the Motorhome. The owner was a little confsed by the charts.

Here is what I did based on the AXLE weights provided by the owner. Maybe if you have been a little unsure on how to do the calculations this post will help.
While it is always better to know the actual loading on each corner of your motorhome, I know that not everyone can find a local facility that can weigh individual positions or they hav not attended a large RV event where RV Safety & Education Foundation provides the service so hopefully this will help until the time you learn your actual loading.

He said he had the coach weighted at a CAT SCALE facility in California. The axle weight is the only weight he has so far.

The front axle weight is    7,580 lb
The drive axle weight is  15,760 lb

1. Calculated individual tire loading
   7,580/2= 3,790

15,760/2= 7,880 per side

2. Applied 5% factor for not having actual axle end weights
  3,790 x 1.05 = 3,980
   7,880 x 1.05 = 8,510    Divide by 2 to get individual tire loading 8,510/2 = 4,255#

3. Go to Goodyear RV tire page
http://www.goodyearrvtires.com/tire-inflation-loading.aspx

4. Downloaded the Load Inflation Table.

5. Find the 255/70R22.5  (pg 3)

6. Look up the Single load that is equal or above 3,980 and find 4,190 at 80 psi

7 Add 10% to that inflation  80 x 1.10 = 88 psi. 

8 Looked up the Dual load equal or above 4,255 and found 4,275 @ 90 psi

9 added 10% to that inflation  90 x 1.10 = 99 psi

10 You now know the absolute minimum inflation to ever see on your TPMS  80/90 F/R

11. You know your "Goal" or "Set" pressure for each day of travel is 88/99 F/R

If you ever drop below 84 Front or 95 Rear you should add air. I would not let air out unless the COLD pressure exceeded 93F or 104R

The extra 10% inflation is so you do not have to chase your tire inflation around with day to day temperature & pressure changes.

Remember you need to be sure you do not exceed the cold inflation molded on the sidewall of your tires or the max inflation rating for your wheels. If you find yourself calculating pressures that exceed these ratings it means you need to put your RV on a weight loss program.

BOTTOM LINE:
You can use this step by step post as a guide for learning the correct Cold Inflation for your tires.

You can learn more by reading the posts on my blog with Temperature, Pressure or Inflation as "Labels" I do not expect you to remember all the information but if you review the posts you will probably remember that I wrote something on the topic of interest in the future so you can then go back and review to answer to whatever your questions is.

NOTE to TRAILER OWNERS
 This is NOT the method for you to use. The above is ONLY for MOTORIZED RVs.


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Picture from Goodyear website. I figured they would not mind since I am helping their customers.