Tyre pressure !

O.K. this may sound daft , I gave my bus a thorough service over the weekend and afterwards decided to nip to the local garage and juice up,try it out etc whilst there I decided to check the tyre pressure's (bear in mind I've only recently acquired my bus ) in doing so all the pressure's were at approx. 30 psi which I thought was low.
On checking the tyre sidewall it stated a max of 65 psi , so I put all to 60 psi and drove the 2 miles home.
obviously this changed the way the bus felt whilst driving back. The question is did I do right or wrong ? and what do others suggest .

 

its too high - i think it's about 42 on the rear?

 

30 front 46 rear

I think

 

That's it, as I recall. Should be on a sticker down the front.

60psi is crazy

 

Presuming std wheels and tyres, 30 front 45 rear

 

Does the size or type make a difference? I think they are 185 x 14 R .

 

29/40 to 29/46 fully loaded says my 1974 sticker.

 

In my prototype bay 30psi in both tires.
185x14R

 

I'll check tomorrow, looks like i'll be pressing those valves too ! Thanks guys .

 

Std then

 

Oh dear, umbrella treatment.

 

I've always wondered if our modern tires are as exactly as VW originally intended for our vehicles?

Anyway I've collected up some tire pressures from other owners.

"The sticker in ours (a T2 1979 Devon Moonraker) 30 front & 46 back."

Earlier Bays from the manual:

28 psi front, 36 psi rear with 3/4 load,
or 41 psi fully loaded.
Add 3 psi for long high speed trips.

"35/46 and I've preferred the way it drives."

official tire pressure
185 R 14 C PR
3/4 load
front 30 psi
back 40 psi

 

How terrified of that were you when the big kids told you about it

 

you need so.e more in the rears, 40 minimum.

 

As soon as I drove back I realised it was too high, hence the thread !!

 

^this. You've got the weight of the engine and transmission at the rear.

 

I ride push bikes all the time, figured out years ago that if the tyre said 110 or say 55 max then keeping them at 100 or 50 was best for efficiency and puncture resistance. For efficiency your legs and lungs are the judge.

How does this differ on a bus?

 

Try driving a bus with its tyres pumped to 60psi in the rain