[TM Pilot]

Padgett,

Remember, if you have the 3500lb Dexter axle on your TM, that will be the most limiting weight of the axle, wheel, and tire system when you actually load up the TM. If you increase the safety margin for the wheel and tire by about 20% you will want 2150lbs minimum. Although you should never load the TM axle to 4300lbs, having the wheels and tires running at 80% (3500lbs) is safer than running the current 14 wheels/tires at near 100% - especially after the tires are 3+ years old.

Even if you had the correct Dexstar 15x6 wheel from Northern Tool, it can only take 2050lbs at 75psi. That still doesn't match the Kenda's tire's weight of 2150lbs. You want the wheel's weight and psi limits to be equal to or greater than the tire's. Hope Northern Tool figures this out and corrects the situation. Just because you will never load the wheel and tire above 1820lbs doesn't mean they should sell a mismatched wheel/tire combo. You made a good catch!

Both the steel spoke white rims and the 8-ply Maxxis 205/75R15 I bought from Discount Tire match at 2150lbs. Discount Tire figured it all out, ordered it, and put it all together for me in 1 week. No hassles. I just showed up at the local dealer, paid the bill, and loaded them in my truck.

Bruce