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Solution for uneven tire wear on your single axle trailer tandem trailer. Repeat with the boat off the trailer.
Hey gang I do a lot of trailering and I noticed very high wear on the outward edge of the forward tires on my Karavan 4800 tandem axel trailer.
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If the rear axle trailer tires are supporting more of the weight of the trailer then they would wear out faster. There are couple of adjustments that could be made to try to even out the load on the trailer. The first would be to more evenly distribute the weight on the trailer and secondly make sure that the trailer is being towed in a level.
Excessive trailer tire wear on tandem axle trailer. As some of you know I bought a new Lund pro-v 2025 last May. Under it is a tandem axle Vanguard trailer.
I recently noticed one of the tires is wearing unevenly. The front starboard side tire is almost completely worn on teh outside of the tire. The inside and the middle tread show now signs.
April 30 2013 at 1246 am 1166780. On my tandam the trailer pivots on the rear tires so the front tires get dragged sideways in a tight turn. The fronts always wear first.
Weight distribution should be almost even probably slightly more on the rear. Excessive tire wear on just one tire of a tandem axle trailer could indicate a few things. First and the easiest to check it could be a problem with some component of the suspension.
You will want to inspect the suspension on that side and look for signs of excessive wear such as egg-shaped holes bent or broken pieces. Posted September 29 2007. I purchased a new Diamond 6X14 tandem Axle cargo trailer in December.
After 2000 miles all 4 tires had to be replaced. The back 2 tires were bald. I noticed tire tracks for the entire time of use when turning right or left either forward or backwards.
Solution for uneven tire wear on your single axle trailer tandem trailer. I spent the morning on Saturday 10811 replacing the springs and load equalizers for the boats tandem trailer. Below is a picture on the load equalizers that were removed from the trailer and they appear to be the original 1978 parts.
Wear due to under-inflation. If youre lacking in tire pressure on your trailer tires its going to show via wear on the inside and outside edges of the tire. The center of your tire tread will remain in good condition but will be marred on both sides by wear that can easily be corrected with a little extra PSI to bring your tires back.
06-27-2018 1021 PM. Hey gang I do a lot of trailering and I noticed very high wear on the outward edge of the forward tires on my Karavan 4800 tandem axel trailer. The port edge on the port side is toast as is the starboard edge on the starboard side.
There is no alignment adjustment. Excessive toe is the major cause for this tire condition. Rapid shoulder wear on one side of the tire is the other condition related to trailer misalignment.
Excessive camber and a misaligned or bent axle will lead to this rapid shoulder wear condition. Trailer tires have a history of neglect and underinflation. Generally trailer tires dont wear evenly.
When a tandem axle trailer with four tires takes a tight turn the inside tires will slide a bit rather than roll because they have significantly less distance to travel. Over time this scuffs off tiny parts of the tread creating odd wear patterns. That said rapid or.
Judging by the tread left on the shoulders of your tires Ill say that they were close to replacement at the time of your purchase. I loath bias tires on trailers we switched years ago on our car trailer to radials and they hold up so much better and theyre a tandem axle trailer too. Since the tires cant pivot they crab when you turn.
Tire wear inside BADLY. Tire wear inside BADLY. Overloading or weak structure will cause the insides to wear out.
Run a long straight edge across the axle with the boat on it and see if there is a bow. Repeat with the boat off the trailer. Tire wear on the inside generally indicates an overloaded trailer.
When a load is placed on it the bow helps support some of the weight the axle straightens some and the tires will wear evenly. Make sure that your tires have ST in front of the tire size. This indicates it is a special trailer tire.
The spread-axle group works against tires in two ways. The weight and the lateral forces exerted on the tire during tight turns. The trailer will have a pivot point between the two axles.
This tire is wearing on the inside and its the only tire doing so. I would automatically assume that the axle is bent. Any input from someone that has had the same issue would be greatly appreciated.
The trailer is less than a year old Jeff H. It appears that the one-shoulder wear may be due to a bent or. The wear pattern can also tell you if you are regularly overloading your trailer.
If your tires are only bald on the inside edges then your trailer frame could be warped. This is a common problem caused by overloading and if you are driving around with a tandem axle trailer that has a warped frame bent axle or bald tires it is a threat to. Uneven trailer tire wear I have a 16 7000 tandem axle car hauler style trailer that I use to haul my JD2520 with FEL and BH which weighs about 4000.
The trailer weighs about 2200 empty so I know Im not overloaded. Ive had the trailer about 3 12 years and it seems to always pull fine behind my Ram 1500. It probably goes out an average of.
The tandem axle trailer is different with 5 points of contact. Since were talking about torsion axles lets look at a trailer with Torsion Axles In Tandem. When the front set of wheels are on the bump the back set becomes unloaded.
One big problem with spread axles would be tire wear on tight turningbacking maneuvers. My 2005 Forest River Sandpiper toyhauler w4000 miles has 2 axles and the rear axle tires are wearing badly on the inside edge only. Had the dealer put axle below springs and weld on new axle perches for extra ground clearance when purchased.
I have about 70 the original tire tread on 3 tires. Wear on both edges suggests an under-inflated tire. Wear on one edge only indicates a bent axle or spindle or misaligned suspension.
You may have some of both problems. If the rearward axle wears when the front does not your trailer. Howdy Im Wondering what other tandem axle trucks are running for tire pressures Ive got a 4200 lb pin weight and Ive done nearly 10000 miles with 95 psi all around without seeing any unusual tire wear.
Seems like ok pressure all around but definitely pretty jumpy bobtail on gravel roads Now I. If the trailer is not towed level it can affect the load pressure on the tires. This is more important on a tandem Torsion Axle trailer because the two axles are independent of each other and will not transfer load between the two.
On a torsion axle trailer you will find inside wear on the front axle if the ball is to low and inside wear on the.