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Location: north central wisconsin | I bought a new trailer for my boat last season because my boat was too heavy for my old one and was wearing out the tires. I put it on a nice fisher trailer that was rated for a larger boat than mine. i ran it for most of the season(two trips to canada, and several to northern WI and MN). I looked at it the other day on my way to the U.P. and the passenger side tire was nearly wore out. It is wore evenly on both sides of the tire. The funny thing is that the drivers side is fine. I took it to a local tire place, had radials put on both sides, and am using the good old one as a spare now. I measured the tire to the front of the trailer at the same point on both sides, and held a level to both tires too, and both seem ok. One thing is that the tire was underinflated and I wonder if that may have caused the problem, though both were a bit underinflated(but the bad one was 26 lbs when it should have been 50...my bad).I don't want to wear any more tires out, and need to figure out the problem. Any ideas???? |
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| Yup, underinflation will wear out the outsides. Not a good thing, as that tire must have been getting pretty hot. Very bad for the sidewalls, too. I check air pressure alot, and definately for any trip over 20 miles. I always keep them at max recommended. |
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | Ditto to what Shep said. I had the same problem last year and it turns out the tire was under inflated. If memory serves me correctly, my trailer tires need to run with a lot more air then you would put in a normal car tire. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | If your trailer tires should be at 50 psi run them at 50psi, it will save a lot of money on tires and gas. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Jason I thought you would know this,Tire Preassure along with Bearing Grease is almost everything as far as trailer maintenance goes I check mine at least once a week and most definately before any long trip.
Edited by JohnMD 5/27/2004 10:03 PM
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Location: north central wisconsin | <p>Thanks guys. John, I do know and lapsed in my attention to my equipment. I'll make sure not to do it again!!!</p><p /><p>J </p> |
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| Man, you guys are obsessive. Check your tire pressures every week?
Life is just too short. Between this little post and the towing post I think you guys are trying to give me a complex. Aint gonna work. Still gonna grasshopper on through life!!!!!
Fill em, check em, forget em! |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Yup, at least once a week it only take a few min and can save a major pain in the butt not to mention cost, don't forget top check the spare as well I don't know how many times I have seen folks stuck on the side of the road because the spare had no or very little air that goes for your tow vehicle as well
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