I must admit that I cannot believe the number of people that don't balance their trailer tires. Even though you will not feel the imbalance in the tow vehicle, there will likely be a large amount of vibration at the trailer. This will not only increase the wear on the tires, but subject the boat to a lot of vibration and chafing on the bunks. I highly recommend balancing the trailer tires.

Also check your caps every time before launching to make sure they have pressure on the grease. I have greased my hubs at the house only to loose pressure by the time I am at the ramp. I now check right before launching and grease if I am not sure they are pressurized. You want to do this to make sure that water will not enter the hub during launch or retrival. This is particular true if you have just repacked or replaced bearings as there will be a lot of air in the hubs that must be purged before they are full of grease and hold pressure.

Happy trails!

Dan

I always walk around the trailer every stop and feel the temps of tires and wheels by hand. Never occured to me to bring my IR gun.

lots of good replys here thanks, I think im going to balance the new tires.

i was also reading on dexters website that they dont recommend torsion axles for triple axle trailers, after seeing some of the loads put on them in a tight turning situation i know know why.