trailer tire
03-09-2020, 09:02 AM
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trailer tire
i was looking at adjusting brakes on my triple axle trailer, so i noticed the front ,,,drives side,,, tire was SHOT!!!!!
all the other tires looked great.
why would just one tire be bald???
just a bad tire??
all the other tires looked great.
why would just one tire be bald???
just a bad tire??
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03-09-2020, 10:20 AM
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some of those front tires get slid a lot in backing or tight turns, IDK angle or attitude of the trailer and pivot points can make a differnece
03-09-2020, 10:54 AM
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I concur with slightly out of alignment or your wheel bearing may be getting ready to implode and it is creating wobble. The sliding of a tire could make a difference when turning, but rarely will this make only 1 tire that noticeably different.
OR: If the center of the tire is bald? It is possible the tire is "ballooning" once heated up and is an indication the inner belts are separating. Here is a tire I had on one of my car trailers a while back. It ballooned, then lost the tread. I made it to the next exit (about 5 miles) and it was still holding air. Weird.... But tires will surprise us at times...
OR: If the center of the tire is bald? It is possible the tire is "ballooning" once heated up and is an indication the inner belts are separating. Here is a tire I had on one of my car trailers a while back. It ballooned, then lost the tread. I made it to the next exit (about 5 miles) and it was still holding air. Weird.... But tires will surprise us at times...
Last edited by bajaholic; 03-09-2020 at 11:05 AM.
03-09-2020, 10:56 AM
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center wear is generally overinflated (extra PSI balloons tire and removes tire tread shoulders from contact patch)
Last edited by speicher lane; 03-09-2020 at 10:58 AM.
03-09-2020, 02:25 PM
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I concur with slightly out of alignment or your wheel bearing may be getting ready to implode and it is creating wobble. The sliding of a tire could make a difference when turning, but rarely will this make only 1 tire that noticeably different.
OR: If the center of the tire is bald? It is possible the tire is "ballooning" once heated up and is an indication the inner belts are separating. Here is a tire I had on one of my car trailers a while back. It ballooned, then lost the tread. I made it to the next exit (about 5 miles) and it was still holding air. Weird.... But tires will surprise us at times...
OR: If the center of the tire is bald? It is possible the tire is "ballooning" once heated up and is an indication the inner belts are separating. Here is a tire I had on one of my car trailers a while back. It ballooned, then lost the tread. I made it to the next exit (about 5 miles) and it was still holding air. Weird.... But tires will surprise us at times...
03-09-2020, 05:13 PM
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yea,,turning or backing tight places the tires are sliding...
but strange ,,,just the one tire.
i inflate tires to 45 psi,,they are a 12 ply trailer tire.
as to getting them hot,,the boat launch is 2 miles from my house or meijers prem gas 5 miles.
but strange ,,,just the one tire.
i inflate tires to 45 psi,,they are a 12 ply trailer tire.
as to getting them hot,,the boat launch is 2 miles from my house or meijers prem gas 5 miles.
03-09-2020, 06:28 PM
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Invest in an infrared thermometer... very quick to determine issues before they are catastrophic.
All the tires are matching?
All the tires are matching?
03-09-2020, 06:54 PM
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