Trailer Tires

[Nice Racks]

Should trailer tires be balanced? Some say yes and some say no. Thanx.

Tim

[Special T]

What kind of trailer? Size? Weight hauled? Tow rig?

I dont balance mine but I run a bunch of used tires on a gooseneck. Flat bed. Perhaps on a new RV trailer I might.

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[Stein]

I usually buy them online mounted and they never come balanced and I have never had them balanced.  That's for boat trailers, not RVs.

[whacker1]

It will only take one tire that is out of balance to convince you otherwise.  In most cases you won’t notice it, but i have had a few over the years out of balance, that up typically balance them all these days. 

[Special T]

It will only take one tire that is out of balance to convince you otherwise.  In most cases you won’t notice it, but i have had a few over the years out of balance, that up typically balance them all these days.

I only seem to notice the ones that are out of round... and often only after they seperate going down the hwy...

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[Nice Racks]

It's an Aspen Trail camper that weighs about 5600 pounds.

[Special T]

It's an Aspen Trail camper that weighs about 5600 pounds.

Single or double axle?  Either way I'm guessing it is running 15" tires with those small 3500lb axles 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern. If it is a single axle with a 6 lug go to a 16" E rated  tire.  Imo trailer tires are like outboard motors never go with the min go with the max.
I have a double axle equiptment trailer that I got 16" wheels and 235s for and havent had any trouble. 

Tires that are constantly worked hard near thier weight limit will fail. Even the ugliest trailer tire run at 60% capacity will last a looong time.

I dont run Tire Life in my tires but it would cool, condition and balance a trailer tire. Likely pretty good setup for a camper trailer.

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[JJB11B]

It will only take one tire that is out of balance to convince you otherwise.  In most cases you won’t notice it, but i have had a few over the years out of balance, that up typically balance them all these days.

I only seem to notice the ones that are out of round... and often only after they seperate going down the hwy...

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I saw a tire come apart on the left side of a 5th wheel on memorial weekend, It absolute demolished the fender and wrecked the crap out of the trailer slide. it was in a pretty crappy place to go too, right next to the cliffs on the HWY betwixt Hermiston and port Kelly. that was gnarly,

[Special T]

It will only take one tire that is out of balance to convince you otherwise.  In most cases you won’t notice it, but i have had a few over the years out of balance, that up typically balance them all these days.

I only seem to notice the ones that are out of round... and often only after they seperate going down the hwy...

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I saw a tire come apart on the left side of a 5th wheel on memorial weekend, It absolute demolished the fender and wrecked the crap out of the trailer slide. it was in a pretty crappy place to go too, right next to the cliffs on the HWY betwixt Hermiston and port Kelly. that was gnarly,

Campers and motorhomes are the one area where I would likely stick to the tried and true 8 year or less for this reason. A blown tire can do lots of damage. 

Tires seperate due to heat buildup.Air pressure, weight, haul duration, and age are the 4 factors. I've used some really old tires but they were way under the weight rating for shorter hauls. I have a camper trailer with older tires but I dont tow it for more than an hour and I always have the air maxed.

Dont forget to service the bearings as well!

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