Raptor Tire Wear

Could be as simple as wearing the edge because of turns. Tire scrub.

Agreed...since outside on both sides I'd suspect the axle was bent upward in the center exposing more outside edge of the tire to the road. You'll have to find a good trailer shop that can align (bend) the axle (if needed) after diagnosing the problem.

What kind of mileage is on the tires? Are they original? I think we need to find the answer to those ques first.

How many miles are on the tires?

Aridon wrote:
How many miles are on the tires?

These are not original. I put them on when I purchased the trailer from the second owner. They are the Maxxis M9009 load range "E".

A rough guess on the mileage is easily 12k-14k. I noticed the wear on our trip out west this past August. We were on our way home from Utah to Cleveland when I put the spare on so there was nearly 2k on them alone for this one trip.

arhayes wrote:
Agreed...since outside on both sides I'd suspect the axle was bent upward in the center exposing more outside edge of the tire to the road. You'll have to find a good trailer shop that can align (bend) the axle (if needed) after diagnosing the problem.

I would to but to bend upward that way I would have had to hit something substantial or the trailer was jacked up with a floor jack under the center of that axle which neither has happened as far I know.

Everyone will tell you it is a bent axle, even the manufacture will.
But I say from experience - maybe NOT.
I had a tire do that on outside enough that it was SLICK on outside.
Put on new tire and never wore uneven again!!!! Just saying......

I'd say with that mileage I'd put on a new set of 4 and travel on!

tinner12002 wrote:
I'd say with that mileage I'd put on a new set of 4 and travel on!

It's actually 6 and the others are in nice shape.

Were these tires new before you put them on the trailer? If not, could the wear have something to do with changing them from one trailer to the new one? Changing sides perhaps.

Did you inspect the tires that came off the trailer when you bought it? If the axle is bent perhaps it happened before you took possession of it and the old tires were affected but you didn't notice it at that point.

As for tire scrub, do you have a sharp turn that you have to make very frequently? Seems unlikely but you never know.