Wheel Balancing

RCMAN46 wrote:
I saw a trailer going down the highway with the rear wheel jumping up and down. I am sure the driver believes trailer tires do not need to be balanced but will complain that the ST tires are junk when that tires blows in the near future.

I use balance beads so re-balancing is not needed. All tires that have only weights need to be rebalanced after 5-10 thousand miles just the same as the tires on your passenger car. A tire is a tire.

Saw that just last summer. No shocks on his trailer either. Tire was jumping 3-4" off the ground on the left rear.

Lyle

Randu wrote:

ronniedean1234 wrote:
I use self balancing powder, --------

I have what the tire dealer referenced as "Beads" so I think same as ronniedean. Aluminum RV wheels for the 110# tires have a thick lip so normal weights will not stay on. This limits you to stick on weights on inside of wheel if you have the clearance or the powder/beads. Randu

I have used beads in the past on my old 08 dually. still have to get done on my 2012. didn't think about using on the FW.

ronniedean1234 wrote:
I use self balancing powder, --------

I have what the tire dealer referenced as "Beads" so I think same as ronniedean. Aluminum RV wheels for the 110# tires have a thick lip so normal weights will not stay on. This limits you to stick on weights on inside of wheel if you have the clearance or the powder/beads. Randu

Shadow Catcher wrote:
There appears to be a total lack of scientific testing which in my experience tells me these are likely bogus. All you see are anecdotal reports, usually from someone who wants them to work. One arguement was that they can not be scientifically test because you can not reproduce what happens on a road, which is wrong (I worked in a test lab).
I had our trailer tires balanced and since the rims are aluminum using sticky weights.

sorry, what 'these' are u referencing? I don't see any items talked about in the prior posts.

There appears to be a total lack of scientific testing which in my experience tells me these are likely bogus. All you see are anecdotal reports, usually from someone who wants them to work. One arguement was that they can not be scientifically test because you can not reproduce what happens on a road, which is wrong (I worked in a test lab).
I had our trailer tires balanced and since the rims are aluminum using sticky weights.

I saw a trailer going down the highway with the rear wheel jumping up and down. I am sure the driver believes trailer tires do not need to be balanced but will complain that the ST tires are junk when that tires blows in the near future.

I use balance beads so re-balancing is not needed. All tires that have only weights need to be rebalanced after 5-10 thousand miles just the same as the tires on your passenger car. A tire is a tire.

Awesome thx

You shouldn't have to rebalance unless as others have said, you find a weight missing or notice unusual wear on a tire.

Never check it. Unless a weight is missing. On a non-driven tire, there is really no other reason to re-check. But having said that, I rarely, if ever, have rechecked the balance on my trucks wheels. And have seen no tire wear evidence that I need to.

I use self balancing powder, always balanced...run it in all our rigs from the semi's, equipment trailers, pickups, and on down to the smaller trailers....