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eb145
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2013

Front Axle Hub temperature higher than rear axle

After 90 minutes of towing my TT this Sunday I used my infrared temperature gun on my dual axle trailer. The hubs on the front axle were about 120F (both sides pretty much the same) while the rear ...
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Grit_dog
Trailblazer
Jun 18, 2013
eHoefler wrote:
If you have torsion axles, being nose down will cause the front axle to have more weight on it than the rear.
This!

I hate torsion axles for this very reason. My boat trailer has torsion axles and if it is not very near level I can see the extra weight just in the tires.

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