Trailer tire issues?
Leaving tuesday for 2900 mile move. Trailer is 7k and I have 1200 on tongue and 7300 on back axles. I know trailer is over loaded but didn't have choice. Trailer is brand new and tires are rated at 18...
Forum Discussion
It's called sarcasm, TAGLARRY.
Now while this is a moot point, if you know a little about engineering you would have known that you had an excellent chance of success.
The GVWR's on most utility trailers is a bit arbitrary. They only rate them based on combined axle capacity, completely ignoring the tongue weight capacity. There's absolutely no reason you can't max out the axles AND have at least 15 percent of that as tongue weight. You are not exceeding any of the design limitations of the trailer, just the arbitrary GVWR number.
As to exceeding the axle ratings, well, you never had a chance of getting a firm answer on that one because, well, you never know. Anything can happen. The odds of anything bad happening being only a few hundred pounds overweight were slim to none, but still present. Having a new trailer with fresh tires helped a LOT. You'd be much more likely to have problems with an old trailer with 6-year-old tires for example.
Now while this is a moot point, if you know a little about engineering you would have known that you had an excellent chance of success.
The GVWR's on most utility trailers is a bit arbitrary. They only rate them based on combined axle capacity, completely ignoring the tongue weight capacity. There's absolutely no reason you can't max out the axles AND have at least 15 percent of that as tongue weight. You are not exceeding any of the design limitations of the trailer, just the arbitrary GVWR number.
As to exceeding the axle ratings, well, you never had a chance of getting a firm answer on that one because, well, you never know. Anything can happen. The odds of anything bad happening being only a few hundred pounds overweight were slim to none, but still present. Having a new trailer with fresh tires helped a LOT. You'd be much more likely to have problems with an old trailer with 6-year-old tires for example.
