Heartland NT BRS 28 tire and axle failure :(
I ready read (on this Forum?) that the 28BRS NorthTrail had inadequate axles for the weight of the trailer. Well now we found out. After no more than 3000 miles both axles are bent and all four tires ...
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We have a 28BRS that we purchased in March of 2011. We had it out a lot in 2011 and early 2012. I was checking on the stock tires that came on it (bias-ply) and they were pretty much worn out with probably 5000 miles on them. I ordered some Maxxis 6006's (radials) and that is probably the biggest improvement to towing I could have made. A close second is the Blue Ox hitch.
Our axles aren't bent, but those bias ply tires suck. My next project is actually to do the axle spring-over conversion...commonly called and axle flip...to get some extra clearance.
EDIT: I forgot to ask...are you sure your axles are bent? The reason I ask is that trailer axles have a "bow" in them. This "bow" flattens out with weight.
Our axles aren't bent, but those bias ply tires suck. My next project is actually to do the axle spring-over conversion...commonly called and axle flip...to get some extra clearance.
EDIT: I forgot to ask...are you sure your axles are bent? The reason I ask is that trailer axles have a "bow" in them. This "bow" flattens out with weight.
