The tires on my trailer are showing heavy wear on the outside of the tires. This is worst on the right hand side.The tires are 205/75 14 Marathons. They have been kept at 50 PSI. The trailer was made Mar 2011. I don't know the tire date. There are no signs of sidewall cracking.The axles are Dexter.Does this indicate bent axles?I need new tires for sure.ThanksPeter

What is the max pressure rating printed on the tire?

Remove the worst tire and inspect for out of round, tread shape and cracking in the tread area.Is the tread area still flat?I would trust the newest Marathon but I think those could be left overs from Goodyear's first build to spec in China.

If the wear is just on the outside then the tire is riding at a slight angle with the bottom pointed more in toward the trailer than the top.You will need to check the suspension components, axles, spindles, to make nothing is loose, bent, or damaged and aligned properly.

should be 65 PSI. your tire are underinflated.TOSS them out, don't risk a blow out.

owenssailor wrote:The tires on my trailer are showing heavy wear on the outside of the tires. This is worst on the right hand side.Does this indicate bent axles?Yes

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2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 13, 2015
I don't get how any sort of axle alignment would result in the kind of wear the OP mentions.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Jan 13, 2015
Maybe the axles are not perpendicular to the tongue and the trailer is dogtracking. But I'm not sure how this would show in tire wear.
N-Trouble
Explorer
Jan 12, 2015
Lynnmor wrote:
owenssailor wrote:
The tires on my trailer are showing heavy wear on the outside of the tires. This is worst on the right hand side.

Does this indicate bent axles?

Yes

+1 Its not your PSI...
Lynnmor
Explorer
Jan 12, 2015
owenssailor wrote:
The tires on my trailer are showing heavy wear on the outside of the tires. This is worst on the right hand side.

Does this indicate bent axles?

Yes
cyntdon2010
Explorer
Jan 12, 2015
should be 65 PSI. your tire are underinflated.

TOSS them out, don't risk a blow out.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jan 12, 2015
If the wear is just on the outside then the tire is riding at a slight angle with the bottom pointed more in toward the trailer than the top.

You will need to check the suspension components, axles, spindles, to make nothing is loose, bent, or damaged and aligned properly.
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 12, 2015
Remove the worst tire and inspect for out of round, tread shape and cracking in the tread area.
Is the tread area still flat?

I would trust the newest Marathon but I think those could be left overs from Goodyear's first build to spec in China.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 12, 2015
What is the max pressure rating printed on the tire?

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