Tire temps on dual axel TT
I have a 2021 Forest River 21FBRS dual axel trailer that has a built in TPMS. My rig is a 2018 F150 with a Equalizer wd hitch. I noticed that the tires on the front axel run about 10 degrees hotter ...
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Sounds like your TT is slightly nose heavy putting more weight on the front tires. Probably not a huge deal and if you didn't have a TPMS you'd probably never know other than seeing if it's level when hooked up.
Probably. Just checked the tongue weight and it was 650lbs. The specs on the trailer says 412. However, add in the batteries, electric lift, and 2 30lb propane tanks and that brings the weight up to over 600lbs. If I load up the storage space, which is right behind the batteries, and put stuff under the bed, which is in the front of the trailer, this is all going to go up even more. Any thoughts?
Temporarily, on your next trip move 100 lbs from the front storage area to the rear of the trailer and see if it makes any difference in the tire temperature. That should provide evidence of whether it is weight related or not. Just need to be aware that you need to keep the tongue weight to at least 10% of the GVW.
Also, whether or not you travel with any water in the tanks can make a difference in the load on the tires depending on where the tanks are located in relation to the tires.
Similarly, you can also change your tongue weight depending on wether or not you have water in the tanks and where the tanks are located in relation to the trailer axles.
Swing by a CAT scale. The first weigh is like $12-15 but you can reweigh for $2-3.
Once you have the standard weights (each truck axle separate and the trailer axles together), do a 2nd where each trailer axle is on a different pad.
The spec tongue weight presumes an empty trailer, so it doesn't tell you much about how the axle weights are distributed. Assuming the trailer is level, the tongue weight won't have much if any impact on the axle split.
