Tire wear & Trailer Alignment issues
Last couple of days I've been reading through a number of posts on TT axle alignment. Some by Senior members of rv.net. Especially a couple of posts by JBarca and his experience of working to the b...
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What I'm trying to figure out is if the trailer axles are going to always weigh the same regardless if it's hooked up to TV or not?
The short answer is 'no'. Your TT axles weigh differently side to side and both axles rarely weight the same. And that is before you hitch it to the tow vehicle. Typically the side with a slide out or refrigerator is the heavier side. Also, the equalizer between the axles is really not that much of an equalizer. If you weigh each axle you will likely find a difference in weights. And then when you tension the weight distribution bars on the hitch it adds more axle weight.
Your tire wear issues really have nothing to do with the hitch. Get on line and check how to check axle alignment. A string, a tape measure and a spare hitch ball carefully centered in the tongue and then measure to the same place on each axle near the brakes. Be very careful measuring. Do it for both axles. Then measure the distance between axles in the same places on each. All those numbers should be about one eighth an inch or less variation. Then be sure the axles are the same distance on both sides and be sure the axles have the required arch or curvature in the middle. A perfectly straight axle without the slight arch is not correct. Good luck.
