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shodobe
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Jun 22, 2014

Tire Wear

I have a 2013 Winnebago One 29L trailer. It is not qiute two years old. I have been noticing that the tires on the drivers side is wearing too much for their age. I just put on a new tire less than 3000 miles ago and noticed that it is wearing too quickly. The trailer trackes well and seems to be rolling correctly. My pop-outs are on the same side with the refer on the opposite. I do carry a lot of weight and don't always dump when I should because I live in the west where there is a lot of wind so I use the black and gray water tanks as added weight to help with the wind. I just blew a tire, an original, coming back from a trip and this is on the same side. The two originals on the other side are still looking good. The bad side I do put up on blocks when not in use. So my question is this, why would I have so much trouble on one side but not the other? Should I always dump tanks no matter what and not drag around the added weight? Does keeping the tanks full have any effect with strong winds?
I know this are a lot of varibles but after owning two other trailers without these problems it is a bit frustrating. Thanks for any suggestions.
  • Overloaded on that side is most likely problem combined with tire pressure not at maximum. Have you ever weighed your trailer?

    When most people say block up it means putting blocks under axles/frame to get tires off the ground. It is not a problem to use leveling blocks under the tires to level the trailer if that is what you meant.
  • Sounds like either:
    • over load on one side...unbalanced load
    • axle out of alignment.


    Aside:
    Are you saying that you block up only one side? Blocking either OR both sides is really not recommended and not necessary.