Tire Wear

[shodobe]

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.

[goducks10]

loulou57 wrote:
We are having similar issues. 2 year old 30' TT

Tires on passenger side (both) have worn flat on the inside. I called Monaco on Friday and talked to them

We were told it could be

weight being too much on one side...not the issue,

Bearings......getting them checked

Axle out of alignment......but both sides should have an issue not one.

Cheap tires......the original tires are not the greatest, needless to say we are getting new tires.


We have talked to 4 "specialists" and they all seem to think in our case it is likely bad tires or bearings.

We never travel with anything in our tanks, except for a couple of gallons in blk tank. I don't think that you are doing yourself any favours by adding extra weight with tanks.

I suggest checking bearings and bushings.

Let us know how you get on.

Axle out of alignment. You can easily just have one side with a bent spindle. I know I did. It's pretty common to bump something and not really know it on one side. My passenger side tires were wearing more than the drivers side. Very noticeable. I would take your TT to an alignment shop.

[Bull_Rider]

It's possible that you have a bent axle between the perch mount and the spindle or spindles on the side where you're seeing the wear. Usually on the passenger side, and it's easy to do if you turn too sharp and the wheels hit a curb.

The axle tube under the RV isn't bent, but it may be bent from the spring perch to the spindle end.

So, one side is fine, the other side is whacked. It may be time to replace the suspension due to wear. The factory components usually have a very short life and need to be upgraded to grease-able parts for long life.

[Aluminum_Siding]

shodobe wrote:
But if you had a bent axle wouldn't that affect both sides instead of just one?

Yes it did affect both. The curbe side was warn the worst. Down to the threads. The driver side was worn pretty bad but the way the axle was bent it the worst on the curb side. But yeah good point. 🙂

[shodobe]

But if you had a bent axle wouldn't that affect both sides instead of just one?

[mosseater]

Axle locations are supposed to be (SUPPOSED to be!) pretty close tolerances. I forget exactly, but no more than 1/16" out of parallel with each other, 1/8" out of diagonal from the tongue, and 1/16" out of lateral alignment. Unfortunately, most trailer mfg'ers don't get very close. To start with, the spring hangers need to be pretty close to exact location in order to even have a chance of getting the axles correct. Lipperts hanger location spec used to be within 1/2" diagonal all measurements, not sure what they go by now. IF you trailer isn't close to these measurements, it can probably benefit from a good alignment. Easy enough to measure and rule out poor mounting. Get a tape measure and a buddy and spend some time hashing it out.

[Aluminum_Siding]

Mine did that. Bent axle. $170 for a new one. I did the install in my driveway.

[B_O__Plenty]

First thing I would do is get a quality alignment job. Not one from an RV dealer. Not one with a "Correct Track" kit which can only adjust tracking, but a real alignment where they can check and adjust Toe, Camber and Tracking. Axles could both be bent on the same side from hitting a curb, pothole etc. A good heavy duty truck/trailer suspension shop has the equipment and knowledge to do this. I bet that's where your problem is....

B.O.

[shodobe]

Thanks for the replies. I am still a bit confused on why both tires, originals about 10000 on both, look really great. The other side has had some problems. One tire has only about 3000 on it and is starting to show wear on the inside tread. I blew the other tire coming back from Montana\. This side has both pop outs. I carry all of my drinks under the seats, about 50-60 pounds. I doubt the axles could be a problem, could be wrong, on a unit with only about 9000 miles on it. I travel in high wind areas and tend to keep my tanks full for stability purposes, not a great idea? Thanks

[loulou57]

We are having similar issues. 2 year old 30' TT

Tires on passenger side (both) have worn flat on the inside. I called Monaco on Friday and talked to them

We were told it could be

weight being too much on one side...not the issue,

Bearings......getting them checked

Axle out of alignment......but both sides should have an issue not one.

Cheap tires......the original tires are not the greatest, needless to say we are getting new tires.


We have talked to 4 "specialists" and they all seem to think in our case it is likely bad tires or bearings.

We never travel with anything in our tanks, except for a couple of gallons in blk tank. I don't think that you are doing yourself any favours by adding extra weight with tanks.

I suggest checking bearings and bushings.

Let us know how you get on.

[downtheroad]

shodobe wrote:
So it isn't necessary to block up one side to get level?

Absolutely...My mistake; I thought you meant that you block it up to store it.

[hmknightnc]

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.

[shodobe]

So it isn't necessary to block up one side to get level?

[downtheroad]

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.