RV Camper Excessive Tire Wear

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июл 2022
  • Investigating the causes of strange excessive tire wear on my 2016 Forest River Flagstaff 832IKBS.
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  • @ThomWalbranA1
    @ThomWalbranA1 2 месяца назад +2

    This is a problem, there are lots of possibilities.
    1] Wheels might have been bent, low pressure, or bad bearings
    2] The Axles or any of the hangers, shocks, springs, the equalizers are bad, or the shackles are worn.
    3] The alignment from the hitch to the front center of each of the tires on the first axles, [[with tires on and hitch level.]], BEST WAY IS TO GET 3 LARGE NAILS and a PLUMB BOB [or equal] BOB THE 3 LOCATIONS AND DRIVE THE NAIL INTO THE GROUND, MEASURE NAIL TO NAILS.
    4] then distance from center to center of caps of the tires on each side.
    5] then measure 'X' style from the inside left front tire to the inside of the right rear tire from under the trailer, and then the opposite two, write everything down.
    6] BUT BEFORE you do any of that, walk around the trailer and verify that EVERY bolt that is connecting the walls and floors to the metal frame is present and the NUTS and WASHERS are on and are TIGHT.
    I noticed you had at least one with no nut on the driver's side between tires, this is very common. There should be one every 4-6 '' ALL AROUND THE OUTER AREAS look for the out-riggers under the sides, front, and rear.
    7] Replace missing and tighten everyone to the PROPER TORQUE Typically 45-75 pounds it should say somewhere, mine is 55 pounds
    8] YOU NEED TO VERIFY THAT YOUR FRAME AND STRUCTURE IS STILL SQUARE.
    YOU CAN USE THE ''3, 4, 5'' Rule or measure front left to rear right and front right to rear left. Another ''X''
    A BIG 4-6 FOOT ''SQUARE'' IS HELPFULLY or 4 SQ LASERS,
    NOTE;;
    NONE OF THE MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE MORE THAN 1/16'' OFF. [1/8 IS PUSHING IT]
    IF YOU NEED OR WANT SOME HELP, LET ME KNOW
    e-trailer has lots of information, pictures, and videos on all of the above.
    good luck I hope this helps.

  • @garyp9906
    @garyp9906 11 месяцев назад +1

    I had the same issue on a dual axle travel trailer I bought. Only had about 3,000 miles on it and I noticed one of the tires had a lot of wear on the outside. I thought, great. Now I'm going to have to get a wheel alignment. I took off that one wheel and I checked the wheel bearing. It was loose! Not real loose, but loose. I tightened it about a turn on the nut and never had anymore issues. I did have to get another tire, though. I can't believe how they put these things together! No quality control at all.

  • @KRich408
    @KRich408 2 года назад +2

    I got rid of the China Bombs and purchased Goodyear Endurance for my TT the week I purchased the TT,.add it from Nashville through Texas New Mexico and up to Sturgis they still look good and handle great. IMHO the endurance tires are probably the best option especially today with the Covid supply issues. I thought about get LT tires but the proper load range is hard to find in the correct size. I had to order them from discount tire took 4 days to arrive.

  • @sob3po
    @sob3po 26 дней назад +1

    If you have concerns about tire wear, take it to a certified trailer service shop. Don't do this yourself........ And inspect your tires every trip and replace them before you have a failure.

  • @KRich408
    @KRich408 2 года назад +2

    There's absolutely no Quality Control on campers built in the last 3-4 decades 😔 since the manufacturers are all Big Corporations run today and no DOT oversight like vehicle manufacturers have. It's max profits at the customers dime! I purchased a 2019 Winibago travel trailer when it was just 8 months old. So many things wrong with it 😒 most you would say was just lazy work but it's just that they push the builders to meet a quota even down to nails holding trim on my sliding bathroom door fell away from the wall because it was missing a bunch of nails and screws, I had to completely remove the entire assembly to fix it . After looking at the bedroom sliding door it has the same issue I have to fix before it falls off also. My TT has 2 Grey Tanks and one Black I had to replace all 3 valves because they didn't trim the release cables before closing up the belly. Just bad work they didn't want to take 10-15 minutes extra to do it right. I'm going to build my own camper next that way I know its right just have to find a vehicle at auction that's a good base for it. Maybe if I ever win a Powerball I'll start my own Camper company with good Old School American Quality! Something that's hard to find just have to keep it a Private business so I can't be over taking by greedy shareholders. Sorry I ramble on I've seen our American Pride fall since I was born it's so sad.

  • @linoveiga
    @linoveiga Год назад +1

    After watching another video looks like you need wheel alignment where the guy bends the axles for wheel alignment

  • @linoveiga
    @linoveiga Год назад +2

    Unbalanced tires, I always take trailer tire for balancing and they usually tell me trailer tires don’t require balancing, but I have them do it anyway

  • @jessicawilkerson9687
    @jessicawilkerson9687 4 месяца назад +1

    Finest grade Chinesium😂😂😂😂❤😊

  • @perryrose8843
    @perryrose8843 2 года назад +1

    What about the length of the spindle to torsion tube arm? It may be mis machined.

    • @aaronsrose
      @aaronsrose  2 года назад

      I think it's all good. After whacking it with a bfh and retightening everything, it's square now. Thanks!

  • @charleslarrimore6521
    @charleslarrimore6521 Год назад +1

    Why do trailer tires not last very long I have a 20-foot new suretrack and once a year I have to put tires o

    • @aaronsrose
      @aaronsrose  Год назад +1

      In my experience they are not built terribly well and trailers come with the cheapest lightest load rated tires possible. I always go up a load rating when I change oem trailer tires. Thanks!

    • @charleslarrimore6521
      @charleslarrimore6521 Год назад

      @@aaronsrose thanks

  • @ThomWalbranA1
    @ThomWalbranA1 2 месяца назад +2

    god, i hope you are still alive you should never do that.