Posted by bc on February 26, 2021 at 19:52:58 from (24.255.129.137):
In Reply to: Trailer tire failure posted by Geo-TH,In on February 26, 2021 at 08:28:08:
I always fill tires to their max rating, 80, 60, 40, etc. If they lose pressure with the cold or whatever it won't be too much. The rear tires on a tandem have more trouble on turns because the trailer tends to swivel on the front set of tires and the rear axle slides around putting pressure on the sidewalls. Can't hurt to rotate them every so often. It worse with a triple axle trailer on the turns and some people won't run them because of that. Always try to take wide turns pulling a tandem and to pull forward from a stop before turning because of swivel effect on the second axle.
Had a dump truck driver come up to a 4 way stop for a turn and picked up his third axle. Trooper/weight officer saw him turning with the axle up and stopped him. Wrote him up for overweight on 2 axles even though he said he had just pick the axle up for the turn. He put the axle back down after the corner but the trooper made him pick it up to weigh it. Kinda ticky tack but it is harder on the intersections where turns are made but they usually make pavement thicker at intersections because of the turning stresses.
OTR truckers always told me that the slope of the crown of the road put just a little more weight on the right side and they wear out quicker than the left. Some that own their own trailer will swap them sometimes and also try to run in the left lane when they can get away with it to put more weight on the left to balance them out.
I try to keep trailers parked on solid surfaces like a 2x6 or whatever to keep them out of the dirt when sitting a long time. Need 8 footers for a tandem.
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