Trailer Tire Question.

[Krewz]

Sad but true. The last four years have not been fun for the trailer industry and many companies are 'shaving the edge' of things too much. With 3,500lb axles, i would say that it is very likely your right rear spindle has gotten 'tweaked'.

It happens a lot more often on the right side than the left, because people have a tendency to hop over curbs with trailers while turning right. Go find something extremely straight and lay it front to back across the faces of both wheels on that side. If the spindle has gotten a little bent, then the tire will not be straight with the front one.

The funny thing is that i usually have people bend the FRONT right side spindle. Doing on the rear is a little unusual, but well within the realm of possibility.

Hope this helps.... now, go spring for a new set of steel belted st205/75R-15 C rated trailer tires and you will be good to go.

Craig Hull
AKA the trailer guy
Stateline Trailers

Thanks Craig. I'll check the wheels for being parallel this weekend along with Chris's suggestions.

I replaced the rears with Radials and ordered two more for next week.

Bill

 

[Krewz]

I'll bet if you read your 1 year warranty it excludes wheels, tires, flooring and paint. Because those all things that get horribly abused on trailers and no one warrants them. It still stinks, but Caveat here... you have to LOOK at what you are paying for BEFORE you buy it. Hope you can get past it.

The Trailer Guy

I have a warranty paper saying that the tires have a one year warranty from the tire manufacturer. The problem is that The Milest Tire Co. doesn't exist. When I called Appalachian about the tire problem, they gave me the number for their tire distributor and I spoke with them, but they never heard of Milest Tires either....

After reading all of these posts and doing additional research, I'm just going to chalk it up to experience. It's not worth getting upset over :thumbsup:

A set of tires cost me about $400.00 and from what I've learned I would have probably had to replace tires at about this time with some other manufacturer's trailer anyway.

Appalachian Trailer Co. will never get another penny from me and I will never recommend them to anyone. I'll file a complaint with the BBB next week as Chris suggested. I think Appalachian lost more than I did.

Krewz

 

[mjncad]

Please see interspersed text.

If it worked, I attached a picture of the spare tire. Like the other four, you can see the name appears to have been altered.

The name was blatantly altered. Maybe whoever did it alters VIN's for a living, and moonlights as a tire brand name grinder.

I have to wonder if they used "price point" parts anywhere else on the trailer.


Safe bet I'm afraid.

Krewz