Mahindra One
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I bought a used 18' Big Tex bumper pull trailer about a year ago. It was in very good condition with Carlisle tires at I'd say 80%. I use very infrequently but did so a couple weeks ago to haul a 20' stock panel about 20 miles. Noticed a great deal of vibration when doing so, so I stopped at tire store when I got to town. Tire guy showed me evidence of scalloping on one tire and told me he doesn't balance trailer tires (which I later learned is a crock) and to just continue using but for shorter trips. I took it home and jacked up and in so doing noticed the camber in the rear axle was much more than front so I replaced rear axle, had the tires balanced and replaced scalloped tire with a new one. I'm still getting "some" vibration, but much better than before. Do any of you suppose that when I put a load on the trailer it will minimize the vibration problem or will it continue to get worse? This is a bothersome problem as this is the nicest trailer I've ever owned and it's turning out to be the most problematic.