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Backround:
New Trailer: 2007 1500 lbs capacity Shoreland"r with a Lund logo on it.
Boat: 2007 Lund Aluminum 14' 9" about 625 lbs (725 with gear)
Motor: 2007 Mercury 40 hp 4 stroke about 215 lbs
So let's say the trailering weight of the boat is about 1000 lbs.
Tongue weight is about 10%.
I noticed my new tires after a few trips were both bald.
I put on two more and they just went bald too this weekend after 150 miles.
From viewing in my mirror trailer is not swaying back and forth on the highway.
First set of tires were installed on the rims by a tire shop because the trailer came with defective tires. New tires say 80 lbs at max load. I don't know what the tire shop set the first pressures at.
But I set the next two tires at about 55 lbs being the rig is not that heavy.
I showed the boat dealer where I picked up an extra tire on Sat. how the first set went bald and he said he never saw anything like that before!
2 months ago when they first set the boat on trailer it did not have enough weight on the tongue so I moved the boat forward for awhile until I could move the axle back one set of holes which I did at a launch site.
I've been making these adjustments myself because I did not want to lose the boat for a week until the dealer got around to doing it!
All was well on the boats position (transom sit about 4 inches in from bunk end).
So I attributed the quick tire wear on the first set of tires to the first position of the boat on the trailer for a few weeks or a crappy brand of tire.
But now I put two new tires on and the went bald in 150 highway miles. If they were under inflated they would show wear on the outer edges. They don't, the wear is quite even across the tire.
So before I call a regional Shoreland'r rep because they now owe me 4 tires I wanted to see if anyone else ever experienced this. The Dealer comment is useless to me so I need to go over their head.
At first I thought maybe I had the axle off a hole on one side. It is fine. Then I thought the bearings are binding but they turned freely when I mounted the new tires.
I've been at a loss the whole weekend trying to figure out why this is happening. I was going to take pictures of the 4 tires and email them to the Shoreland'r Rep.
Now I can't use the boat because I can't put any new tires on until this is figured out.
Two months ago the original tires were defective (due to having a bead around the sides which made them look like re-treads even though they were new). The dealer said the original tires can't pass inspection, so I picked up two more down the street and the dealer reimbursed me back, so I could go boating that day.
My inclination is that since the original tires were defective maybe the trailer is out of alignment too?
Just measured where the axle sits from the frame ends to check for a manufacturing defect. There might be a 1/2 inch difference there. I could see one tire going bald from this 1/2 inch offset, but not both tires?
New Trailer: 2007 1500 lbs capacity Shoreland"r with a Lund logo on it.
Boat: 2007 Lund Aluminum 14' 9" about 625 lbs (725 with gear)
Motor: 2007 Mercury 40 hp 4 stroke about 215 lbs
So let's say the trailering weight of the boat is about 1000 lbs.
Tongue weight is about 10%.
I noticed my new tires after a few trips were both bald.
I put on two more and they just went bald too this weekend after 150 miles.
From viewing in my mirror trailer is not swaying back and forth on the highway.
First set of tires were installed on the rims by a tire shop because the trailer came with defective tires. New tires say 80 lbs at max load. I don't know what the tire shop set the first pressures at.
But I set the next two tires at about 55 lbs being the rig is not that heavy.
I showed the boat dealer where I picked up an extra tire on Sat. how the first set went bald and he said he never saw anything like that before!
2 months ago when they first set the boat on trailer it did not have enough weight on the tongue so I moved the boat forward for awhile until I could move the axle back one set of holes which I did at a launch site.
I've been making these adjustments myself because I did not want to lose the boat for a week until the dealer got around to doing it!
All was well on the boats position (transom sit about 4 inches in from bunk end).
So I attributed the quick tire wear on the first set of tires to the first position of the boat on the trailer for a few weeks or a crappy brand of tire.
But now I put two new tires on and the went bald in 150 highway miles. If they were under inflated they would show wear on the outer edges. They don't, the wear is quite even across the tire.
So before I call a regional Shoreland'r rep because they now owe me 4 tires I wanted to see if anyone else ever experienced this. The Dealer comment is useless to me so I need to go over their head.
At first I thought maybe I had the axle off a hole on one side. It is fine. Then I thought the bearings are binding but they turned freely when I mounted the new tires.
I've been at a loss the whole weekend trying to figure out why this is happening. I was going to take pictures of the 4 tires and email them to the Shoreland'r Rep.
Now I can't use the boat because I can't put any new tires on until this is figured out.
Two months ago the original tires were defective (due to having a bead around the sides which made them look like re-treads even though they were new). The dealer said the original tires can't pass inspection, so I picked up two more down the street and the dealer reimbursed me back, so I could go boating that day.
My inclination is that since the original tires were defective maybe the trailer is out of alignment too?
Just measured where the axle sits from the frame ends to check for a manufacturing defect. There might be a 1/2 inch difference there. I could see one tire going bald from this 1/2 inch offset, but not both tires?
