Three years ago I had my axle replaced after it failed. They replaced the tires then also. Today after a four hour round trip I noticed the inside of the tire is worn about 1/4” more than the outside. (It might even be less than 1/4” difference) on both wheels after 3 years. My question is there a adjustment for that or should I even worry about that little of a difference?
Sounds like your axle is overloaded or has been overloaded. Do you know the rating of the new axle?
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It was what Ranger sent when giving the VIN for the trailer. My insurance covered it all and a trailer repair shop did all the work. I kinda was thinking it might be normal wear from three years of use or maybe not. Not 100% sure. Is it normal for a single axle trailer to wear a little more in the inside?
Not normal at all. I would get the boat/trailer weighed at a truck stop scales.
How long ago were the tires made? Unlike car tires that usually wear out, trailer tires do not and should be changed out based on years, not treadwear or miles.
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Not sure the year of the tires. I know they were new tires when they were installed 3 years ago. They are trailer king tire brand with a load range D. It’s just what they installed when I showed up to get it. Was really not happy with the non name brand but it was what it was at the time.
Is it a torsion or conventional axle? Any signs of contact with the fenders?
Until you said you got the axle from Ranger, I was thinking an undersized axle, but that doesn’t seem likely now.
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No sign at all. Fender spacing on both sides look good. It’s torsion I believe. New axle brackets all came from ranger. My boat is a 188vs and when I was researching things when my axle broke a lot of people were saying that that boat is to heavy for a single axle and was surprised ranger sold them that way.
I've seen single axle trailers up to 520's, a friend has one-no issues at all and it's a 2001. The key is it has to be rated for the weight of the load. That includes full tanks and geared up ! Now, if you have added any weight like poles/talons, jack plate, all these add weight to the REAR for the front to back ratio. You'll need to find the total weight for your rig and then see what the rating is for the trailer. There should be a tag somewhere on the axle itself.
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Axle could be bent from potholes, e.t.c.
Take it to an old school alignment shop and they can straighten it with a chain and hydraulic ram.
Look at it from underneath. If the axle is not bolted perpendicular to the trailer rails it will wear the tires oddly. It can also wear only one, because the angle of displacement can be different if it's slightly twisted.
The other (major) thing to look for would be are the shackles and bushings working as they should? If the bushings wear out the shackle bolts will start to wear (metal to metal) on the sleeves. The bolts will eventually egg out the sleeves and will no longer rotate when the springs need them too. This causes you springs to be non affective at all and your tire start taking the impact and load. Your tires will wear badly on the outside or the inside. A tell tale is if your trailer bounces and tires leave the road when going over bumps. Ask me how I know this!!!!
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If you had a weld on trailer axle break, Ranger had trouble with the Tie Down Engineering system they were installing on their trailers in the mid 2000's. In 2010 they went back to UFP. I think the 188 was the 18 ft boat they offered at that time. The issue was bad welds. Don't know if that was your problem or not. But I do not believe anybody that says Ranger or any other name recognized bass boat brand would put out a trailer that could not handle the load. It would be stupid to think they would take that kind of liability. With that said, the Road King tires you currently have are made in China and I definitely would be getting rid of them if they are 3 years old. I have Goodyear Endurance on mine after suffering 2 blown fenders from Chinese made tires from internal tread separation. Both times tires were less than 3 years old. I run a tire pressure monitoring system that indicated that the pressure and temperatures of the tires were well within their operating range when they blew. Have a trailer shop put on a set of Endurance tires and check out the axle.
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