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I have a 18' dovetail trailer with 2 3500# axles. The tires wore out very fast on it and does not handle well when loaded. The rims are only 5" wide and has st205 75 15 tires. I was thinking about getting some 6" wheels and going to a 225 8 ply. Would this help or do i need a trailer with 2 5000# axles?
Whats it doing when you say does not handle well when pulling? I have a 16 foot trailer with 2 3500lb axles and I cant count the number of times I've over loaded my trailer and I never have a minutes problem hauling it.
What kind of truck are you pulling the trailer with and how are you loading the tractor on the trailer? It sounds like you have a stout sturdy trailer. Maybe the truck towing is to small or your not loading the tractor on the trailer correct.
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I pull it with a 4x4 f150 and i have pulled with a f250 i think the rims are too narrow for tires i have loaded it diff ways and does not help
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Sounds to me like you're probably not loading the trailer properly.
Bumper (hitch type) pull trailers will handle horribly if the weight bias is not on the tongue. In other words, more weight needs to be in front of the axle on the trailer. If not it will sway and pull terribly. To judge this when you load the tractor, pull it on the trailer till it levels out, then continue to move forward 'till the rear of the tow vehicle starts to sag some and you're sure there is weight on the hitch.
Bumper (hitch type) pull trailers will handle horribly if the weight bias is not on the tongue. In other words, more weight needs to be in front of the axle on the trailer. If not it will sway and pull terribly. To judge this when you load the tractor, pull it on the trailer till it levels out, then continue to move forward 'till the rear of the tow vehicle starts to sag some and you're sure there is weight on the hitch.
Can you post some picutres of your trailer and the wheels? You want the weight of you load over the trailer axels, to much weight on the ass end of the truck will wear the assend out and cause your springs to fail. 500lb tongue weight is all your allowd on most trailer hitches. Anything over 500lb trailer tongue weight and you run the risk of breaking your trailer hitch. Load the tractor forward and get the tractor tires over top of the trailer axels. Worst comes to worst you can invest in a weight distrubition hitch and get the trailer under control.
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I just went outside and killed 2 birds with one stone, had a smoke break and checked my tire size on my trailer. I have ST 205-75-R15 on my trailer. I've pulled mine with a 95 GMC Sierra 4x2 an 2003 Ford F150 4x2 and now with an 88 Chevy one ton and have yet to have the trailer get away from me. Only trailer I've pulled that would wiggle and squirm going down the road was a deck over 8x16 triaxle equipment trailer with the 95 GMC and I just stayed off the interstate the few times I pulled that rig. I've had my trailer new since 99, its a Carry On 6x16 with 3500lb axles and like I mentioned before I know I've over loaded it more times then I care to admit too. Heaviest load to date was a 97 Chevy Suburban on my trailer which I'm sure was over loaded on the trailer.
I just looked up the 3240 online, do you have a cab on yours? Maybe the cab is making your center of gravity too high and wind drag on the cab could cause it to wiggle and squirm going down the highway.
I run 50 psi in tire on truck and trailer i have 10 ply on truck ( they last forever) and no cab on tractor
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Well thats a stout sturdy trailer, I'm kinda stumped at this point. Maybe a heaviery load range tire might help. Or like I had mentioned before putting a weight distrubition hitch and sway bars on will help out too.
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I may be wrong but those tires look like passenger car tires, you need to go to your local tire dealer and check on a set of 10 ply trailer tires. Belive me trailer tires will make a great deal of diffrence. I have a trailer very simalar to your in the pictures and it came with light truck tires ( junk ) I bought a set of 10 ply trailer tires pulls like a dream .
50psi sounds like alot of a trailer tire. Maybe your over inflating the tires and judging by the way they are wearing out unevenly Id say its too much air pressure. Check the side walls of the tires and see what the air pressure calls for. I think 35psi is all they need.
I agree that tires are a good place to start looking at. Also check your suspension, and the wheel bearings. Is everything tight? Have you had the bearings serviced? Are they torqued properly?
If you are loading the trailer properly, then it has to be either tires or suspension. I doubt that wind resistance would account for that much sway. Plenty of things are towed with a ton of wind resistance, and don't cause those conditions.
If you are loading the trailer properly, then it has to be either tires or suspension. I doubt that wind resistance would account for that much sway. Plenty of things are towed with a ton of wind resistance, and don't cause those conditions.