crooked trailer wheels

RedNecker

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I have asked on other forums but have not received answers.<br /><br />Has anyone had their trailer wheels checked for warp or wobble & have had their trailer tires balanced?<br /><br />I have purchased 2 new wheels for my trailer. <br />They were both warped & wobbled side to side. <br />When they were on the balance machine the wheels were out of line between 1/4" & 3/8".<br /><br />They were returned & they shipped me two more wheels. <br />They were warped & the wobbled side to side on the balance machine. <br />They are being returned & the wheel company is sending two more wheels.<br /><br />So far it has been 4 out of 4 bad trailer wheels.<br />My car & pickup truck wheels do not wobble, why the trailer wheels?<br />Are all trailer wheels made with poor quality control?<br /><br />The guy at the service center said I was the first person to ask for the trailer tires & wheels to be checked & balanced.<br /><br />This may be why so many trailer tires get hot & blow-out, the tire scoot sideways on every revolution as they go down the road.<br />This would cause the tread & belts to fatigue & come apart.<br /><br />Any others??
 

sangerwaker

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Re: crooked trailer wheels

Wow! I haven't had that bad of an experience with trailer wheels. I always have mine balanced as well. Seems like cheap insurance to protect tires, bearings, and my boat! They always tell me at the tire places that balancing trailer tires is not necessary, but I do it anyway.
 

Elk Chaser

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Re: crooked trailer wheels

Sounds like a warped trailer service center to me.......................<br /><br />4 out of 4 and I would have asked for my money back and made my purchase else where.
 

RedNecker

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Re: crooked trailer wheels

My 3rd set of wheels came in today. <br /><br />They were good enough to use. They only had a 1/8" warp instead of the 1/4" and 3/8" as the other two sets.<br /><br />I guess they got tired of paying for the return UPS charges & sent me a couple of good wheels.<br /><br />Red
 
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