Troubleshooting uneven trailer tire wear. PJ dump trailer repairs
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Repairing a PJ 7x14 dump trailer. Fixing the rear gate and hinges, replacing leaf spring pack and troubleshooting uneven tire wear.
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Great job explaining and diagnosing!
Thanks man! I talk too much. I also repeat myself too much.
I have the same exact wear on the left front. I'm going to check measurements and see what I come up with. thank you for this vid.
Good luck! Also use a straight edge on your axles to verify they aren't bent.
will do, they seem pretty straight looking at them. @@tysoddjobs
The last trailer I repaired for uneven tire wear looked perfect. But a 4ft straight edge really made the bend shine.
Have you come up with any results?
right side axles are approximately 3/4 farther apart. Not sure why yet I have been busy with other projects.@@tysoddjobs
Interesting video man. I appreciate your deductive/scientific approach to figuring this out. I've got a similar problem so will follow your approach
I was working on another trailer with similar issue but lost the footage. You can use a straight Edge horizontally on the front and rear of the axle too.
@@tysoddjobs Dang footage is either hard to find or scrambled from the minute you try to record it. thanks man!
Great job ❤
Thank you! Appreciate you checking out my channel!
I have a single axle 6 x10 utility trailer. Just noticed today that only the passenger side tire is toed out. I can't find any issues. Wondering if the bearings might be the issue.
I have never been able to prove bearings were the issue. I would be the axle is bent. You should be able to rub a straight edge along either the front or rear side of the axle and see if it is bent.
It does actually look like it could have a slight bow/bend, but I don't understand why both wheels aren't toed out.
Thx
The last trailer axle I repaired was bent on one side only. And only wore that side. I lost the footage due to computer failure, but j assumed they hit something. It wad pretty easy to see with a 4 foot straight edge on the front of the axle. I couldn't see it at all without the straight edge. Actually nearly guaranteed the customer the axle was fine. Ate my words for sure. I have the axle still.
What would cause a dump trailer to wobble between 30-45 mph?
Cheap/poorly balanced tires. A bent wheel. A broken/sprung spring are things I've seen. Also, if your brake controller causes your one or multiple wheels to lock up, you can get flat spots on those tires.
Which axle needed the new leaf spring?
Passenger side rear axle
Your going to burn your hair off kid. Great video.
Yeah. I keep meaning to buy a cap. I do burn a lot of hair. Thanks for watching!
Ive got a 16x7, both the left side tires front and rear wear evenly but they are almost bald compared to the other side. I replaced all 4 tires at the same time. Do you have any idea?
Any chance you have more weight on that side consistently or pressure off?
I would also measure your axle centers and see if driverside to passenger side are the same. Does it pull straight behind your truck?
@tysoddjobs yes pulls straight, it's usually loaded with a tractor so it's pretty balanced I would think. I used a string line to measure everything, so I think I'm going to try again with some square tube like you