Yes ... minimum 1/4 since you have a tandem (you could subtract the weight
on the hitch but that's a tad nit picky) ... and I myself would add in as
high a safety margin as is practical especially if you travel the highways.
And might I suggest do some reading up on trailer tires vs auto/truck tires
characteristics. My radial trailer tires for example run well (the trailer
is stable) at 45 lbs and have a max rating of 50 lbs (higher than the
average auto tire).


"Karen Kent" wrote in message
...
Thanks. What should the load range of the tires be? The boat's about
3800
pounds and I'm guessing the trailer is less than 700-800. So, should each
tire have a load range of 1/4 that total weight?

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 14:02:05 GMT, Karen Kent
wrote:

Anyway...I'm going to go ahead and replace the tires for peace of mind.
Does anybody know of another cause for this or would the pressure and
lug problems explain it? I did check the axle alignment by measuring
from each tire to the tip of the tongue and the measurements were the
same.

Thanks

You could have bent axels, but on both axels, that is unlikely. Most
probably it's a load problem in that the load isn't balanced on the
trailer properly.

Find a piece of level pavement and use a carpenter's level (not a
small level) and see if the axels are straight, then check to see if
the hubs are loose on the axel or possibly tilted inward a little.
Check the load range of the tires (weight of the trailer and the wet
weight of the boat).

Other than that, I can't think of much more.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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