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I have noticed that when I back up sometimes, or even when pulling, it looks like the camber of my front tire is WAAAAY off- in a positive camber direction. Both front wheel hubs do seem to get a little warmer than the back wheels, but they have the disk brakes on them so i attribute it to that. I can't comment on how the tires are wearing; the trailer probably doesn't have 500 miles total on it. (I only tow 6 miles one way to the landing, and a few times to the dealer that is about 20 miles away). If the front tires are wearing more, it is uniformly flat as the corners (inside or out) aren't showing any wear patterns. I think the trailer is about as parallel as possible to the ground when loaded on my Jeep.
I guess the short question here is..is this normal? Should the wheels\hubs "deflect" (lack of any better word) like that?
Yes, this is normal... I about sh!t a brick the first time I saw mine do that too!
The only suggestion I would have regarding the wear, is to swap the rear tires forward every year or so - especially if you see abnormal wear.
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The guy at a marina hooked up my triple axel trailer (14K pounds)with a fork truck and proceeded to spin it in its own axis.I thought the tires and wheels were going to rip clean off.
Cool. Glad to know its nothing weird. It is kinda scary to see it move around like that.
Its also strange to see the front tires get "pushed" when I back into the drive way at a sharp angle. Leaves a big black mark on the cement until it rains again.
The tweeking of the tandon or triple axles are normal however when I back up into my RV slot with the boat I jack up each side so that the wheels are aligned straight again for extended storage. For some reason I was freeked out by leaving them like that even though Pacific Trailer said it was OK. If it does not look OK how can it be RIGHT!!
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Re: Question for dual axle/tandem trailers
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AC - 8/15/2005 11:00 AM
The guy at a marina hooked up my triple axel trailer (14K pounds)with a fork truck and proceeded to spin it in its own axis.I thought the tires and wheels were going to rip clean off.
I have noticed that when I back up sometimes, or even when pulling, it looks like the camber of my front tire is WAAAAY off- in a positive camber direction. Both front wheel hubs do seem to get a little warmer than the back wheels, but they have the disk brakes on them so i attribute it to that. I can't comment on how the tires are wearing; the trailer probably doesn't have 500 miles total on it. (I only tow 6 miles one way to the landing, and a few times to the dealer that is about 20 miles away). If the front tires are wearing more, it is uniformly flat as the corners (inside or out) aren't showing any wear patterns. I think the trailer is about as parallel as possible to the ground when loaded on my Jeep.
I guess the short question here is..is this normal? Should the wheels\hubs "deflect" (lack of any better word) like that?
It's pretty much normal but you might want to check the tongue weight. If it's heavier than it should be the front tires will carry more weight than the rear tires.
Question for dual axle/tandem trailers 
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