www.iFourWinns.com

Does anyone know of a quick and easy way to see if the weight is distributed equally on a tandem axle trailer. I put a level on the trailer and just by looking at the sidewalls, it looks like the front axle is supporting more weight. Thanks in advance.

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2005 horizon 190 LE 5.0 GXI Volvo

Can we assume the tires are a matched set, all inflated the same, on a level, hard surface?

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Gee, I'm a goldfish now. How manly.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Spring suspension or torsion axles? Your tongue weight is the most important factor, is that right (5%-8%)?

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Jvalich
http://www.badcock.com

'04 FW 288 Vista "Mental Floss"

yes and yes , spring suspension, factory trailer.

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2005 horizon 190 LE 5.0 GXI Volvo

Spring suspension is more tolerable to being un-level than torsion. If the trailer is a factory one like the one my 170 sits on, there is no adjustment. Mine is a single axle, but if you can't move the bow stop, there is little you can do. Some trailers allow you to adjust the position of the axles on the frame but that depends on the construction of the trailer.

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Jvalich
http://www.badcock.com

'04 FW 288 Vista "Mental Floss"

I'm not really worried about the trailer being unlevel during towing, I'm more worried about blowing out a tire or two, I still have the original carlyle tires on the trailer.Thanks Jvalich

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2005 horizon 190 LE 5.0 GXI Volvo

One key thing that I look for on ours is the "V" shaped connecting arm between the forward axle spring and the rear axle spring. If this is not leaning towards the rear or forward then it is level. You should be able to see this between the tires. Ours is a 99 trailer.

As others have said, I don't think this has to be perfectly centered but it is an indicator. I get more wear on the rear tires. Keeping the tires balanced and rotated every few years helps on my setup.

Hopes this helps

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Scott Wood
1999 238 Vista
Trailer Boating on the Great Lakes

The amount of tire wear on an multi-axle trailer is always greater on the rear axle because you are dragging the tire around curves. It's even more significant on my tri-axle setup.

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Jvalich
http://www.badcock.com

'04 FW 288 Vista "Mental Floss"