Yacht Club Trailer Wearing Tires

[yoppdk]

My Yacht Club trailer under my 17ft Lund goes through tires every two years, wearing the inside tread flat while the outside looks relatively good. I estimate 2000 mi. max before the tires are worn. Today I had the tires replaced again, as I have every two years since I purchased the boat/trailer new. An alignment specialist at the tire dealership said the trailer axle is likely installed backwards and should be reversed. He said the trailers are normally toed-in but mine is toed-out causing tires to prematurely wear. He said he can reverse the axle in an hour, but I want to check to see if anybody on this forum has any experience with this ... or any further advice before I have the axle reversal done. Any ideas?

I had the boat dealer check the axle alignment a year ago ... after some quick measurements he said it was fine. Today we checked the trailer bearings and they are good and tight ... no play.

[Northlander]

Mine does the same thing. Someone ran into my trailer at the landing a few years ago and I got a new axle out of the deal and now the tires wear on the inside. I have tried to keep the tires at the required PSI but that doesnt seem to help. What PSI are you running your tires at and what type tires? Mine are Carliles (Spelling?) and I think they say 60 PSI but Im not sure. Either way Ill call me dealership and see what they say about the reversed axle. I didnt know they could be reversed but Im no trailer expert by any means.

[Deep_Sinker]

I have been irratated for a long time with trailer tire wear. Using the higher end trailer tires helps. I will not buy the Carlisle brand again. I have had the best luck with my current Denmans. Running at the correct PSI for your axle weight helps too. For my next tires, I will be looking at light truck tires. They carry the same load ratings but I hope will give me better wear life.

[kevfish1]

I have the same issue with my shorelander trailer. Today I took it to a shop where we bent the axal up in the middle thus causing the bottom of the tire to tilt in slightley. mine also apear to be toed out slightly. Not sure how to fix that problem. Hopefully what we did today takes care of the problem as the tires were getting spendy replacing every year

[yoppdk]

Not sure what brand of tire I have, but it is the best that the local tire dealer had to offer ... a 6-ply trailer tire. I tried some automotive radials on it a while back but was later told that they could not hold the psi recommended by the trailer, which is 50. I've kept the last set (just replaced) and these new ones at 50 psi. I sent an email to yacht club service department to see what they thought about the idea of reversing the axle ... though I doubt they will respond. If they do, I'll let you know. Reversing the axle looks fairly straightforward ... jack up both sides, remove some U-bolts, remove axle, reverse and reinstall. As the tire dealer said ... what could it hurt?