Uneven tire wear

[kseagle]

We have a 2011 Big Country 3250TS. It has Towmax STR Power King tires. They are wearing unevenly. The right front tire is showing extra wear on the outside tread. All other tires appear to be wearing evenly. Trailer has approx. 5,000 miles. Any ideas?
Thanks.

 

[Rickt]

You will need to an alignment done. I have just gone through the same thing and they found the alignment was off. The dealer coverede it under warranty.

 

[Foudel24]

Just looking with the experience of others to solve my problem with wear tire and the sail switch on the furnace.

 

[57chevyconvt]

Just removed two TOWMAX tires because of what I thought was an alignment problem. Turned out to be a tire problem, belt separation with
only 4300 miles.

 

[Hoosier Wolverine]

Is alignment something a shade tree mechanic can do? What is involved?

 

[GOTTOYS]

I don't think you can do an alignment yourself. Could get as complicated as having to bend an axle into the proper position. There is nothing adjustable on the suspension like there is on a car or light truck. Best place to go is a shop that works on large trucks and semis. They will have what is needed to check and align. Not as expensive as you might think.... Don

 

[Hoosier Wolverine]

Thanks Don...Don't know that I need an alignment, but I intend to look it over when I get it back from having repairs made.
John

 

[TireHobby]

A quick comparison check of the tire diameter will eliminate a tread or belt problem. It will be a little taller than the others if it’s starting to fail.

TireHobby

 

[steve_buckman]

Did you ever find out what the cause of uneven wear was?

Its interesting to me because I have the exact same model and year 5th wheel & I'm having the same issue only on the right rear tire with about the same towing miles. I called Heartland and they said there is no warrenty on alignment but gave me the telephone # of the frame manufacture. The frame manufacture said there is no alignment adjustment and recommended against any bending, however they will replace the axle under warrenty if it is out of alignment. I have recently had all tires flipped on the rims and cross rotated them and increased the tire pressure to 85psi cold. I had not payed good attention to tire pressure in the past and they were all at about 68psi. I also have a tendancy to drive a bit fast frequently over 70mph.