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Mel Wallace posted 07-21-2009 09:55 PM ET (US)
Has anyone had issues with the Montauk trailer tire wear?
Mine are wearing on the inner most tread. I've only been running 35 psi and the tires are rated for 50 psi. Could that be the problem? Thanks.
highanddry posted 07-21-2009 10:52 PM ET (US)
Fully inflate your tires correctly. If those are bias ply they will wear rapidly no matter what you do, get some radials. I went from barely 3,000 miles per set of bias completely down to bare in places to radials with virtually no wear and certainly no uneven wear now with 6,000 miles on them.
high sierra posted 07-22-2009 11:50 AM ET (US)
50 lbs is the way to go. high sierra
Hal Watkins posted 07-22-2009 02:15 PM ET (US)
I have a 2006 Montauk as well. The original tires wore badly on the outside half of each tire. I replaced them at about 5000 miles as the worn area was slick. I have always run them at maximum air pressure. I briefly considered dismounting and reversing tires for a few more thousand miles but the thought of a tire failure is tooo painful. BW and Karavan say that my mileage was withing tolerance...go figure. Hal of waseca, MN
L H G posted 07-22-2009 08:27 PM ET (US)
On a one axle trailer, tire wear on the inside indicates the wheels bowing out, and deflection in the axle. Or it could indicate bad bearings. it's probably an overloading condition on the trailer, or inadequate structural design of the trailer. I've always thought BW puts the cheapest trailer they can find under the Montauks. I would install a heavier, more rigid axle if your bearings are OK.
wldrns1 posted 07-27-2009 02:37 PM ET (US)
One other thing that could cause premature tire wear is trailer crabbing due to the trailer axle not being parellel to the towing vehicle.
Find or make a large puddle of water to drive your vehicle slowly and straight through with the empty trailer attached. Observe your tracks to see if the trailer tires track evenly behind the vehicle. Axles mounted to trailer frames even slightly crooked are easy to spot this way.
My trailer axle was mounted dimentionally correct but I needed to move one side of the axle forward about one-half inch to have the trailer track nice and straight.
Mel Wallace posted 07-28-2009 11:34 AM ET (US)
Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I believe it's a combination of me running the tires at 35 psi and the weak Karavan trailer that came with the boat. Going to mount a couple of Goodyear Marathon tires at 50 psi this week and see what happens.
highanddry posted 07-28-2009 10:37 PM ET (US)
I might like the Tow Master radials better, no good reason, just do.

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Author	Topic: 2006 Montauk Trailer Tires
Mel Wallace	posted 07-21-2009 09:55 PM ET (US) Has anyone had issues with the Montauk trailer tire wear? Mine are wearing on the inner most tread. I've only been running 35 psi and the tires are rated for 50 psi. Could that be the problem? Thanks.
highanddry	posted 07-21-2009 10:52 PM ET (US) Fully inflate your tires correctly. If those are bias ply they will wear rapidly no matter what you do, get some radials. I went from barely 3,000 miles per set of bias completely down to bare in places to radials with virtually no wear and certainly no uneven wear now with 6,000 miles on them.
high sierra	posted 07-22-2009 11:50 AM ET (US) 50 lbs is the way to go. high sierra
Hal Watkins	posted 07-22-2009 02:15 PM ET (US) I have a 2006 Montauk as well. The original tires wore badly on the outside half of each tire. I replaced them at about 5000 miles as the worn area was slick. I have always run them at maximum air pressure. I briefly considered dismounting and reversing tires for a few more thousand miles but the thought of a tire failure is tooo painful. BW and Karavan say that my mileage was withing tolerance...go figure. Hal of waseca, MN
L H G	posted 07-22-2009 08:27 PM ET (US) On a one axle trailer, tire wear on the inside indicates the wheels bowing out, and deflection in the axle. Or it could indicate bad bearings. it's probably an overloading condition on the trailer, or inadequate structural design of the trailer. I've always thought BW puts the cheapest trailer they can find under the Montauks. I would install a heavier, more rigid axle if your bearings are OK.
wldrns1	posted 07-27-2009 02:37 PM ET (US) One other thing that could cause premature tire wear is trailer crabbing due to the trailer axle not being parellel to the towing vehicle. Find or make a large puddle of water to drive your vehicle slowly and straight through with the empty trailer attached. Observe your tracks to see if the trailer tires track evenly behind the vehicle. Axles mounted to trailer frames even slightly crooked are easy to spot this way. My trailer axle was mounted dimentionally correct but I needed to move one side of the axle forward about one-half inch to have the trailer track nice and straight.
Mel Wallace	posted 07-28-2009 11:34 AM ET (US) Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I believe it's a combination of me running the tires at 35 psi and the weak Karavan trailer that came with the boat. Going to mount a couple of Goodyear Marathon tires at 50 psi this week and see what happens.
highanddry	posted 07-28-2009 10:37 PM ET (US) I might like the Tow Master radials better, no good reason, just do.