How does uneven tread of the trailer tyre occur? (1)

As trailer tyre are made up of many components, the causes of trailer tyre wear can be due to various reasons. There are a list of the common causes below:

1. Cracking Between Tread can be caused by: fatigue, high torque, incorrect air pressure, overloading, age.

2.Lug Base Cracking can be caused by: high torque, incorrect application of tyre, heat, overloading.

3.Shoulder Wear can be caused by: bent axle beam, underinflated tyre, overloaded, lowering of vehicle with incorrect springs, rotation of tyre not properly timed

Defective Wheel Alignment

4.Sidewall Damage can be caused by a number of factors. It's very hard to identify, however generally it's the result of impact damage or a faulty trailer tyre. In most cases if it's not clearly impact damage, the tyre will need to be cut open to determine the cause.