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ProbablyBroke

ProbablyBroke

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im new to the trailer queen lifestyle. Just bought a dual 3500 # axle 18x7. Is it a bad idea to leave my 3000 # rig on the trailer for extended amounts of time. 2 or 3 weeks in between rides and fixing stuff?
 
That's a good question. ....personally I don't think it's a good idea.. but I may be totally wrong!
 
Bias or radial tires? Bias tires will tend to flat spot much worse than radials will.
My suggestion is not to store it on the trailer and save the suspension and tires a bit.
 
I don't store my rig on my trailer, but I do have a 5 ton jack in the front center and a pair of 2.5 ton jacks in the back, so I would lift the weight of the trailer and rig off the tires but not let the springs invert too much.
 
Granted, my trailer weighs 11k with nothing in it. But I've left the Jeep in it for a month or so at a time. If the tires flat spot, I can't feel it from the cab. But they're all radials with 80 psi in them.
 
If space is an issue and you are worried about it, you could always jack the corners up and put some of the weight on jack stands.
 
ProbablyBroke said:
im new to the trailer queen lifestyle. Just bought a dual 3500 # axle 18x7. Is it a bad idea to leave my 3000 # rig on the trailer for extended amounts of time. 2 or 3 weeks in between rides and fixing stuff?
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Back when mine was closer to stock I kept it on my last trailer for months at a time. No harm done but I can see how doing that for a really long time would sag out the springs. As long as the total weight is below max for the tires they should be fine, after all your vehicles sit with the full weight on the tires at all times!
 
Let me go against the grain on this one... ITS OKAY to leave your crawler in there!! Not sure where these opinions are coming from.

Flat spots take months to years... (sun rotting tires out is usually more of an issue)

suspension is plenty stiff enough (that's what its built for and usually a hell of a lot stiffer than your vehicles)


Now, to back this up.... Same axles... 16' trailer... and 4500# rig... left on trailer for years...about 3 to be exact

We Would move trailer every few weeks when wheeling, sometimes not for several months.


Unless your trailer specifically states it needs to be kept unloaded (which I cant imagine any trailer would), then don't worry about it... the only thing you have to worry about is someone jacking your trailer AND your rig...
 
Campers weigh close to there axles max capacity and ours is 12 years old with no noticable spring sag. I see no difference between a camper and trailer. Both have trailer axles and springs.
 
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