How bad is it? Any ideas on if it is repairable or repair costs? I ran into a curb (not used to pulling a slant load with those damn tires that stick out!) It was leaking, but I was close enough to able to limp home. Grrrr.
Looks like a Sundowner wheel … About $85 Replace it and the tire. (tire has taken a severe blow to the carcass. Be glad it got you home.
Keep an eye on the new tire for abnormal wear. The axle may have been bent too.
Being stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire or worse is well worth the money.
lol, about as bad as it gets. Hard to believe it held air. Probably only because there are 2 on each side. IMO and experience the chances of having bent the axle is slim to none. Doesn’t take much of an impact to bend the rim.
Rims can be straightened. This one maybe, maybe not. My wife hit a pot hole last winter ruined the tire and bent the rum. Not as much as that one. It was an expensive rim to replace. Had it straightened but it cost something like $150. It was a high-end aluminum rum. Might be cheaper to have done on a steel one. We use Gene’s Tire 2 miles north of Cochranville on Rt. 41.
Check out what a new rim cost and then call Gene’s or if there is another place closer call them. The rim is sent out to a place that specializes in this sort of repair
Nothing that a bigger hammer can’t fix.
(Just kidding).
Larry, thanks for the recommendation. I will call Monday morning. Do you recall how long it took to get it back? Adding to the tragedy of the situation, the trailer was actually borrowed from a friend, and she needs it Friday. (A lesson in why you never loan a friend your trailer!)
That’s a fairly standard trailer wheel. You should be able to find one online, easier than locally, and get it delivered with the same type and size tire in a couple of days.
It’s toast. Replace the tire, too. Stuff happens…:o
I agree, but there is no spare on the trailer?
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Yes, there is a spare and it is on. Fortunately I have the exact size/brand of tires on my trailer, so I am going to move my spare to my friends trailer while I replace (sigh) the damaged one.
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It took several days.
I agree with Tom King, this is a pretty generic rim and would bet it is cheaper to replace than to have fixed.
We have used Basher & Son Trailer repair in Hockessin DE on 41, 302 239-6584
You could probably just give the the make and model of the trailer and or call and get a cell phone number to send a picture to.
Gene’s tire should be able to get it in a day or two also along with a new tire if they don’t have it in stock.
Great, remember it could always be worse, I once had a double blowout and used my spare, a passerby had a matching rim and tire in the back of his truck, how often does this happen?
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I managed to bend my axle but not bend the rim. I am pretty sure it was from when I hit a pretty big pothole. It was filled with water so I couldn’t see it. So my experience is a little different than gumtree’s.
Keep an eye on your wear pattern. For mine, one tire began to wear quickly but on the inside of the tire so it wasn’t obvious. DH noticed the wear when he went to chock the tire. When you looked closely you could see that the spacing between the passenger side tires and the driver side tires was different.
Sometime axles can be bent back to shape. I, of course, did not get so lucky. DH replaced it.
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I managed to bend my axle but not bend the rim. I am pretty sure it was from when I hit a pretty big pothole. It was filled with water so I couldn’t see it. So my experience is a little different than gumtree’s.
Keep an eye on your wear pattern. For mine, one tire began to wear quickly but on the inside of the tire so it wasn’t obvious. DH noticed the wear when he went to chock the tire. When you looked closely you could see that the spacing between the passenger side tires and the driver side tires was different.
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While this can and does happen it is the “exception to the rule” most of the time. Uneven tire wear will show over time with limited use. It will show VERY quickly on a long haul trip.
Made that mistake on one of my Jeeps one time. Had new tires put on but didn’t get it aligned. Took an 800 mile trip not long after. Ruined the brand new tires.
Trailer axles are “fixed” so there is no alignment per-say. They are usually held to the frame by big U bolts. Hitting a big enough pot hole or something of the like can and will bend these and shift the axle out of alignment. This can usually be determined jacking the trailer up and doing a visual. The U bolts will look bent and or there will be some “scaring” if you know what you are looking for/at. And or by taking measurements.
In extreme cases it is possible to bent the frame out of “square”. Big bucks to fix.
The axle can be bent somewhat from where it is mounted to the frame to the hub. Jack up take the tire off and give it a visual in relation to the rear axle with that tire removed also.
Jacked up (always try and use jack stands especially if getting underneath the trailer) see how the tires “hang” in relation to each other. Spin and see if there is any “wobble”. It is possible break/ruin a wheel bearing also.
The lead tire/axle usually takes the most beating. Sometimes both.
Well, the rim is not that expensive, and they have it and the tire in stock at Lanchester trailer, which is where the owners want me to take it. So all should be well tomorrow. Knock on wood.
