Balance your trailer tires?

[orangeTJ]

I think they should be balanced.

Here's a video of the tires on one of my trailers. Granted, these are low end, made overseas tires:

 

[ottsville]

Balancing doesn't hurt anything and is usually included in the cost of mounting, so why not?

 

[Semi-Hex]

I have my setup so I could use my trailer tires for an emergency spare if needed, so they are balanced.

 

[Jmanscotch]

I'm confused...is there anyone who thinks you shouldn't?

 

[ottsville]

I'm confused...is there anyone who thinks you shouldn't?

It's pretty common on utility and even some RV's to see tires that are not balanced.

 

[Jmanscotch]

It's pretty common on utility and even some RV's to see tires that are not balanced.

Sure seems silly. Anyone who's mounted a few tires themselves will know damn well that it's a bad idea not to.

I once bought a car for $100 because the person was convinced it had transmission issues. It needed the wheels balanced (they had taken the weights off to paint the wheels, presumably). Drove it for a while, sold it to a friend for good money and he's still driving it today as a beater.

Tires need balanced on anything that's going to go highway speeds, anything. Rock crawlers, golf cars and lawn mowers are the type of exceptions.