I have just had new tyres on my Troll and they have not been balanced. I queried this with the fitters and they said they do not normally balance trailer or caravan tyres and they are perfectly safe. I am not sure myself, what do members of the forum think.

Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #2

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You will get lots of members reeling in shock at this, saying wheels must be balanced.


Colin

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Previous topic worth a look

Replacement Caravan Tyres

Mine weren't balanced when supplied new from Eriba France- so have never bothered to have any new tyres balanced either . Never experienced any problems. I am of the opinion that vibration is most likely on axles that have steering wheels so not likely to be problem with rigid trailer axles Maybe right maybe wrong,but as I said don't seem to have had any problems .Having said that it can do no harm to have them balanced and be 100% sure! ! !

On my 3rd Eriba and never had wheels balanced. Washroom door only fallen off once !

Having worked in the tyre industry for 25 years in a previous life I can assure you that all tyres should be balanced at fitting. Whilst not necessarily important due to the mileages a caravan completes incorrect balance can have an affect on tyre life and will almost certainly have a detrimental affect on the vehicle due to vibration, etc. At worst it could render a vehicle unstable. Whether anyone can detect this in their set up or not, it is happening if your tyres are out of balance. I cannot understand anyone putting a vehicle on the road in anything other than tip top condition. Nobody now would argue that smoking is not harmful but there are still people who have smoked all their lives and live to a right old age. Doesn't make it right.

Err, an oxymoron here if ever (even if I've spelt it right)
Why post "no comment" unless you've got something to say?

I've just looked further back to see what is not worth commenting about.

I have been towing caravans since the world dried out after Noah's flood. In that time I have had fitted several tyres to caravans. I can't for the life of me remember if they were balanced or not.

If it was a very serious issue, surely it would have come to the forefront of caravan towing issues in the modern era of fora but it has not. In the last 40 years plus that I have towed "unbalanced" caravans, I have not lost any fillings in my teeth, my toilet door has not fallen off and I can't think of any other problem that might have been blamed on unbalanced caravan wheel tyres.
I don't tow at 80 mph where such inbalance may have an effect therefore I am smuggly confident not to worry about it :)

A bit of blurb from Practical Caravan magazine:

Balancing

Caravan manufactures do not have the wheels on their new caravans balanced, and it is a moot point whether or not balancing is worthwhile since the suspension on the caravan – unlike that on any tow vehicle – is very basic. However, when having tyres replaced, the dealer usually offers to balance the wheels and in our opinion the slight increase in cost is worthwhile since balancing will do no harm and might even improve the stability of the outfit.


http://www.practicalcaravan.com/advice/2...ow-about-safety