victorialynn2

I’m home. All is ok! Catch up later. There is a pillow with my name on it.

I did! I love the clutchless manual shift. I have it in my Pontiac also.

I am at a rest stop in Weed. Close to the Pregon border.

I was also thinking that the extra weight may have been accentuating a wheel issue. For the record I didn’t add the air. The second time we added air, we had a hell of a time with one of the valve stems. I had to swipe my card (@1.50 ea) several times to get it filled. I was going to get it replaced but I stopped loosing air. In the meantime I am still stopping between fuel fills to check air. So far, so good.

And the discount tire employee.

Then the truckers gauge and loves employees guaged st two stops have the same faulty ones as well as the guage on the air fillers. I couldn’t believe the new tires were loosing either.

I also hauled two cars in between the two problem loads that had the tires behind the rear axel without loss of air. I’m told it’s the design of this trailer to load this way.

I moved the load 600 miles ago and have not had any loss. I have had the trailer checked over multiple times.

Haven’t had a problem since I moved the load off the axel. Been hundreds of miles now. This is the second trip I had tires lose air with rear tires on the back axel that were solved 100% by moving the load back. I’m still checking air every stop and cold every morning. Yes there is a veriation with temp but not 20-30 lbs of a 65 psi tire in 50-100 miles difference like before in back truck tires AND trailer tires. Normal variations now. Double checked with another gauge. Numbers don’t lie and mpg went up from 10 to 15 even when going over the passes. Don’t know what to say! I was was going to take the rims off and have them submerged and checked for air loss and replaced if needed but for a day and a half no more issues.

Hey guys, turns out the Tundra has an automatic trailer sway control feature. It automatically breaks individual tires on the trailer, lowers the engine tourque and turns on the trailer brake lights to alert people behind you. I still plan on getting a hitch as I wouldn’t only count on that, but this could explain why I’ve never felt any problems with my car hauler. There was once or twice I could have swore my truck slowed down on its own though. Toyota doesn’t recommend the hitch also. See, I wasn’t foolin! I didn’t even know it had this! http://www.serratoyota.com/blog/understanding-trailer-sway-control-tsc/ To elaborate on yesterday... I unhitched the truck from the car hauler to see that there were no issues with the bed load affecting the Tundra. The car hauler was pulling the back of the truck down some, so that is another reason I moved the Jeepster back when I could round up some guys to help and found a level parking lot. Also, I may monitored the air pressure every 50-100 miles most of the day yesterday. I lost 30 lbs of the 65 in one of my trailer tires in 100 miles from the weight of the Jeepster sitting directly over the tire. I was getting air pressure loss of over 15lbs on at least two trailer tires and some loss in the rear Truck tires at every stop. It immediately stopped when I moved the Jeepster behind the rear axel. This could also explain why my flat tires deflated and didn’t explode. ***Note: That was supposed to say Toyota Does recommend the hitch also!

Southern California.

Guys I don’t have time to read through everything this am but everythis is great now! I was having significant air loss in the new tires after 50-100 miles. I moved the Jeepster back 4-5 inched this am. It’s the same as the last flat. The back tires can’t be over the rear axel. No sway, no air loss, truck isn’t being drug down by trailer any longer. Made it over the grapevine slowly but with no issues. Gotta go, will catch up later. Thanks for all the info!

Yes Sir, I understand. Just a lot of different ideas being thrown around that are hard to follow while on the road. When I ask for advice, I get it in spades here. That is a good thing. Just don’t want to create a panic if I am quiet for a while. Certainly don’t want anyone to worry.

With all the feedback you guys have given me, I can just imagine what my father would be saying. Lol. I’m sure he’d have even more critique. He was, after all, a professional. Everyone, please keep in mind I was thrown into trailering in a panic to keep a roof over my father’s head in nursing care when I was told by the Va that he needed more care than he could get at home. I had limited time and budget (That’s why I sleep in my truck at truck stops - and to watch the cars), and I did the best I could with what I had. I knew nothing except I had to come up with 5k+ a month for his care, and I had to do it immediately. The only way was to sell his cars and I couldn’t do it from Texas by myself and I knew no one there. Even when I met people, he lives in the boonies and I couldn’t hire help at $100 an hour. No joke. It’s impossible for everyone there to hire good help. I fly people there from Oregon to help me all the time. I am at the end of this journey. I just want to get home safe and keep everyone around me on the road safe. I plan to retire my #oldcarprincess life of towing cars with this car or possibly one more. If I tow again, I will use a distribution hitch but I didn’t know how important it was before. It’s a good thing you all don’t know all the mistakes I’ve made. Ignorance is bliss. I was in a panic to care for my father and used the best info I had available. I was in shock for a couple years just dealing with everything going on. I did my best and my father is well cared for. Luckily I’ve had a guardian angel. I am learning as I go and boy have I learned. One example: Remember when I couldn’t back the trailer up AT ALL? I can now confidentially. As for the flats, I caught both before the tires deflated. I continually check the load and tires in the mirrors. Ideally I’d have a dually and a better trailer set up. I had the heavy cars (Skyliner, Rampside) towed professionally. The big Lincoln was just sold in Texas. I knew I didn’t have the right equipment for them. I am grateful I have been able to accomplish what I have. I was always told, by people I trust, that I am within safe parameters. Some info is better than others and definitely there is room for improvement, but I’d never intentionally put myself or anyone else in danger for any reason. All that being said, I think my quest for advice has turned into a panic session. So... I will let you all know when I get home safe. My goal is Thursday and trust in the meantime I have good people advising me privately and I will take care to keep safe and keep those around me safe.

I believe the new tires are helping. Mpg went from 10 to over 14. Regular is 15-17 unloaded with the big 5.7L V8. I will I’ll check the truck in the morning. I think the remaining issue is poor weight distribution in the bed. I will see what I can do in the light. I may disconnect the trailer to check if the truck still sags. I have heavy duty builstein shocks back there. Thanks for all the the great feedback everyone. Time for some shut eye!

I believe an optical illusion from the tonneau cover.

I think I’ve over shared and worried some of you too much. I forget how invested some of you are. It is unintentional and I’m sorry. Please know that I am 100% confident in my truck and trailer and am positive I’m operating well below their capacity. I am making mistakes for sure and I appreciate every post. None go on deaf ears. I ask questions here to learn.

Yes. Probably too heavy back there.

I realized I grabbed the wrong hitch. It’s lower than what I usually use. ?‍♀️

Tires were under at 35 psi. Trailer always looks funky in drive. Will send pic on flat level. Thanks everone!

Have t had any sway issues.

The tires were inflated to 35 psi and should be 50 I believe? I asked them to check but they may not have. I’m getting 4 Goodyear Endurance tires. Load range D. @SC38DLS, do this pics help? Where can I bring it for an alignment

Alignment of trailer? They just drive the truck over an alignment detector at the dealership when I had it lubed.

Both fronts, different sides. 2150 load. Is that per axel, tire, ? I just noticed the last replacement is rated only 1820 but same brand.

I bought mine in 6/15. When did you get your last set?