Veebyes
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I have put better than 15,000 miles on my Trailair hitch. For the most part I am happy with the performance however I am constantly having to reinflate it.
I have seen threads where most people seem to need about 80#PSI for proper inflation. I have a somewhat heavier than average trailer with a loaded weight approaching 15,000# requiring 115 to 125#PSI to carry the load at the recommended level.
Has anyone else run into this deflation problem (every few days)? I only just met anoother Trailair owner who siad something about getting a larger bag to carry the load.
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larry barnhart
wenatchee. wa usa
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My experience with the trailair is helping a friend to install his. Because the air bag was too small it would go flat. If yours holds the fifth up it might be the right size but could have a leak. chevman
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JMTTS
52.1122 N, 106.5625 W
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I also have to top mine up every few days while travelling (Only if I unhitch over night). I carry about 112PSI in mine.
J & M
2005 Cardinal 33TS LX with TrailAir
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tnance
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Sounds like you have a slow leak. Check around the valve. You might have to replace the valve with a new one also.
I run about 90 psi in mine. I rarely if ever need to add air. Maybe a couple of times a year.
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Traveler II
Lindstrom, Minnesota
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Yes, we need to add air and sometimes we need to remove some. Because we were out west I was thinking it was because we were traveling in the mountains. We carry 74 PSI in ours.
Jim & Jane
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glsurrat
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115# with a 15,000 lb trailer? What kind of pin weight have you got?
My trailer weighs about 19,000 lbs and I've only got 3,700 lbs pin weight and run about 80 psi in the TrailAir to get to the recommended level at the top of the arrows.
There was another fellow in this park with a TrailAir that wouldn't hold air at all, even with my big compressor to pump it up. He called TrailAir and they sent him a replacement air bag.
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tnance
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There are different models of TrailAir hitches. He probably has the single shock model with the air bag under the king pin.
I have the 24,000 lb model with twin shocks. The pivot point is at the rear of the hitch with the air bag at the front. The king pin is in the middle.
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