Wheel Balance Yes or NO?

I went to have my wheels balanced on caravan with Tyrone band's fitted the tyre fitter said he couldn't get enough wheighs on to balance the wheels. 

We had the same problem with an Elddis, Jeff. Furniture and bulkheads cracked and moved and on one occasion we found the fridge sitting in the middle of the floor at the end of the journey.

We reinforced the woodwork of the internal fittings, fitted better quality tyres, reduced the pressure to give a softer ride, had the wheels balanced and fitted shock absorbers. It helped but didn't stop the side wall of the caravan bowing outwards - a known Elddis problem of that era (2003). 

I went to have my wheels balanced on caravan with Tyrone band's fitted the tyre fitter said he couldn't get enough wheighs on to balance the wheels. 

Who's Tyrone? 

Just had two tyres fitted to my towcar (£400). the young GIRL put the wheel on the balancer & fitted a 45g & a 30g on the outer edge & inner edge of the rim, she then spun up the wheel again and was about to add even more weights. I stopped her and told her I was unhappy with all those weights, and suggested she spun the tyre around the rim a little. Ta Dah! It balanced!  She then said to me, 'I didn't know you could do that'

Maybe the tyre fitters fitting the caravan tyres might need a little further training. 

We have had eight caravans in the last 40 + years from six different manufacturers and never needed wheels balanced so never had them balanced .

Our make of caravans have balanced wheels fitted as standard, as it stops stress on the bearings and axles from vibration

We have had eight caravans in the last 40 + years from six different manufacturers and never needed wheels balanced so never had them balanced .

If you never had them balanced, how do you know they didn't need balancing? 

The front of the fire, which sat more or less over the nearside wheel) in my last caravan was always on the floor when we got to site or home. After persuading my tyre fitter to balance them for me ... they're off a caravan he said, they don't need balancing  ... the fire front was always where it should be after towing. 

We have had eight caravans in the last 40 + years from six different manufacturers and never needed wheels balanced so never had them balanced .

Same here. Waste of time. I also run 5, twin axle, Ifor Williams trailers and they have never been balanced.

We have had eight caravans in the last 40 + years from six different manufacturers and never needed wheels balanced so never had them balanced .

Same here. Waste of time. I also run 5, twin axle, Ifor Williams trailers and they have never been balanced.

It may have been a waste of time for you, RRM, but it wasn't for us. I are say the IW trailers you have are built to a better standard than caravans.

Ok thanks to the people with the sensible comments, TW MM et al. However no thanks to the people whom have never actually had them balanced as there opinion is irrelevant, and obviously took no notice of what i do for a living, and was asking a genuine opinion from people that had actually tried to have their wheels balanced. BTW for those that have not had them balanced and from a well respected diagnostics engineer just because there are no syptoms does not mean there is not a problem!!! You will only find out when it goes shiny side down!!!