I am looking for a 10" brake drum for my old horse trailer. I can't find one anywhere because of the age of the trailer. It has the old 3/4" spindles on it. Does anyone know where I can find a good new or used drum for this? Thanks for any help.
Posted 2008-04-01 8:40 AM (#80879 - in reply to #80878) Subject: RE: Trailer drum needed
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It seems none of the places have this part due to the age of the axle. I don't know if there were not many of these made or what the deal is. The spindle nut is 3/4" and everyone I have shown the drum to says it looks like an old Dexter but they can't get parts anymore. I was hoping to find a good used one somewhere. I actually live in Springfield, MO home of Redneck Trailer, and they can't get the parts either. Thanks for all of the responses everyone.
Posted 2008-04-02 7:33 AM (#80940 - in reply to #80887) Subject: RE: Trailer drum needed
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I have been told the axle is rated at 3500 lbs. It is an electric brake axle and the wheels are 15" with a 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern. The drum is a 10" drum. I worked on this some more last night and was able to find out the drum and hub are separate. I finally got them apart, and there are some numbers on the hub. 4-1106-B The inner bearing has a bore of 1.25" and the outter bearing has a bore of .7500". Thanks for everyones help. The search continues!!
Posted 2008-04-02 8:41 AM (#80943 - in reply to #80809) Subject: RE: Trailer drum needed
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Steve
The reason I was asking about the particulars, is to find out if your axle could have been used on trailers other than horse usage. Boat trailers typically use axles in the 3k range, in single and multiple applications. These axles are commonly used with a leaf spring suspension, instead of a torsion type. But the hubs, spindles and wheels may be similar.
It might give you another source in which to explore.
Trailer drum needed
Thanks again for all of the input!!