Posted 2009-08-01 6:36 AM (#108818) Subject: trailer axles
Veteran
Posts: 119 Location: Fort White, Fla.
if you have a trail with tandem axles that are rated at 7000# each and the GVWR is 18200 and your trailer weight is 11000# that means that you can only haul 3000# with out voiding the warranty it should have at least 9000# axles on it, am I right
Posted 2009-08-01 7:25 AM (#108820 - in reply to #108818) Subject: RE: trailer axles
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Posts: 406 Location: Minneapolis, MN
Some say 20% of the load will be carried by the truck...so in your case about 3600lbs will be on the truck.Others will chime in and make better sense of it for you.But yes....9k axles would be preferred.
Posted 2009-08-01 7:27 AM (#108821 - in reply to #108818) Subject: RE: trailer axles
Expert
Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
14000# on the axles and the remaining 4200# will be on the pin/hitch. Hope you got a 3500 dually or better. 18200#GVWR - 11000# EW= 7200# left for horses and cargo. Get it all loaded up and drag it across the scales, that's the only real way of knowing what's going on....
Posted 2009-08-01 8:04 AM (#108825 - in reply to #108818) Subject: RE: trailer axles
Expert
Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
If these are the axles installed on the Bison you're considering, it might be in your best interest to review past postings of Bison trailers. There have been several threads about their installed axles and overall reliability.
The average of 20% pin weight for a GN can be quite low, when a long LQ and tip outs are considered. Some owners who have actually weighed the trailers, have found pin weights in the ~35% range.
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