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8.00/14.5 trailer wheels

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DRussell

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My dad has a trailer with the open center 14.5 inch wheels. He needs new tires for it and is considering his options whether to buy new 14.5 tires or change axles to a standard 8 lug hub.

He asked if the open center type of wheels are/were made in sizes other than 14.5. I searched online and didn't find an answer so figured I'd ask the brain trust here. Were these types of wheels made in 15 or 16 inch sizes or only in the 14.5 size?
 
Those are mobile home axles.Not legal in some places for trailers.You can get replacement hubs to convert to legal wheels.Mobile home axles are disposable',not really made for prolonged useage.But they are cheap and readily availabe,so they get used on a lot of trailers.
 
(quoted from post at 11:17:24 08/10/21) Those are mobile home axles.Not legal in some places for trailers.You can get replacement hubs to convert to legal wheels.Mobile home axles are disposable',not really made for prolonged useage.But they are cheap and readily availabe,so they get used on a lot of trailers.
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Now-a-days the MH axles are removed and returned to go on the next MH frame.
Several times until they are scrapped at the factory.
 
I'm pretty sure they are actually Dexter axles, not mobile home axles. The wheels will interchange, but the axles themselves are different.
 
There are some that are dexter axles if the brake plate bolts on its a dexter if its welded they are mobile home axles
 
You're right.just because they have the UTG hub and wheel doesn't mean they are mobile home.If you pop the grommet out where the brake wires are run through them you can measure the thickness of the axle wall.The mobile home axles are very thin.The hubs for mobile use are much lighter,if you compare them with hubs for a tag trailer the difference jumps out at you.Wheels are much lighter too,hold one of each in your left and right hands and you will feel it.Tires are the big thing,if it says mobile home use only,don't get caught using them on your trailer.The thousands of Hudson trailers sold with UTG hubs and wheels certainly did not use mobile axles.
 
True, the question is though whether this style wheel was/is ever made in a size other than 14.5.
 
This trailer is a General, not a Hudson, but the same principle applies. It was not sold new with mobile home axles. Do you know if this style wheel was ever made in a size other than 14.5?
 
I have never seen any other size than 14.5 that fits the UTG hubs.I have,however seen quite a few 14.5's that have a disc welded in the middle of them.The old John Deere tag trailers from the early 60's used 14.5 rims,but disc.Nice strong axle,hubs,big bearings,and this wimpy little 5 lug disc used in the middle of an open wheel.
 
(quoted from post at 13:40:39 08/10/21) This trailer is a General, not a Hudson, but the same principle applies. It was not sold new with mobile home axles. Do you know if this style wheel was ever made in a size other than 14.5?
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Sounds like you have the what we call "lowboy implement trailer axles and rims". Or UTG hubs.
Unless you convert to conventional hubs your stuck using the donut rims rims that are not made in any other size for those hubs.

The price for different hubs won't be very much less then entire axle assembly with new springs.
If it is not some wacky width.
 
It's probably a General EAGER BEAVER series. We had a 24K for years. Best pullin trailer ever built. They all had 8-14.5 tires. Ours was 4 outside and 4 inside. Had a hole cut in the deck to service the inside set. They also built John Deere badged trailers in the 60's. Easy to change. Nothing to line up. Just slap it on and tighten the lugs. Good Luck.
 
I see the tires run around 125.00 each. the most common size I have found as lowboy tires is 8x14.5. there are still lots of them around ,but no, I have never seen any size except 14.5.
 
Just the 14.5 that i've seen. I had one of those wheels come off over the lugs and was passing me up a mountain in MT 360 years ago. I never though much of them. I would change to 8 bolt pickup wheels or go to truck axles for it. Yup
I like truck axles never a wheel bearing problem and always carry the load with no nonsense.
 
Built many farm trailers using them in the late 80s and thru the 90s. Hold up fine if you take care of them. We had 2 here on the farm for hauling sweet potatoes out of field. 14 ft long with 2 mobile home axles. Loaded regularly with a 150 boxes at about 65 lbs per box in the field with sweet potatoes. Never a problem with axles. Air the tires to 110 lbs and go. We would check/grease wheel bearings every 2 years.
 
Theyll carry a big load never had a problem. The tires are a bit of a pain but not bad as long as you keep em aired up
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