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teadave

08-28-2000 18:13:20




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just wondering if anyone has experience using these under a tandem axle car hauler. found a guy dismantling mobile homes and he's selling bare frames w/2 or 3 axles for $100-$150 canadian$. thats $65-$100us! sounds cheap to me but a farmer i know swears he wouldn't use them at any price. i would like some input from someone who actually has used them. they will all be gone by the end of the week. (the 3 frames he had had brakes on all axles{electric} thanks for any input>

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Bubba1984

09-08-2005 21:44:49




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
What type of truck hub will fit the spindle on a mobile home axle.



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Dan Carver

01-21-2002 16:52:21




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
I need Aprice list of trailer house axles and hardware, I am puting A bid together, If I get the job Iwill need between 60 to80 axles tires wheels and all hardware, per month. Thanks Dan Carver.



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Steve Hansen

08-30-2000 07:34:56




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
Unless you have a lot of salvage steel laying around and you can weld building your own trailer is not cost effective, even if you can get your hands on cheap salvage axles. I did it once and I got a heck of a good trailer. But, after I added it all up I could have gone down to one of the local trailer manufactures (there are several here) and purchased one for about the same or a little less. About $650 for a tandum axle w/o brakes. Add a hundred for brakes. All new material and an engineered design. Pin striping too!

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paul

08-30-2000 21:14:19




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 Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to Steve Hansen, 08-30-2000 07:34:56  
Can't find a trailer around here (MN) for under $1200. Maybe you should go into sales? :)

MN has exemtion (no license) for ag trailers, basically anything with proper lighting is allowed IF you are hauling your own ag products/supplies. So, there are a ton of mobile home axles trailers out here. And I see them licenced too, not sure how that goes through inspection, but it does somehow.

I got a used 6,000lb car trailer with brakes on one axle, 2 bad planks, no licence, poor tires at a farm sale for $700, & I shop cheap. Never saw anything new worth owning under $1100.

--->Paul

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Steve Hansen

08-31-2000 01:49:52




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 Re: Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to paul, 08-30-2000 21:14:19  
Paul,

Trailer building is a cottage industry in Sikeston, MO (on I-55 about 120 miles South of St Louis). I did a quick search on the GTE Yellow Pages for "trailers" and found nine listings for manufactures. One company that I have had dealings with is JA Mar Mfg (573) 471-9541. They have a brochure that they will mail to you if you call. I used to drive from St Louis to Arkansas a lot and it was not unusual to pass one or two loads of trailers coming out of Sikeston on every trip.

Steve

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BFO

08-29-2000 04:40:34




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
As a trailer manufacturer, I had to conform to CMVSS22, which clearly states that it is against the law to use mobile home axles for a vehicle destined for use on the highway, in North America. The axles are just stubs welded on the ends on water pipe, the rims are .100 " thinner than the HD rims, the hubs are thinner, etc. They might work fine when they are new, but once they have any wear at all on them, they can be unpredictable. They were designed for one way use, that's why they're so cheap. Personally I would walk away, but, I have had the previlage of scrapping quite a few, and have seen how they stress under heavy use. You'd be farther ahead to spend the money now on new running gear, than deal with a failure later.

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big fred - hey BFO, how about travel trailer axles?

08-30-2000 07:04:48




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 Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to BFO, 08-29-2000 04:40:34  
Occasionally I see travel trailers (campers) advertised dirt cheap around here, trashed out ones that are not rebuildable. Generally the undercarriage is in decent shape, though, how about using those axles for a car hauler? They gotta be built for long mileage, right? Only downside I would see is that it might take 3 axles instead of 2 to get the weight rating you need.



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BFO

08-30-2000 09:20:45




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 Re: Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to big fred - hey BFO, how about travel trailer axles?, 08-30-2000 07:04:48  
Hi Fred, those axles are made for over the road, so they'd be fine. The travel trailer guys have to comply with the same rules as other vehicle manufactures. You'll see mostly Dexter and Hayes axles on either springs or rubber ride. They are usually 3500 lb. (with brakes) each, which is why you see triples on some trailers. I did see some 5200 lb. er's with 15" wheels the other day under a real nice fifth wheel camper trailer.

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F14

08-29-2000 03:36:04




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
I've got two of 'em, a 6x14 tandem and a 4x8 single. The tandem is registered for 10,000 pounds, and trust me, I've hauled that much on it. Not far, and not often, but I have done it.

Only problem I've ever had is finding tires for it. They're not intended for high mileage or consistent highway use, and wear out quickly under those circumstances.

If I were building a NEW trailer, it's not the way I'd go due to the tires thing, but for an existing trailer to be used on local short-haul jobs, it will be fine.

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Lee

03-12-2002 20:49:12




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 Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to F14, 08-29-2000 03:36:04  
they make a very good long lasting tire for 14.5 rims....cost $90....if anyone would like to know where to get them email me....i will have to ask my friend that hauls yachts....he told me where but i forgot. he also has a friend that hauls sailboats cross country with mobile home axles....said they do fine....not sure what kind of tire he uses but i would guess its the good ones ..not the mobile home type....which i would use in a minute....till they wore down...then get the good ones....also i got a trailer ive had for almost ten years with mobile home axles....its a tandam and have hauled a small dozer with a 3/4 ton truck...too heavy...and 6000lbs of sand...to heavy....for the truck...trailer did fine...matter of fact its all rusty now and the floor is rotton...but he axles? havent had a problem yet.

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PAUL

03-28-2002 18:39:10




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 Re: Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to Lee, 03-12-2002 20:49:12  
COULD YOU SEND ME THE NAME AS TO WHERE I CAN BUY TIRES FOR TRAILER HOUSE AXLES. THANKS



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Dick L

08-28-2000 19:32:12




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  

I have had a trailer with two used moble home axles and have not had a problem. It is a home made trailer 6' 6"X 16' built with 2" angle iron with a 2"X 10"X 16' treated plank floor. I use it mostly for hauling lawn tractors but have hauled several cars. I hauled a 1925 Chevrolet back to Ohio from Winnipeg Canada. I had to put a switch on the brakes to turn them off when empty or with a light load to keep the tires from sliding at the slightest tuch of the brake. Needs a different magnet for lighter loads.

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mike

04-25-2002 16:09:27




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 Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to Dick L, 08-28-2000 19:32:12  
my trailer is homemade from around 1976..it has mobile home axles and brakes but the beakes don't work..there is a round actuator that might be a magnet with 2 wires going to it..should i have contunuity here or not..are the parts available?



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Nathan(GA)

08-28-2000 18:53:43




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 Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-28-2000 18:13:20  
teadave, I have two trailers with those axles. Never had a problem. If you tighten the lugs uniform and keep about 60lbs air pressure in the tires, you'll be OK. The only concern is the laws concerning using them on the highway. I don't use mine on the road if over 20 miles from home because of this.



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teadave

08-29-2000 07:42:14




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 Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to Nathan(GA), 08-28-2000 18:53:43  
thanks for the info. i will NOT be buying any as i will be hauling heavy loads and long trips. i appreciate the help.(and keeping me from wasting a lot of money on inferior equipment)

thanks teadave



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Clint Maybush

03-17-2002 13:59:57




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 Re: Re: Re: mobile home axles in reply to teadave, 08-29-2000 07:42:14  
In 1975 I put moble home axles and tire on a 25' travel trailer and took it across several states and back, and also built a tandom wheel 16' trailer to haul a 2000 lb tractor in 1983, and the trailer is still being used today with the same tires. I am at present building a trailer and plan to use mobile home axles and tires if I get the right price. You can buy wheels and tire at some mobile home dealers at lowe cost

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