Upgrading tractor haulers

SVcummins · Feb 5, 2021

Found a tripe axle trailer with axles on spring ride instead of walking beam and stub axles . I like these trailers my old trailer is shot I can’t keep tires on it they guy I traded has tandem axles and he wants to put them under my old trailer when he gets it . I’ve made a lot of money with this old trailer and I’m glad I could work a trade on it . My cousin has a tri axle just like what I’m trading for and I really like the design

The old trailer .

The other triple axle I have used

The new used trailer

BarnyardEngineering · Feb 5, 2021

I've heard that it's hard to keep tires on a triaxle in general, loaded turns being extremely harsh.

You've probably got a plan for that, though.

SVcummins · Feb 5, 2021

Never had a problem with it . I guess if you are jack knifing all
the time it could be hard on tires . That tri axle ten times
easier on tires than the red trailer in the last 25 yesrs it hasn’t
used half as many tires

ArleninOr · Feb 6, 2021

How do you use the third axle? To stop the tractor from rolling off the trailer?

Mike M · Feb 6, 2021

Looks like mobile home axles ? I'd leave it sit and find a trailer with tandem duals.

lugnuts2030 · Feb 6, 2021

The frame on the White Dodge looks bowed, I've done that But I don't recomend it.

SVcummins · Feb 6, 2021

We have had the exact same trailer for over 20 years with no issues . Never had a problem with mobile home axles either

SVcummins · Feb 6, 2021

I’m not sure but I think it goes on the spring hangers
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto74607.jpg"

casecollectorsc · Feb 7, 2021

I built this trailer in 1976. Been everywhere with it. Can buy low boy tires at most dealers.

SVcummins · Feb 7, 2021

I buy 14 ply low boy tires locally for around 120$ installed . I Think when I had them reweld the cross brace between the two walking beam axle sets they didn’t get it straight because that’s about the time all the trouble began . I’ve drug that old red trailer all over hauling a lot of weight and never had a problem until lately . The guy I traded with has a set of tandem dually axles he wasn’t to put under it . I actually like the tri axle setup a lot better one it has springs and two I can buy a regular axle and throw under it I need too . I was going to buy a set of axles but by the time I did that I could buy a used trailer ready to go

SVcummins · Feb 7, 2021

It’s the way I held the printed picture when I took the picture.

SVcummins · Feb 8, 2021

What’s the propulsion unit on the front of that trailer ?

casecollectorsc · Feb 9, 2021

91 Dodge 1 ton Cummins with a 11" flatbed...also have a 92 Dodge Cummins 4x4 3/4 ton pickup.

SVcummins · Feb 9, 2021

That’s a nice truck

showcrop · Feb 10, 2021

I had trouble keeping tires on my 22,400 tandem dual gooseneck. I suspect that it could have had something to do with the loads that I was carrying at highway speed.

SVcummins · Feb 10, 2021

This one will burn a set new tires off in less than 200 miles .
Pretty sad to watch 800$ Worth of tires burn off in two loads
the tires never had a problem hauling loads at 80 mph
freeway speed . I’m not sure what’s it doing but it won’t be
doing it here anymore

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