PJ trailer

rustyplow · Feb 13, 2012

Looked at a PJ gooseneck today that is coming up for sale. 28 ft. 2 8000# axles. Thing is, they are the rubber tortion (sp) axles. Anyone run these before? I would appretiate your thoughts and comments, good bad or indifferant.

donjr · Feb 13, 2012

Top of the line. I've got torsions on my trailer and no problems.

RLB88 · Feb 13, 2012

have them on a car hauler, works great. Lower deck height and very little maintenance. Would not be afraid to buy another trailer with them.

Rick Kr · Feb 13, 2012

Have torsion axles on my 12K Towmaster trailer. No problems to date.

Rick

60 acre hillside · Feb 13, 2012

I have only had experience with the 3,500 and 6,000. no problems but a little more costly than leaf springs but as a repairman I did not get to sell shackles, bushings, and other parts. Never saw a problem

Andy C · Feb 13, 2012

I would not consider another trailer without torsion suspension! Daily use for 11 years and no issues on my 10,000 lb. trailer
Good Luck,
Andy

jerryh770 · Feb 13, 2012

Torsion axles are great. A little more expensive up front but no need to replace springs and shackles all the time.

WyoDave · Feb 13, 2012

This bale mover of mine has torsion axles under it. Rides real nice over rough fields, and no problems even being abused.

David

rrlund · Feb 13, 2012

Pretty sure that's what my WW livestock trailer has. No problems yet,it's a 1995.
As opposed to my 1977 WW tri axle flatbed with leaf springs. The main leaf is broken in one of those.

oliver power · Feb 13, 2012

Two of my tandom axle trailers have torsion axles. They are loaded 365 days, and used daily in my business. They are both 7 years old. No problems what so ever. They pull very smooth compared to my dump trailer, which has springs/shackles. The dump trailer jerks back & fourth, making it hard to drink a cup of coffee. With torsion axles, drinking a cup of coffee is no problem.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 13, 2012

No maintenance and like having independent suspension on each wheel. I have them on my 12,000lb trailer and they are great. You hit a bump and they bounce a couple of times and smooth right out. With springs it will keep bouncing for quite a while. Well worth the extra money!

gene bender · Feb 13, 2012

Everyone looks at cap and doesent look at the type of steel and the welds and how its built there are lots of trailers out there and some will flex like a rubber ball stand on one corner and jump then see how the bed does.

tjdub · Feb 13, 2012

My cattle trailer has 6000# torsion axles. They were just about the only steel thing that didn't need to be replaced when I put a new floor in it. Spring axles would have been rotted out just like the the cross-members and brake assemblies. I think they're well worth the extra money in the long run.

rustyplow · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks guys for all the responses. Not a negitive comment in the bunch. That says alot bout what I need to know.

JDseller · Feb 14, 2012

The torsion axle are fine and will not have the maintenance of springs and shackles. The only caution is to try to have your loaded trailer be as level as you can. Take the time to adjust it to your truck's loaded height. The reason being is that they will put more load on one axle than the other if not fairly level. The torsion suspension is not liner it gets stiffer the farther you rotate the axles. So if one axle is rotated further than the other then you have different loads on your axle/tires. .

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