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Little known fast about trailor house axles

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old

04-11-2005 08:44:38

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The companys that make these trailors reuse the axles all the time. I.E. they set a trailor and the axles go back to the factory and are used to haul another trailor, so they get used over and over. How do I know this?? It because that is one of the things I did for a liveing years ago. I pulled trailors homes all over. I'd start at a factory in Missouri and pull to almost every other state, but ouit because my famitly didn't like me not being home.

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cannonball

04-12-2005 16:08:27

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

i replaced bearing in a trailer built with trailer house axles...i did not know if i would find them..tried my little local parts place...yep he said he kept them because they fit a cattlemans gooseneck trailer....do they use same bearing????...if they do you can put heavy 8 hole hubs on them...these had same bearing anyway...have nice day may god bless

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Tim...Ok

04-12-2005 05:06:55

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I used trailer house axles under a 20' gooseneck I built a few years ago,I went one step further and went to a place that sells trailer parts and bought new hubs..So my trailer house axles use 8 hole truck wheels,they are available without brakes for about $40 each or with brakes for around $80 each..You remove the entire old assembly bearings and all,and just slide the new one in place,works great..

Tim

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Leland

04-11-2005 23:46:42

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

Those axles are heavy ,a local guy took 6 mobil home axles cut them down to about 2' in lenth and made a trailer to haul a D-6 with, it was a funny looking 6 axle rig . Each axle was 2' foot long and had 2 tires each was a pain to change the inside tire

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BFO

04-11-2005 18:26:48

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I always get a kick outa these discussions ie. "poor me, that"s all I could afford..etc". Well the simple truth is that if something were to happen, do any of you think that the insurance company will back you, when it has been illegal for years to use mobile home running gear? When I say years, it"s been before 1988, when I entered into the business. False economy, living on borrowed time, they all hold true.

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Jimmy King

04-11-2005 10:35:49

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I bought a 1963 Van Dyke in 1971, it had the axles with it. My Dad and I built an 18 ft. flat bed goose neck. If I am not mistaken I had to rebuild one or two of the brakes onced just went to my auto parts store and got them. The only problem I ever had was with the 14.5 tires until I sprung for some commercial tire they are still being used.

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tractorman1

04-11-2005 10:33:34

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I could be wrong but I think mobile home axles were outlawed for trailer use some years ago. Might want to check with your state DOT before you build or buy something that will get you a heavy fine. DOT has no mercy on "I did not know that" victims. In their eyes, if you pull it, it is your resposibilty to know the rules.

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mikeinky

04-11-2005 19:23:49

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to tractorman1, 04-11-2005 10:33:34

The axles arn't illegal, The tires are. You can buy legal 8x14.5 trailer tire at any tire store, but they aren't cheap. The axles are usually regular dexter trailer axles, with cheap tires and brakes on them

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Rickstir

04-11-2005 10:08:50

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I had this argument with an idiot trying to buy my old double-wide. He said there should be axels included. He said they are always left when the home was delivered. I asked him if he thought there were axels under the millions of single and double wides around the country, with tires rotting underneath them. He didn't have an answer for that one.

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old

04-11-2005 11:01:40

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to Rickstir, 04-11-2005 10:08:50

Years ago they left them on but not any more.

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Jon H

04-11-2005 11:11:07

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 11:01:40

I thought the axles/wheels stayed with the mobil home? Some years ago I read that a finance outfit insisted that the axles/wheels had to stay with a financed trailer untill it was paid off. They said owners were selling the springs, axles,wheels making it very hard for a lender to repo the trailer. Without that stuff I suppose a mover would need a universal type of dolly axle setup like a conventional house mover.

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old

04-11-2005 11:44:07

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to Jon H, 04-11-2005 11:11:07

Most companys take the axles. For the most part an axle is an axle on them. Every one I have ever had my hands on are about 8 feet widw with the tires on and almost every home toter has extra axles on the truck or at least at the shop. We carried one with us all the time plus about 10 extra tires.

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Rickstir

04-12-2005 11:55:17

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 11:44:07

When we bought ours in 1996, the only thing that had to stay was the tounge. They took them off and put them under the house.

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knauffj

04-11-2005 09:54:31

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I've known many people who have bought these used axles to build trailers of their own. There are many modular home manufacturers around this area. I'm planning on making a trailer myself for hauling the occasional tractor/skid loader/equipment around. I have an old trailer, used to be a construction site office, with the 5 bolt, car style wheels. Did you find out what they are rated for??

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Vern

04-11-2005 15:30:34

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to knauffj, 04-11-2005 09:54:31

Kanuffj;

You are talking apples & oranges here. Mobile homes & modular homes are two different types.

Modulars NEVER have axles. The sections are hauled on low boy trailers.

Vern

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Galen

04-11-2005 17:34:50

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to Vern, 04-11-2005 15:30:34

Not all mods are hualed by trailer - MOST have axles like a mobile home. The axles and frame are removed at the destination point.

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Vern

04-11-2005 22:01:50

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to Galen, 04-11-2005 17:34:50

Galen;

What used to be called mobile homes are now called manufactured homes. They have a steel frame under them.

All modulars I've seen (We live in one)are all wood structure & i've never seen one with wheels around here.

Vern

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Galen

04-12-2005 04:07:10

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to Vern, 04-11-2005 22:01:50

They changed the name to "Manufactured" to get away from the "Mobile" image. I've worked on modular & mobile/manufactured homes for years. The wheels (and frame) are removed after the home has reached it's destination. Some mods are transported by low-boy, but the majority are hualed with a removeable frame. It depends on the manufacturer.

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Coloken

04-11-2005 11:51:00

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to knauffj, 04-11-2005 09:54:31

My personal notebook says.. 5 by 15 inch 5 hole rims rated at 1800 lb 6 by 15 5 hole 2050 6 by 15 6 hole rated at 2600 lb Kind of gives a guess of 3500 lb per axle. Built a stock trailer years ago with trailer axles--NOT the dounut kind--its slill running for a friend with no problems. Takes Ford bronco wheels..the 5 bolt with large center holes.

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old

04-11-2005 11:00:11

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to knauffj, 04-11-2005 09:54:31

Not really but I know they are about the same as a set on a factory built trailor I use and they are rated for 3500 lbs each so I would think they would be around that

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04-11-2005 11:28:50

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 11:00:11

All of the mobilehome axles that I've seen/used are rated at 7000 pounds.

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04-11-2005 09:52:59

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Re: Little known fast about trailor house axles in reply to old, 04-11-2005 08:44:38

I built my gooseneck myself using trailerhouse axles. Bought a set of three, which are 7000# Dexter axles. Outside to outside of the tires measure 102", and with the three axles it will haul all I want to pull with my pickup. I bought 14 ply lowboy tires to complete it. Its a 24'X8 1/2' bed. I removed and replaced all the bearings shortly after building it so as to eliminate any problems there. About all I haul is tractors, and I've been very satisified with it.

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