Posted by Doug - Iowa on October 01, 2009 at 06:14:59 from (97.64.139.194):
In Reply to: OT...mobile home hubs posted by grayrider on September 30, 2009 at 20:00:12:
I've used the axles for years with no problems, but I suppose you can be cited for anything these days as the regulations are too complex for the average joe to comply. Or I've just been lucky, who knows.
To solve the odd size rim issue, I set the MH hubs up in the lathe and cut back the clamp area flat to provide a nice flat area for a rim. Then had the local weld shop laser some wheel centers to match the bolt pattern out of 3/8 cold rolled and welded them into 15" wheel blanks I bought from the race car shop. I welded them in the lathe so they run true. I used 1/2NC grade 8 studs with oversize nuts and lock washers like we used to run on those uni-lug mag wheels years ago. I use 10 ply trailer tires and the system has worked great with hard construction use for 15+ years. I traded up to tandem duals trailer last year but I still see my old trailer with the same setup around now and then. We got plans to build another one this winter for our scaffold trailer.
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