Axel Position

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Axel Position

Postby Chris C » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:15 pm

I know, I know, "Do a search!"

This is as much information as a question. I've heard a lot of things about building trailer frames and where to put the axels, but this is a new one on me. It was passed on by an old man living near me who spent his younger years, as he put it, building custom trailer frames. (admittedly, these were utitlity trailers so this may not have much validity here)

He said if the bed of the trailer is 8' long, you "make a mark" at the center and then move toward the rear 1" for each foot in length of the trailer bed. So, by his calculations, a trailer with an 8' bed would have it's axel 40" from the rear.

Anyone heard of this before? I've not sat down and looked at my drawings yet to see how that compares with where I have the axel located on my trailer, so I can't comment.

Just thought it was interesting. :thinking:
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Postby madjack » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:34 pm

...I hate to say this, but after many years pulling a flatbed (18wheeler) trailer and having to position stuff to be legal, I just drew up where everything in the trailer was to be located and said...put it right there...haven't finished building so havent weighed anything but am confident of placement...about 36" from rear of trailer on an 8fter
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Postby mikeschn » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:49 pm

Just for sh*ts and giggles, I plugged in a couple numbers to see what your tongue weight might be... 139#... wow, thats not bad at all! :o

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