HF 1740 question

[Alphacarina]

Sorry if this has been discussed before - I didn't find it with a quick search

Does anyone know if the HF 1740 axle has any camber built into it? Mine doesn't appear to have and I'm thinking of mounting it above the springs, upside down so that the ride height of the trailer will be lower - Can't do that if the axle has some camber built in

Thanks,

Don

[sdtripper2]

Instruction manual for the HF 1740

This is what the HF trailer axle looks like for your over or under attachment~

[Alphacarina]

Thanks Steve

I have the instruction manual and I also read it online before I bought the trailer, but they don't give you a clue as to whether or not the axle has any camber

I see that Skip has done exactly what I'm contemplating doing, including notching the carrier to gain extra suspension movement, but he doesn't followup and say whether or not the axle is straight or not - I'm guessing if he had any problem with it, he would probably have come back and mentioned it

So . . . . looks like it will work - I'll give it a shot

Don

[sdtripper2]

cam·ber
1. to arch slightly; bend or curve upward in the middle.


There should be a slight bow in the axle, I believe.

Jack explains how to deal with that bow in the axle here.

Skip may come along and help us out. And there are many who have
built on this HF 1740 trailer that should follow uP here soon.

[madjack]

Don, I can't tell you specifically about that axle...the best thing to do is, take a straight edge and lay it along the axle and check for bow...DO NOT rely upon you Mk1 eyeballs alone for this, as it is VERY important to have that bow in the up position for weight bearing and safety considerations.......
madjack

[SkipperSue]

Well,
I guess I need to update that old trailer thread as my outcome has changed.
To me the axle looked to be straight. I could roll it on the porch and it
wouldn't show any deviation, I couldn't roll it completely over due to the little saddles the springs rest in. I changed my design with the lowered
axle due to me building the floor over the frame and tires. I liked the lower look of the trailer with the axle on top of the springs but the hight
of my wheel wells would have been in the way of my bed mattress. So after all this extra work I ended up moving the axle back to the original
position.

But, I think that there wouldn't be any problems doing the axle this way.

[Alphacarina]

Don, I can't tell you specifically about that axle...the best thing to do is, take a straight edge and lay it along the axle and check for bow...

Good idea Jack - I think I can roll it back and forth on a couple of 2 X 4's standing up and tell if it has any camber or not

It would be quite unusual for an axle NOT to have some camber . . . . especially one rated to carry 2000 pounds

Don

[BK One]

Sorry for late reply. I have not been on regularly.

I have the HF 1740# trailer. I mounted it on top of the springs and i just turned it over. I probably spent 8 or 10 hours off and on total trying different ways to measure the camber. I used a flat floor, several levels, a plumb bob and even a little laser level. I could not see any camber in the axle, so I quit worrying about it and went on.

Brian

[Alphacarina]

Thanks!

This HF trailer frame is for an enclosed trailer to haul my CBX around in and I've been considering narrowing it from 4' to 3' 6" which means I can cut 6 inches our of the axle . . . . and then I can weld it back together at a slight angle and put some positive camber in it - Like it really should have had from the factory

Don