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Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:13 am
by beccae
Who uses them or wishes they had ordered them? Small bone of contention in our wish list.Thanks for any feedback. :D

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:57 pm
by d30gaijin
beccae wrote:Who uses them or wishes they had ordered them? Small bone of contention in our wish list.Thanks for any feedback. :D


Not sure I understand why they would be needed on a CT conversion, if I understand their function correctly?

Don

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:41 pm
by 8ball_99
Are you talking about the wheels on the bottom rear of the frame to keep it from dragging? My trailer is 26' long and never had a problem. But I have straight axles. If your trailer drags add a set. If not don't worry with it. They would be very easy to add to any trailer..

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:51 am
by beccae
Yes,those are the wheels! We have decided on a 20 footer and I wasn't sure if the greater length would cause more problems.I wasn't sure if it was bogey or boogey wheels but I do see them on some trailers.Thank you,will do as an aftermarket if we ever have a problem. :)

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:10 am
by pete42
On my 26 footer if entering a steep drive be it gas stations or restaurants it would drag unless I entered at an angle.
the trailer had metal skids to protect the bottom

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:38 pm
by Gadget Man
Wait now, Pete said his trailer "had" metal skids, does that mean it does not have them anymore... :cry:

We had skids on the back of our 1979 27 foot Holiday Rambler class -C motor home. There was a bad set of RR tracks right here in town that he would sometimes scrape while going over, it was tough to do the angle thing right in a traffic lane. I never felt the need for them anywhere else.

I've known people who needed them just to back into their own driveway, never while out on the road. Go-figure.

Gadget Man :beer:

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:55 pm
by bdosborn
Don't they bend the frame? I know I've read a thread or two about how they'll void the warranty on certain big RVs.


Bruce

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:14 pm
by 8ball_99
I would think that if you drug the rear of the frame hard enough to bend the frame that it would probably bend with or with out the wheels.

Re: Bogey wheels

PostPosted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:46 pm
by bdosborn
I did a quick search and they're called skid wheels. Looks like there's varying onions on them; some people think they're great, others think they bend the frame. YMMV.

RV.net Skid Wheels Search

Bruce