Trailer info

[emiller]

Good info on axles and stuff
http://www.synthx.com/articles/trailer-versatility.html

[azmotoman]

THX, emiller. Always good to have a bit more info out there. This may come in handy. Saved page to my HD for future reference.

[b.bodemer]

very informative................

Barb

[xddorox]

Awesome information all around. Thanks for sharing.

[eamarquardt]

Really good stuff. The discussion on torsion axles was particularly interesting.

Cheers,

Gus

[dh]

Hmm, I brough this up a while back, and everybody discreditied it

Disadvantages: While it is true that they make torsion axles for larger capacities, we do not recommend them for the following reasons:
First, the loading of the torsion axle to the frame is more complex and localized on the frame. This adds stress (a lot) over simple the leaf springs described above.

[angib]

Good info on axles and stuff
http://www.synthx.com/articles/trailer-versatility.html

But with some howling errors mixed in with the rest.

Their comments about torsion axles display a profound misunterstanding of structures. And their 'good' gusset is a textbook example of how not to add a bracket on a tube structure - it's probably weaker than without the bracket, because the bracket will induce cracking.

So how do you tell the good info from the BS?

Andrew

[kennyrayandersen]

Good info on axles and stuff
http://www.synthx.com/articles/trailer-versatility.html

But with some howling errors mixed in with the rest.

Their comments about torsion axles display a profound misunterstanding of structures. And their 'good' gusset is a textbook example of how not to add a bracket on a tube structure - it's probably weaker than without the bracket, because the bracket will induce cracking.

So how do you tell the good info from the BS?

Andrew

How about a few engineering classes!!! Rule number one -- don't believe anything you read or hear from the person selling it to you!