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With a tandem axle enclosed custom trailer. Trailer tires are ST rated at 65 m.p.h. - that means 65 miles per hour maximum. regardless if you are empty or loaded. Heat kills a tire quicker than anything else. Go faster than 65 m.p.h. - cook your tires. I run 16 inch ST steel belted 10 ply E load range trailer tires at 80 p.s.i.
If you build a trailer with tandem or triple axles and choose a leaf spring suspension - get a spread axle design instead of a conventional system using equalizers & shackle straps. If you have a conventional system - consider upgrading to a Lippert Equa-Flex System:
A 7K torsion axle in a tandem axle configuration is the ideal set up for a bumper pull trailer. A gooseneck or fifth wheel enclosed trailer is suitable for a third axle. Class 5 receiver hitches are rated at 10K - they are not suitable to handle the weight of a triple axle trailer unless it has 3.5K axles.
It’s fantastic. Stable beyond belief, and the extra axle makes the breaking MUCH improved. I will never own any trailer now that doesn’t have the triple set up. Plugging in the math, the trailer suspension and frame is rated at 24k, the GVW is 21k rated. Add in the car and trailer weight and I have 6k extra loading for tools, parts, engines ...
That's a TPD (brand) trailer made in Sacramento, CA, and appears to be a 20 ft model. I had a 24-ft triple-axle TPD for about 16 years, and replaced it only because I needed a tall unit to accommodate my 1918 Pierce. They were, and are in the aftermarket, heavy but by no means cheap trailers.
What are your opinions on the merits of dual-wheel vs. single-rear-wheel heavy duty pickups for towing big classic cars? I am in the market for a new tow vehicle to pull 10,000+ pounds of car and trailer. I currently use a conventional Class 5 hitch mounted on a extended cab long-bed F250.
In Calif, if you have a Calif driver's license, a Class C (regular passenger car license) license allows you to drive a prime mover (including motor homes) of up to 26,000 lbs, but a towed trailer must RATED (sticker--many people ask for an "administrative downgrade" to 9,990 lbs when ordering a trailer) under 10,000 lbs gross.
The hitch I described did not stress the bumper unduly. The pulling was done by the rear axle. All the bumper did was hold up the tongue weight. On a small travel trailer this should be no more than 200 pounds. Or the weight of a fat friend sitting on the bumper.
Hey MK,Absolutely legal in New York.I have had my 28' tri axle car hauling trailer registered in Maine for the last couple of years.I don't have the paperwork in front of me but i know it's saving me a bunch of:D dough:D.The place that handled the paperwork for me said the ONLY issue anyone from New York ever had was SOMETIMES the NY State Police would make a point of:eek: CLOSELY:eek ...
I'm running close to the 9,995-lb gross on my 3-axle trailer, so that's a possible difference in the performance that Charlie and I have experienced. On the same trailer, I have two Endurance tires which are 18 months old (purchased after learning of their availability on this site) and they run cooler than the Marathons and seem to be holding ...