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old

04-10-2005 13:06:34




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Any body know what mobile home axles are rated at. I just got a deal yesterday to haul off 3 mobile home frames and every one had axles so now I have 8 of them. @ are the normal trailor type with 5 lugs and 6 are the normal mobile home type. Been thinking about building a 5 wheel trailor and wanted to know if the mobile home type of axle would work.




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Leroy

04-11-2005 03:37:26




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
Are they the very old first type 8' wide trailer, I have a 52 model trailer that I want to use the frame and axles together to make a light machinery hauler (NO tractors) just multiple hay rakes and the like. It uses the same wheels as my 70 GMC 1/2T truck with standard 7:00X15" light truck tires, just hope the brakes can be used, havent tore the body off yet but I believe the axles are the same as a homemade machinery trailer that I have that was made out of horse trailer axles. If later 10' trailer I dought if the axles would be any good.

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JOhn *.?-!.* cub owner

04-11-2005 10:37:11




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to Leroy, 04-11-2005 03:37:26  
Leroy, the problem you may have is that the brake coils on the 52 trailer probalby are 6 volt rather than 12 volt.



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Leroy

04-11-2005 17:17:45




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to JOhn *.?-!.* cub owner, 04-11-2005 10:37:11  
I have asked several times on yhese boards if there was a difference in voltage on the magnets and have never goten an answer. I cannot get under the trailer untill I tear the body off to check them out to see if every thing is rusted solid or gone or if the wires are still hooked to the magnets, after I had it it sat for 26 years in one place and 2 year ago I moved it and wheels turned so I know the shoes are not rusted to the drums and the wheels are 6 lug Chevy-GMC 1/2T truck wheels and the same wheel as I have on anouther trailer. The old house trailer is about 33' long and figure I can put on a 35' bed, it curantly has 2 axles and I have a third axle I want to put under it but I am figuring on loads under 4-5,000#

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old

04-11-2005 08:33:40




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to Leroy, 04-11-2005 03:37:26  
These are probabple 12-14 wide trailors. Other then the small one which uses the 5 bolt wheels like ones on old chevs cars.



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old

04-10-2005 20:54:37




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
I did forget to say these are very old trailors, one has the good axles with the 5 bolt normal trailor axles and the other 2 are the donut type axles



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Tyler from Utah

04-10-2005 19:46:04




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
I work for a national chain tire store, and see those come in all the time and from what i have heard is parts are hard to come by and the tires are good for about a year! No longer but maybe sooner. What a lot of guys hear use them for is for around the farm use they put a good bias ply on and use them till the thing falls apart and haul them to the scrape yard. Could try and sell them some people are really after them and then go to a trailer shop and buy a good set of axels. Hope this helps you have left me a followup or two on my 1952 CA so just want to thank you and good luck!! -Tyler

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big jt

04-10-2005 17:34:18




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
Hi Old

The other guys are giving good advice. One other thing is that a lot of time the MH axles are over 8' 6" means they would need to be cut down to make legal. Have seen this done but would HIGHLY recomend against it. Need to be reinforced and then you need to do a alignment. More work than buying the right axles in the first place.

One other thing I have a trailer that has the MH rims (I call them donuts). Don't mess with the 14.5 tires and donut rims. You can't get squat for miles out of those tires and changeing flats on the road without a impact wrench is IMPOSIBLE. I don't haul my toys with this trailer any more. Bought a fifth wheel 12 years ago and the one with donut rims is a water wagon for the sprayer (doesn't get very far from home).

JM2CW

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T_Bone

04-10-2005 16:27:35




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
Hi old,

The newer MH axles are supposed to have a low mileage non-replacable bearing installed but I haven't seen one to verifiy.

The old style axles have the replaceable bearing and related componets and can be a 6k axle with 2"x12" brakes.

You can also buy DOT approved 14.5 tires, expensive tho.

After owning a 28ft flatbed for 25yrs with MH axles, I would spend the money on Dexter axles for a OTR trailer. Save the MH alxes for the ranch. I've probably only have 25k OTR miles on the MH alxes and I had to repair them at least twice a year to get that. I busted a spring the last time out and just parked the trailer as I'm tired of repairing it.

T_Bone

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Nebraska Cowman

04-10-2005 15:47:32




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
They tell me the tires are marked for single one time use only. You don't want to mess with it. buy good axels that you can get tires for.



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jhill

04-10-2005 13:25:56




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 Re: OT since we are talking trailors in reply to old, 04-10-2005 13:06:34  
Old,
I don't know about your state but house trailer axles are not legal in Mi anymore. The newer ones especially are built too cheap to last very long especially the tires.



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