Trailers - Tandem
Submitted: Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 10:10
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Rod W
I wanna / will be building my own tandem 8 x 5 box trailer (2 tonne capacity), not for bush use.
I have/had a couple of questions;
No. 1. was the drawbar length, but research in the archives answered that question.
No. 2. is positioning of the axle/s, are they placed centrally or set back to the rear and if so what is this measurement?
Thanks
Reply By: Member - Ed. C.- Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 10:34
Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 10:34
G'day Rod,
Axle position would depend on what you intend to be carrying, & how the load will be distributed... You'll notice that horse floats generally have their axles set back closer to the rear....
Many, many years ago, I built a few (8x5 tandem) box trailers for different people, the one that I still have in my backyard I made in 1984.. (It still does the job of collectin' the "farwood" each winter)....
The trailers that I built all had the axles located centrally, with the weight of the A-frame providing sufficient ball load when empty... then it's up to the user how it's loaded to maintain balance... IMO, ball weight on a tandem trailer is less critical than it is with a single axle, but you still want *some* weight on the ball.... YMMV ...
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Follow Up By: Rod W - Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 10:58
Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 10:58
Thanks Ed. C.
Info on the site I have listed above has the axle placing as a ratio of 60% / 40%. With 60% to the front.
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