2 or 1.5 tonne axle?

what type of roads will he be going on?

ya dummy, he isnt going ON roads, he is going OFF them.. so the condition of the road doesnt matter :P

I knew that!...just testing you...
does every one else know or should we keep it from them

hush little darling, dont say a word...

my lips are sealed

I would second this, the thing most likely to fail are your springs. Don't be conservative in adding your weights either, little things add up and it will suprise you how heavy the trailer ends up being when you load for an extended trip. I have the 2 tonne axles mated to 1500Kg leave springs for a trailer that goes around 1400Kg loaded. The manufacturer will have no idea how much stuff you put in these things, in my case he used 1200Kg springs because no one ever carries more that a tonne (notwithstanding that the 2 tonne axle is standard) so mine failed after a short distance. I now advocate knowing the spring carrying capacity and the laden weight of your trailer.

Just some more food for thought.

Kind regards

Thanks, The springs are rated to about 1750 kg, heavy duty rebound leaves with no shockers. 1400 kg Beatit, hmm, I haven't actually weighed my trailer fully loaded yet. Gives me something else to think about.

That's an impressive snake in your photos Beatit. Some sort of python I assume?

Yeah not my photo but taken in the Kimbeley. It is huge. Thought I had the weight under control (so to speak) and was really surprised when I took it over the weigh bridge - until then I had total cofidence about the manufacturer! Things like jerry full cans X 4, full water tank and tinnie as well as a chock a block trailer are best measured when they are in/on the trailer (bit hard I know) but the manufacturer told me the unladen weight was around 525Kg and when I added everything it didn't end up anywhere near 1400 - if only I weighed it before I loaded it as well.

All the best with the project.

Kind regards

Beatit, what are your bearings rated to? The reason i ask is that my other option is to retrofit brakes to my existing 2 tonne axle, my only concern was they are only rated to 1500kg. This would be $500 cheaper but unsure about strength of bearings and how much of a beating they would take on corrugations.

Thanks

Barnesy

G'day mate,

Well it's a working week so I'm back at the puter - sorry for the delay. I don't really know the bearing capacity but they are parallel bearings and considerably bigger than the box trailer (as evidenced by a bigger dust cap. My understanding is this is what rates my axle to 1900 Kg - I was once told that it is the axle carrier capacity that is stamped on the plate. (ie. not the sum total including the springs - I don't get that part)

I noticed your other post and it is what Dodger said.

Kind regards

Gerday Phil,

Yep go the heavier axle, but PUT SHOCKIES ON IT, you have to control the unsprung weight.

The corrrrrrugations rattle everything loose, but it's the BIG hits that break things, I'm even going so far as fitting travel limiting straps to the axle of the camper.

Last trip to Cape York & home via Birdsville, I broke three main leaves on the trailer, every one after a big hit from an unobserved pothole/ditch in the road.

Everyone said "no you don't need shockies with leaf springs" even the manufacturer that supplied them, BS put them on, just for peace of mind.

Then something else will break! 8 )>