[Rhodes22-list] trailer brakes & axles

[Rik Sandberg]

Brad,

you're right, there isn't anything in between. A pair of 3500's should do 
the job for you. Bouncing won't be a problem. The ride will "firm up" some 
though. You'll like how it loses the back and forth side to side rocking 
feeling it may have had before from being too close to the upper limit of 
the springs and flexing them too much.

Again, I believe Dan Bodnar has put rubber torsion bars on his trailer. 
I've never had them on a boat trailer. I have had and have them on several 
race haulers though and really like them. They ride far nicer than springs, 
but won't articulate like the springs can. Might take a little engineering 
to get them on this trailer though.

Rik


At 03:13 AM 10/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I've gone through the Champion catalog and also
>discovered SouthWest Wheel in Dallas.  They have a
>tandem axle kit with electric brakes priced right.  My
>single with springs has seen better days so for the
>price I don't see the point in including it in a new
>package.  My question is this; axles are sized
>starting at 2000# and then jump to 3500#, the single
>axle trailer uses a 5200# axle, does using two 3500#
>axles in tandem give the boat to "bouncy" a ride? I
>haven't seen anything in between. Second, has anyone
>tried rubber torsion instead of the old leaf springs?  Brad.
>
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