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[downsizingnow48]

Other things that might cause jerkiness and vibration could be:
Does it have slipper springs, if so, is the slipper part greased and works smooth?
All parts of receiver, hitch, ball, coupler tight?
Axles parallel? measure hubs center to center both sides. If not the same then axles are working against each other.
Is there interaction with truck suspension? Put bunch of weight in truck see if it gets better.
Is trailer frame flexing too much. I've seen some flapping down the road completely empty. You could stiffen the frame temporarily by running a chain front to back over something, maybe a tall barrel, tighten with chain binder. that makes a truss, if problem gets better then frame is flexing too much.
does size of load or placement make a difference.
sorry for your problems. agree with 94bullit it is worth looking for the fix.

 

[sawtooth]

I'm really just about fed up with it honestly. But so you know the tires are wheels are fine as they balanced great and are new high quality ones. Front connection area is all tight and after setup correctly we even welded the adjustable hitch up to make sure. No change though. Not sure what a slipper spring is but I can tell you that second guy that looked at it said something with suspension on drivers side was too tight so he loosened it a bit. Nothing though has made much of a difference except new tires. It's probably 25% better now and manageable but still not right. The amazing part is that I've pulled 4-5 different trailers with my 08F250 and all pulled super smooth carrying same 10k load of tractor and equipment. Also all trailer shops said axles are alighted. Plus I put 7-9k on original tires and they we're wore perfectly. The only thing I can tell you is that sometimes at lower speed say 25-35mph I can see trailer oscillating up and down (can feel too) like a tire is out of round. Then it speed it gets better or worse but is never consistent. Like last week I pulled for about 30 min then all the sudden the jerking and vibration started on hwy. it would do it for a while then ease up again. As far as the trailer design it's really ok. Easy to use and seems pretty stout. Can't say I really see much flex in it.

Thank you

 

[Diamondpilot]

Here is something I see from time to time...

Load trailer to max payload. Now pull the trailer ahead absolutely straight 100 yards. Now back up 50 yards strait. Now check the Torque on the U-bolts. They should be 75 FT LB.

What happens is the assembly is done with a empty trailer. When loaded to max the leaf springs flatten out loosening the U-bolts and this allows the axles to wallow.

Pulling forward and back gets things close to strait.

Chris

 

[downsizingnow48]

I had a little 5x10 Haulmark that was smooth as silk when my pickup was loaded and jittered something fierce when the pickup was empty. No problem with truck, trailer or load. But the combination of empty truck and trailer made for vibrations especially on certain highways. My point is, have you towed the trailer with a friend's truck? If not that would be simple to check. If the problem stays the same it is definitely something with the trailer. If the problem goes away it is interaction with truck suspension.

If it is a 12k or above it probably has slipper springs. The back of the spring is not bolted, it rides on a slipper plate. Where the spring "slips" on the plate needs to be greased. That is easy to check.

 

[newbury]

The reason that I asked about location is that I think trailer manufacturing is pretty much a regional thing since shipping them around the country would be so expensive. I'm not familiar with trailers in your whereabouts, but there must be some good ones nearby. You'll find one ...sure enough. There are dealers that handle name brands around the country.
Cheers,
Mike

Yes, I noticed there wasn't any mention of Hudson.

I bought mine as part of a package deal, tractor box blade, trailer back in April 2009. All the equipment was 2007.


Seems to pull fine.

Only two minor complaints

The 78" between the fenders was a tight squeeze for the M4700 I bought in 2013.


I should have planned ahead in 2009
And it only has 2 stake pockets on each side, none in front.

 

[gatorguy7]

Sorry to bump an old thread but are there any updates on Kaufman? They actually have an A+ rating on the BBB now. I'm not sure if this is from them making changes or if the old complaints have simply expired.

I'm looking for a 16' gooseneck 7ton dump trailer. Nothing is hardly manufactured in Florida so its hard to find a decent trailer without a pule of freight added on. I'm looking at Load Trail, PJ and Big Tex in that order. I'm going to be using it for odd jibs around the ranch so not daily trips like a roofer or contractor. Since I won't be using it that much, its hard to pay an extra $1,000 for the PJ over the Load Trail.

 

[Wnc3]

I sure have been happy with my PJ.
I bought the tilt deck gooseneck for equipment and I think it is a 2012

 

[TMGT]

Have you looked at B-wise? Really nice trailers, wish I could afford one.

 

[HK45]

I have a sure trac and bwise. The sure trac is nice but the bwise to me seems like the cadillac of trailers. From paint to welds everything is perfect. I also have the hydraulic jacker which is nice

 

[screamin400]

I just purchased a new 20' 10k trailer from sure trac. I looked at a lot of brands. I liked the fit and finish of the sure trac the best. Sure trac makes a beautiful dump trailer but have to say the bwise was an awesome looking trailer.