Dual Axle trailers

[Grand_Pooba]

Typically do dual axle trailers have brakes on both axles? I'm replacing the axles on a 16' landscape trailer. The existing axles didn't have brakes. I plan on getting 2 3500lb axles but not sure if they both need brakes.

Thanks

 

[Kep]

Most of the trailers I'm looking at have brakes on one axle.

 

[jrduty]

Typically, trailers under 10,000 lbs. GVW will have brakes on just 1 axle, 10,000 lbs. and up will have brakes on both axles. Of course, there are always exceptions.

 

[aczlan]

Two braked axles are better than one. But generally only one is required and installed by default on 7k trailers.

Aaron Z

 

[wallace]

Typically do dual axle trailers have brakes on both axles? I'm replacing the axles on a 16' landscape trailer. The existing axles didn't have brakes. I plan on getting 2 3500lb axles but not sure if they both need brakes.

Thanks

State laws vary.. NY does require brakes on all axles with a registration weight over 3,000lbs

 

[TravisTractor]

brakes on all axles can cause some control problems in snow or ice for some drivers, if all tires stop turning gravity will take over and the trailer may want to slide (to the down hill position or try to pass the vehicle if there is enough forward momentam) if you are in hills .

 

[Grand_Pooba]

State laws vary.. NY does require brakes on all axles with a registration weight over 3,000lbs

Is that 3K trailer weight empty or 3k gross with payload?

 

[schmism]

Is that 3K trailer weight empty or 3k gross with payload?

trailer ratings are always what the axles are rated to carry.... so thats gross with payload.

 

[om21braz]

My Kaufman dual-axle 7k 16' trailer came standard with brakes on one (1) axle.

 

[Duffster]

trailer ratings are always what the axles are rated to carry.... so thats gross with payload.

Always?