Guess on trailer weight

dummy · Apr 29, 2005

Yesterday, I was given an old, yellow paint flaking off, rotten boards, been sitting forever, trailer. Now I have to move the thing home for resurrection. It has 3 Dexter axles with electric brakes on all. Two of the tires and rims are missing. So, I went to check the tires for size thinking I would need replacements. Nope, the four there still hold air. Guess 12 ply tires have to sit longer to dry rot. So, I swapped around to get four tires on the front two axles and will pull the third axle out to get it home. Now, the dilemma, determining the unloaded weight. The jack handle has been broken off below the point of no return and the ram part is bent. The tag on the trailer is "TOTE-Em ALL" and it is a deckover, pintle hitch. The bed framing is made from 6"channel and the cross braces are 3" channel. overall length ~23 feet. Bed is in two sections 3 feet x 94" and 16 feet x 94" With a hydraulic tilt cylinder between them /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
So, what are the guesses on the weight?

rdln · Apr 29, 2005

3264 lbs

Highbeam · Apr 29, 2005

I'm gonna say 4000+. The tilt bed, 3 axle, trailer probably has a large capacity I'm guessing those dexter axles if not duals are 6000 lbers. They didn't mess around with equipment trailers when steel was cheap.

dummy · May 6, 2005

Still don't have a good clue what the trailer weighs. Loaded another trailer that weighed ~1500 lbs. on top and a piece of 4'x4'x1/2" plate steel on the forward deck and only had about 100 lbs. of tongue weight. But it's now where it needs to be for the rehab to begin. The dexter axles are rated at 7000 # and all three have electric brakes with 14.5" tires.

Dargo · May 6, 2005

Hmm, I know that there is more weight to a gooseneck trailer, but my 20' + 5' dovetail trailer weighs in at just under 6000 pounds. I wouldn't think that with 3 axles that you would be much lighter than that even without all the gooseneck stuff. What does the person who guesses the correct weight without going over get for a prize? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

jwstewar · May 6, 2005

The trailer frame on top of the trailer he wants to know the weight of? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

dummy · May 6, 2005

There is yet a 3rd trailer to be recovered (part of the deal) roughly 6'x10' constructed from 3"+ channel. I would be more than happy to offer that as the prize, shipping not included, no warranties expressed or implied, all taxes and fees to be paid for by the winner, etc, etc. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Anyone know how I can include the really small print /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

bczoom · May 6, 2005

Take a look here for the most similar trailer. They list the weight on most of their trailers.

Highbeam · May 6, 2005

Ack, the dreaded 14.5" mobile home tire donut. I have a mobile axle like that (though narrowed and with no brakes) under a 4x8 utility trailer. The trailer will fold before that axle.

Tires are tough to find unless you steal them from an unsuspecting mobile home owner /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

LBrown59 · May 13, 2005

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Ack, the dreaded 14.5" mobile home tire donut

Tires are tough to find unless you steal them from an unsuspecting mobile home owner /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif )</font>

Try a MH Dealer or Plant.