Tri Axle Trailers

[farmer2009]

Even the low pro deckovers set high plus the ones I have are all 32-40'. Hauling 10 to 12,000 pound machines with air bags and 3500 and 450 dually trucks is hardly overloaded. Some of the farms are spread out so loading on a tilt is quick and easy. Say one farm is a mile away it's easy to hop on a tilt and run it down than to load and chain on a deckover. Some of the drives are tight for a long trailer.

Have you checked on a single axle dual setup. Like a single 25k. You should be able to get them in a tilt. But they would be a deck over or a semi deck over with drive over fenders. Very maneuverable and no worries of tight turns.

 

[Rustyiron]

The "hooklift" type trucks are incredibly versatile. I know that they are miles away from what you are asking here, but I had similar transprtation issues and went this way. Looking at your equipment pic, you are near $100k, if other crews are not using your other trailers, you might be able to consolidate. The only thing you need to watch (on a s/a truck) is your weight -again- . If I had to do it over again, I'd get a 33k chassis and add a air lift 12-15k axle.

 

[wolfpack2]

If you are willing to go to a deckover pintle you could try SureTrac. The have a power tilt with axles from 7K up to 12K.

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[Harleazy]

Check out hudson trailers
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[schmism]

Had a friend in the 4wd club that had a 30' tripple axle dual truck GN trailer.

Personally saw him bend rims twice while pulling extremely tight turns with the GN. Tire scrub was bad. He sold it several years later to go back to 20' dual axle.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Had a friend in the 4wd club that had a 30' tripple axle dual truck GN trailer.

Personally saw him bend rims twice while pulling extremely tight turns with the GN. Tire scrub was bad. He sold it several years later to go back to 20' dual axle.

I have owned 3 and pulled well over 100 tri axle trailers from 10.5K to 24K 1000's of miles both BP and GN and have never seen a rim bend, break, a tire come unseated, ect.

I must be doing something wrong?

Chris

 

[schmism]

I must be doing something wrong?

Chris

Just reporting what I saw and subsequently helped change.

 

[Silvic]

Have not had this very long but so far I have not noticed any more tire scrubbing than with my BP flatbed equipment trailer. In addition it appears to have less than with my BP 2 axle RV trailer. I think the tire scrub issue is also a function of where/how far back the axles are placed. I do agree that it is something to watch for but it is something I watch for on my 2 axle trailers as well.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

I have owned 3 and pulled well over 100 tri axle trailers from 10.5K to 24K 1000's of miles both BP and GN and have never seen a rim bend, break, a tire come unseated, ect.

I must be doing something wrong?

Chris

Weren't those mostly boat trailers dp?

 

[fordmantpw]

Weren't those mostly boat trailers dp?

Does it matter?