Ok so I got some mobile homes axle for 20 bucks and they came with the springs and wheels. Hopefully they will work yes? Wondering what people are generally using for the frame work. I would like to just build the frame and make some runners for my toyota tires to follow along and leave it at that to keep it light. Anyone else done this set up and are you using tube or channel iron for the frame. Also does anyone have plans and such to email me? Thanks

a condom will last longer than the tires that come with mobile homes

I have a set of new tires that I got off my truck when it was stock so I'm not worried about that.

will they fit, all the mh wheels i have seen are 14.5 and the bolt pattern is ? they bolt up chicago wobbler style. just gather all of them you can as they go away fast

I have inquired some of the MH movers that move our jobsite trailers. It is a very good application, the only bad aspect is the track width on the axle is, I believe, narrower than the the track of most vehicles. Big tires make it worse. To build a trailer you would have the whole flat bed portion above the axles and tires.
You would either need large ramps or build the trailer to tilt as you roll off.
The axles have a heavy load rating and the tires do also. If you get car tires to fit the 2 piece rims then you will lose the load rating. If I am not mistaken all the tires are bias and get a bad rep cause they are parked for years hidden beneath a trailer. No tire is going to last like that.

Its a good idea if you can fab it to work for you, might not be cost effective.

Not true about the axle widths. I just hung a pair of axles from a mobile home on a friend of mines trailer. I use it to trailer my rig with and it has full width axles and 37's. I clear inside the tires by a good 4" per side. I'm pretty sure my track width is 6'10".

Easy

REDNECK (www.redneck-trailer.com) Go get you some real axles. Call the Caldwell, Idaho store and talk to Kevin. I used to work for Columbia River Trading Co., in Kennewick, and that is the guy we used to go through. Don Johnson may be able to get you some axles, but I don't think he would be very willing. He would try and sell you a rusted out, over priced, used trailer. But that just my opinion of him.

Federal law says you have to have brakes on both axles, and they have to work... Some states choose to persue it, some don't, Washington does. So, watch out for that. I've been told that mobile home axles don't get loaded down far enough to take the arch outta the beam and they eat bearings because of it. Don't take that for the gospel, because that is just what I was told by guys that were coming to me to buy new axles. Personally, I would rather go with a new axle. Everything is new, dust cap to dust cap, with a warranty. You have the option of either using leaf springs, or Tor-Flex axles. Use a decent axle like a Dexter, and parts will not be hard to find. Beleive it or not, new axles are not that expensive compared to the alternetives.

Good Luck.

You can buy lowboy tires 6 or 8 ply rating for the mobile home wheels. The worst part is the brake set-ups, cheapo linings are about the best you can find, they are very, very thin.

Originally posted by FYRMAN
REDNECK (www.redneck-trailer.com) Go get you Federal law says you have to have brakes on both axles, and they have to work... Some states choose to persue it, some don't, Washington doesGood Luck.


I call bullshit. find the federal law on mandatory brakes on
both axles and post it here please.

--Sherpa

i am with sherpa i can go buy 100 brand new trailers today with out a brake one.and get them tagged and haul them with out any trouble

Originally posted by SHERPA RIG



I call bullshit. find the federal law on mandatory brakes on
both axles and post it here please.

--Sherpa


I never was good at diggin chit up on the net, esspecially diggin through all the legal terms and phrases. I'm just going by what we were told by the Washington State Patrol. At the dealer I worked at, all out of state trailers we took on trade had to be inspected prior to sale. According to the State Patrol, we were told that that was the way it was everywhere. Washington just persued it more agressivly than Oregon, and Oregon trailers were the ones we dealt with most. Before we could have a trailer inspected, we had to be sure that it did have brakes on both axles, that they worked, and that it had a breakaway system installed. I know for certain that the breakaway is mandatory in all states, I could be wrong about having brakes. Since he is in Walla Walla, an hour away from Tri-Cities where I worked, I thought I would mention it.

Besides, burden of proof is put on the prosecution. You think it's bullshit, prove me wrong.:flipoff2:

In most states, trailers above a certain gvw need brakes for all axles on commercial vehicles. But those are state laws. In AZ my private use car trailer doesn't need brakes. But it would be downright stupid not to have at least single axle brakes.

Did you know that if you use your rig for competition, your truck and trailer is considered a commercial vehicle and is subject to all commercial vehicle laws? That includes drivers log, bill of lading, lighting, HAZMAT plaques ect. I found that out the hard way in Ca. If anyone asks, your vehicle is for recreation only. You DONT ever compete for money.