ok,im a tight ass and i dont want to spend a buncha $$$ on a trailer that i want mainly for hauling junk parts rigs around,and occasionally my trail rig if im dragin it too far to use a towbar.

all the $500 or less trailers ive looked at have been pretty poorly made homemade jobs with mobile home axles. i could have gotten a tri axle,really heavy duty sucker with brakes for $700,but a wheel was missing,and i just couldnt convince myself it was worth it.

and dont tell me not to be a tight ass. :flipoff2: eventually i will have enuff money to spend on a real trailer,and then will spend it. untill then ill go check out everything i see in the trading post for $500 or less.

my only question is what do ya think of mobile home axles? should i steer clear of a nicely made trailer with mobile home axles?

I know a guy with a tandem axle car trailer w/mobile home axles on it and he isn't easy on it.i've seen him haul up to 8k on it many times in the 12 years i've known him. my .02

They're strong axles, but tires and parts dont come cheap, also the tires they use for the mobile homes suck. you can buy good ones after they wear out, but probly $120 each.

I'm trying to get the axles form this mobile home to make a trailer for my rig.

I've got them under my dove-tail right now...Problem is the tires are bias ply...I let the trailer sit for way too long, and now they've flat-spotted bad...Yea, I know, that typically they will come back to round, but these (mine) won't. They can be had for around $25 each new.

I'm gonna' keep the trailer on blocks if I'm not going to use it for a long period of time...

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I bought a trailer for $400 and it has a mobile home axle. The trailer measures 6'x10', and I've hauled 4k lbs w/o any problems. The only problem otherwise are the tires, as stated above. When the trailer is empty, the egg-shaped tires like to make the trailer hop.
I'm very happy with it otherwise.:D

In some states, using mobil home axles for trailers is illegal. I am told also that the newer ones were designed for 3000 Mi. logevity, because that is as far as thataxle will ever go...

Originally posted by masterbeavis
In some states, using mobil home axles for trailers is illegal. I am told also that the newer ones were designed for 3000 Mi. logevity, because that is as far as thataxle will ever go...

Three thousand mile towing fourty thousand lbs. You will only be towing five or so. Im sure you will be fine. Besides, the axles are just square steel, how does that big ole fucker wear out.

I paid $800 for a 16' double axle, 3500 lb axle, trailer brakes on one axle, good radial tires....

But you wanna spend $500 on a piece of junk, with oddball axles, and NO TRAILER BRAKES? :rolleyes:

Keep looking man... there are good trailers out there for good prices...

I'm pretty sure that all tandem axle trailers have bias ply tires, something about radials not wanting to trail and end up wandering.

Originally posted by DRM
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... wanna spend $500 on a piece of junk, with oddball axles, and NO TRAILER BRAKES? :rolleyes:


no man,you missed the point. not gonna spend $500 on junk. have allready passed on several $300,$400,$500 junk trailers. if i come across a trailer thats worth it for $500,ill jump on it,otherwise ill wait. a good 6'10" wide 16 foot with brakes on 1 axle runs anywhear from $800 to $1500 round here.

was just wonderin if i should consider a nicely made trailer junk just cause its got mobile home axles.

most mobile home axle trailers ive looked at thus far have had brakes. the tri axle one i looked at had em on all three axles.

thanx for the legality tip masterbeavis.ill hafta check ohio laws before i consider it nay furhter...