Trailer axle problem

Bob Sherwood · 09-01-2013, 12:22 PM

hello Greg I had the same problem with my stacker 3 axle ! After about a dozen blowouts,which are from the tire wearing excessively on the inside 2" of the tread , I had to replace the axles. What happens is the torsion axles dont have enough travel when you travel over high spots or sharp dips. This puts all the load on ,sometimes 1 axle, which bends the spindle part of the axle and make the tires lean in on top . My trailer was also built with 7000# axles which may be enough to support the load of the trailer and cars BUT they are not strong enough to carry the stress put on them when you drive over humps and dips!!!! I would guess that your axles are Dexter ,who on their web site say do not mount torsion axles in three axle setups. I replaced mine with 10,000# torsion and had no problems after that. If you have any questions call me Bob 605-366-1032

09-01-2013, 12:22 PM	#2
Bob Sherwood Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 153 Likes: 70 Liked 388 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Trailer axle problem hello Greg I had the same problem with my stacker 3 axle ! After about a dozen blowouts,which are from the tire wearing excessively on the inside 2" of the tread , I had to replace the axles. What happens is the torsion axles dont have enough travel when you travel over high spots or sharp dips. This puts all the load on ,sometimes 1 axle, which bends the spindle part of the axle and make the tires lean in on top . My trailer was also built with 7000# axles which may be enough to support the load of the trailer and cars BUT they are not strong enough to carry the stress put on them when you drive over humps and dips!!!! I would guess that your axles are Dexter ,who on their web site say do not mount torsion axles in three axle setups. I replaced mine with 10,000# torsion and had no problems after that. If you have any questions call me Bob 605-366-1032