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Location: mercer wi | What the advantage n disadvantages of single n duel axle trailers. Lookin at new boats n see diffrence trailer option. Does duals make it easier to trailer. Can I say pull a 620 with a smaller vehicle with duals.
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| Dual axle will distribute the weight on both axles. If it's a big boat and you put on a single axle your more prone to a broken axle. |
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Location: Minnesota | For me I have a MX 1825 I could have went eather way.I went with the single axle easer to move around by hand . I have to get it close to the wall so I do it by hand duel would be to hard to move . If I had a lot of space I would have went the other way |
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Location: mercer wi | So if the weight is disbursed better, can I pull heavier loads better. I have a trailblazer. Tow rated 5200-6800#. I'm lookin at either a 1890 tiller or similar tiller.i don't do major trips but if I wanted to would like to know if trailblazer will handle. |
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Location: Minnesota | Your trailblazer can pull only so much don't matter wether it's a single or a duel . I had a equanox but when I put every thing in the boat I was over the 3500 limit so bought a avalanche . |
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Location: mercer wi | Got yea. Any other info.
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| I need the piece of mind with tandem axels for driving 2 hours away regularly. In fact last season I lost a bearring 125 miles away from home. Stopped evaluated the situation and Sunday at 10pm I drove back on 3 wheels. That got me home at 45mph. Also know of a boat that had single axel bearring fail. That tire passed the tow vehicle and by the time they stopped the trailer/ boat/ motor were totaled. The harder to move tandem axels are because if you try to move the boat it really resists turning because the two tires each side want to go separate ways and if you can't push it past were you want to stop it will spring back 10-28 inches depending on how smooth the parking area is. As trailering goes I feel like single axel trailers do a better job for smaller tow vehicles. I have found with my two tandem boats that they are really going to squat my 14 ram and my dads heavy glass boat doesn't squat the truck also generally you can't lift up a tandem trailer by hand. |
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| Don't know whether this would matter to you, but a dual axle trailer can be easier to back up because they are more predictable, smoother, simply because they don't react as quickly to a slight change in steering input. I had a 28 foot travel trailer and in some ways it was easier to back up than my 10 foot utility trailer. Someone had told me that prior to buying the travel trailer and I was skeptical but it did work out that way. |
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Location: The desert | upnortdave - 11/24/2015 7:27 PM
So if the weight is disbursed better, can I pull heavier loads better. I have a trailblazer. Tow rated 5200-6800#. I'm lookin at either a 1890 tiller or similar tiller.i don't do major trips but if I wanted to would like to know if trailblazer will handle.
I have an 1890 tiller that I pull with my v6 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I would guess your blazer should do fine. I wouldn't take a trip through the mountains, but I've had no concerns going anywhere with it. Just drive nicely and don't stomp on the gas and you'll be fine. |
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Location: mercer wi | I drive like a old man with my baby on the back of my truck. Appreciate the feed back. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | North of 8 - 11/28/2015 7:06 AM
Don't know whether this would matter to you, but a dual axle trailer can be easier to back up because they are more predictable, smoother, simply because they don't react as quickly to a slight change in steering input. I had a 28 foot travel trailer and in some ways it was easier to back up than my 10 foot utility trailer. Someone had told me that prior to buying the travel trailer and I was skeptical but it did work out that way.
that is because the length of the trailer, not the number of axles. |
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| I have to disagree. I have rented uhaul trailers that are much shorter than the travel trailer or my 18' single axle boat trailer for that matter but had double axles for carrying weight and they were much like the travel trailer in that they don't move as quickly as a single axle trailer. |
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| I have a 22' CC on a tandem axle trailer and a 18' Lowe on single. Much easier towing and backing up with the tandem. No question. I used to have a Trailer blazer and it towed my 4800 rig. It wasn't pretty but it got the job done. I now have an Avalanche and it much better. The biggest difference is wheel base, not power. Longer trucks tow better.
Another thing, torsion axles are smoother than leaf springs. Also, bigger tires are smoother. I went from 13" tires to 14" on my single and it was noticeably better. Bigger tires provide more cushion and can handle more weigjt due to the thicker side walls.
Edited by Peltz 11/29/2015 9:09 AM
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