Aluminum or Galvanized?

[bradford]

I've had both and aluminum wins with me. Saltwater will rust tupperware.

[spareparts]

I asked this question at the local trailer shop yesterday. He told me he'll replace a rusted axle on an aluminum trailer, but will not on a tubular galvinized. His point being, the axle is made out of the same stuff the rest of the trailer is made out of, its not worth putting an axle under a trailer that is probably in the same shape as the axle. Glavinized trailers are disposable. However, he did say c channel galvinized to tend to last much longer than tubular

[RABBITFISH]

It's not the axle, its the rear cross member...The axle is new, well about a year old and the rest of the trailer is in excellent shape, it's just that the rear center crossmember has a rust hole in it. If I could get a replacement crossmember I would be happy to just replace this piece, but EZ Loader doesn't make the replacement parts for my model any more......Thus my dilemma....

[spareparts]

you're not going to belive this, but I happen to have a couple of cross memebrs from an ez loader trailer(long story), take a pic and some measurements and we'll see if these will fit

[RABBITFISH]

WOW! Awsome...I'll try to get them to you in a day or two. got to get the camera back from the teenagers.........It's a single axle, 3M 2900 roller trailer, two crossmembers slightly v'd in the middle. I have to measure it again, Thanks.......
Tommy

[spareparts]

do the cross memembers pivot on the frame?

[RABBITFISH]

Originally Posted by spareparts

do the cross memembers pivot on the frame?

Yes they do! There is a plastic washer between the crossmember and frame, with a through bolt holding it together....

[Skools Out]

Originally Posted by spareparts

I asked this question at the local trailer shop yesterday. He told me he'll replace a rusted axle on an aluminum trailer, but will not on a tubular galvinized. His point being, the axle is made out of the same stuff the rest of the trailer is made out of, its not worth putting an axle under a trailer that is probably in the same shape as the axle. Glavinized trailers are disposable. However, he did say c channel galvinized to tend to last much longer than tubular

well that guy i will tell is full of it ask Randle as well, i just bought his old galv trailer axles springs shot rest of the trailer you would think is brand new and it's an 88 model. i've seen alot of trailers that were steel and the axles be the only thing shot, it does depend on the brand as some brands cut corners and do crappy galv jobs and others do extremely good jobs and those will out last aluminum.

[shaneburris74]

Originally Posted by bradford

I've had both and aluminum wins with me. Saltwater will rust tupperware.

SO funny and SO true. You gotta fight the battle..but just know your never gonna win it. My father-in-law told me about an old shrimper he knew down here. He ran galvanized trailers. He would take waterproof wheel bearing grease and paint it all over this trailer. It made the trailer messy as hell.....but it NEVER rusted. Not a bad thought really, if you can stand the mess...just stay off the trailer.

[RABBITFISH]

Spareparts do the ones you have look like the ones I pictured above? If so I'll probably get them from you...