trailer

[Hedge]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Hopefully RWilson will see this and chime in re what brand of trailer he has...I'm most impressed w/the tow he made from NJ to SC last year on a single axle trailer...if I was lookin for a single. that's the one I'd wanna look into...

I looked through RWilson's old post from when he got the boat and if he still has the same trailer it is a LoadRite

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Hedge

I looked through RWilson's old post from when he got the boat and if he still has the same trailer it is a LoadRite

Good thinin', Babalooey!...

[RWilson2526]

Hedge is right I do have an original (1986) Load Rite trailer...model # is long gone but I believe it is this one from their website:

http://www.loadrite.com/GalvanizedTr...ler-Single.php

21360096RTB
3,600
19' 9"
17' 6"
191
1
ST225/15D
95"
77"
23'
24

It seems according to the website it comes standard with Load Range D tires but mine had Load Range C when I changed them before our SC trip .... HUGE difference in the D vs C....filled those babies up to 65
PSI and it was rock solid back there. If I was a regular long hauler I would rather have a dual axle but the single is working just fine for me especially after all the damn money i spent with new brakes, actuator, and rollers and assorted hardware.

Heres som pics of the rehab....without a doubt one of the most labor intensive things I have ever done.

[reelapeelin]

Rob, my bet is a single is gonna allow the tow vehicle better fuel economy than a tandem...

[nipper]

I have had a dual axle 5 Starr trailer for almost 10 years now and it has served me well. It was very reasonably priced compared to other trailers out there. Galvanizing has held up very well.

[leeprice72]

I would get the second axle if I was you. Even with the extra heavy duty single axle it is carrying a real heavy load. They trailer so much better on two axles. And if something was to happen you still have an extra axle that can support the whole load. My tandem which was not in the best shape when I got the boat (serious lack of maintenance) has gotten us back after a couple of unfortunate issues that where no fault of my own. I have steadily been repairing it to get another couple of years out of it. You just never know what can happen.

[steplift20]

I bought a load rite but had the get it adjusted the wheels kept riding on the chines I think I had to move the rollers closer to the belly of my boat but I got a mech, toadjust it and 100 dollars later I hope it is right. I am going to junk my 1978 trailer and it's breaking my heart