Heavy Trailer Axle

BigBody79

BigBody79

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My FIL needs new tires on his corn trailer. All I know it is that is has some very old axle/wheel/hub combination. Looks like it's from the 50's.

Problem is that it's a split ring wheel and no one around here wants to deal with it any more.

I'd like find something in the 19.5 or 22.5 family to get it going.

What could be options?

Trailer holds about 120 bushels of corn about 6500 pounds. Travels less than 10 miles per year.

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Are you looking to change the bolt pattern? What's the load per axle?

Pretty tough to beat the all-steel Chinese G rated 16s for the money. I'm looking at buying a set of Gladiators or Sailuns in the next couple of weeks. 235/85R16 with a 3750-4000# per tire rating for $125-150ish each. From what I've seen in the 17.5 and bigger trailer tires, the wheels alone are a couple hundred bucks.
 
Throw a GM 14 bolt under it and some 16" steel wheels.
 
One of these days, when I find time to build my dream trailer, I'll use a DRW 14 bolt slung under an aluminum frame, with hydraulic drop deck and hydraulic dump/tilt.
 
I've found a 10K trailer axle on CL. Might call about that. Seems like it would be easier to mount than a 14bolt. But there is a 14 bolt on here for sale that I might look into as well. All of this hinges on the paw-in-law willingness to come off some cash. Of course his daughter aught to pay for it since she hunts more than anyone.
 
Whats the bolt pattern? It looks close to a 5x5.5 which rims are a dime a dozen for from an old Dodge/Ford/Jeep. Most will be 15s but you can occasionally find 16s. Either way that would probably be your cheapest option.

Duane
 
Don't Land Rover's have some big odd 5 lug pattern?
 
On highway or farm use only? Off-road only I'd cut the centers out...make some frakenwheels with something else.
 
BigBody79 said:
It will see some road travel. Not much. Frankenwheels seems like a viable option.
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That is likely the path i would take. Find some cheap stock steelie 16s and recenter them.
 
OK took out the tape,it's 5.25 center to center,with the holes being 2 inch across. These are dual rims. Forgot about that part.
 
On a 5-lug, you measure from the center of one to the outside of the one across, since they're not directly across from each other. That should get you the diameter. Sounds like it's 5 on 5.5, though. Also sounds like that axle is a lighter duty than you originally thought! Probably out from under a half-ton vehicle.
 
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