Building a Trailer

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:46 am

Im wanting to build a tandem trailer, and I am planning on using 2x4x 3/16" tubing or maybe some 3x 1/4" angle for the frame but for axles I know I can buy them from Northern Tool but I dont want to spend that much and I was wondering how good trailer house axles would be, I found a pair for $40. The trailer will be used for helping people move to towing my CJ, so it will be wide enough for a car to ride on t and about 14' long.

anyone ever use the trailer house axles for a trailer?

KJ kyle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:09 am

dont you have enough projects ahead of you as it is?

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:07 pm

you can never have enough projects, plus this one is for while Im at school bc the house my buddies and I are renting has a 220 so I can take my stick welder to school and have some fun.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:57 pm

mobile home/ house trailer axles work, some even come with electric brakes, finding tires/wheels can be a pain at times so make sure you have one or two spares around at all times, a lot of the tires are dry rotted as well when you get them so check those as well. We built 3 for friends and one guy hauled a JD dozer on his, made it a 5th wheel tri axle though.

So sure they will work :wink:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:29 pm

tommudd wrote:

mobile home/ house trailer axles work, some even come with electric brakes, finding tires/wheels can be a pain at times so make sure you have one or two spares around at all times, a lot of the tires are dry rotted as well when you get them so check those as well. We built 3 for friends and one guy hauled a JD dozer on his, made it a 5th wheel tri axle though.

So sure they will work :wink:

thats what I thought, I read somewhere was that the wheels are hard to find but Im pretty sure I can find some wheels

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:54 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

mobile home/ house trailer axles work, some even come with electric brakes, finding tires/wheels can be a pain at times so make sure you have one or two spares around at all times, a lot of the tires are dry rotted as well when you get them so check those as well. We built 3 for friends and one guy hauled a JD dozer on his, made it a 5th wheel tri axle though.

So sure they will work :wink:

thats what I thought, I read somewhere was that the wheels are hard to find but Im pretty sure I can find some wheels

they use odd wheels and odd size tires thats their downfall

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:04 pm

is there any way to change trailer house axles to a normal bolt pattern?
Is there a way to add one of these hubs?

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/ ... _200332367

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