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| Has anyone ever had any experience with triple axles on hore trailers? Good idea or something to stay away from. Any help would be greatly appreciated . Thanks in advance! |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | must be a big trailer........i would have no problem with one(they are supposed to be a smoother ride.........)
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| They are really hard on tires. |
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Location: Lost in Texas | I'd stay away from them. You have to have more room to turn one around then a two axle to keep from tearing them up. They shouldn't be any harder on tires then any other trailer. Most trailers have three axles to stay with a cheaper smaller axle instead of putting two bigger axles under them. |
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Elite Veteran
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| I don't have any experience with one, but I cringe at buying 4 tires for our trailer much less 6. LOL! |
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 Chin Hairs
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Location: Indiana | I hear a lot of people say they wouldn't want them, but the people I have talked to that have them don't have anything bad to say about them. Sometimes triples are used with a smaller axel, not because it is a cheaper built axel, but because it is smaller and allows for more room for your horses in the trailer. The 10K axels can take up a lot of room where 7's or 8's don't. I would prefer what the manufacturer/dealer suggested to be structurally the best option for the trailer.
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Roping pen | Have had/been around triple axle flatbeds and stock trailers. You end up with more flats, tires seem to wear faster due to the side flex from turning, hard to keep level if using different pullers, more bearing/brake issues due to more bearings/brakes, and just generally a pain.
On an 8' wide horse trailer, you do lose a lot of interior space due to the extra inside fender length. I concur with previous statement, might be better to just use 2 heavier axles.
For some reason, IMO, the seem to actually pull harder than a compared tandem axle and bounce more. Not a fan.
Good luck! |
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The Advice Guru
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| Heavier axels may be a way to go, but the problem is the tires may not be able to hold the weight, the highest letter grading I have seen is g.
I believe this is why they go to a tri axle |
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Expert
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Location: Bandera, TX | We had a bigger trailer back when we were riding lots of cutters, I didn't much care for pulling it due to the axles but when your hauling 9-12 head you don't have much leeway. Sure hated to get it in a bind cause you could easily spin the hind axle off. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Roping pen | Yea, in a 16", G rated is the most they go at 3740 lbs. We are seeing a lot of the larger trailers going to a 17.5" or even a 19.5" tire. These can be rated up to 7,000 lbs each. Surprisely, the 17.5 are actually a smaller outside circumferance than the G rated Goodyears. And both are typically priced less than the G rated 16" in my experience.
I will never own a trailer greater than 20' floor length with anything less than a 17.5. 19.5 would be my choice as they are easier to find than a 17.5 and priced about the same.
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Member
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| Thank you to everyone that replied. I was actually looking at a trailer that had them, nice trailer for the money, but I think I will pass. thanks again. |
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