Trailer House Axles on Flatbeds?

[MidwestMotorman]

That is correct...

Eric-77,



That is correct. Tire pressure should not be adjusted when loaded (other than to increase it because of underpressure). One of my main points was that the ambient temp went up 60 degrees due to loaction, thus the tires were overpressure before being loaded.



I had to air my tires down because the overload plus road heat raised pressures high enough to blow the tire over the bead and off of the rim. The sidewalls took the lower pressures without failure, and I prevented any more blowoffs.



I would not recommend anyone doing what I did, but I was stuck in the situation and did what I needed to get back home. I could only find one tire shop that even carried a 14. 5 tire, and they only had one 8 ply (I bought it as a spare).

 

[J DeMaio]

Guys, I was wondering about this also. I liked the looks of these wheels, they look very heavy duty. Are these what you call budd wheels? They are made by Dexter, correct? This company is still in production and bearings are easy to find so parts should be plentiful. Now, i was thinking about buying a trailer to fix up to use with these type of axles. Were there any trailer manufacturers who used this setup in a tri-axle configuration with a gooseneck trailer. I was thinking of about 20-30 years ago. Did they have electric brakes or air brakes. Teh electric brake parts for these axles aren't easy to come by? Thansk for the great help.

 

[MidwestMotorman]

rims

I have the solid steel wheels with the six bolt hole pattern. These are much easier to work with and anyone can get them off with about any tire machine. I also do not have to worry about the clamps coming loose and the rim spinning. I have never owned the budd style. My pattern is also interchangeable with the chevy six bolt pattern and the foreign six bolt pattern.