Question for those knowledgable about trailers....

[JoshS]

I can tell you that my 3-axle, 24' enclosed really doesn't tow any differently than any of the 2-axle trailers I've had before it.

But there's a lot more sideways-tire-dragging on tight turns when parking or turning in a cul-de-sac.

[Ron Earp]

I can tell you that my 3-axle, 24' enclosed really doesn't tow any differently than any of the 2-axle trailers I've had before it.

This is useful info. No ill effects from fuel mileage or anything else?

Sell what you have on eBay for $2200-2800 and take that money towards a better trailer. End up with something with better resale than a modded up triple axle is that thing factory? kind rig...

Better is all in the eye of the beholder. For me this trailer is perfect as it is exactly what I wanted. I've had enclosed trailers before but for my needs, storage space, usage, etc. this thing works great.

[Jeremy Billiel]

I don't see how adding another axle is going to help this situation. I am sorry to say it Ron, but you not have a lot of options. Only other thing you could do is put bigger weight distribution bars on.

[HOOSER 99]

Maybe something like this http://www.stingerhitch.com/
I thought there was something similar that mounted on the trailer tongue?
jerry

[Kolin Aspegren]

I just spent 2 hours on my driveway sun afternoon cleaning out my trailer. Mind you this was after I raced and drove home from Roebling. For sure I removed 200 plus pounds of crapola that I have been dragging around. My tool box alone had 15 3/8
drive rachets, 20 19mm sockets,7 extension cords,6 jack stands, hope that gives you
some idea of how much extra junk we carry and never really pay attention. I even had a honda 1000 watt generater tucked away, I always bring my 2000 watt but you see
what I mean. And guess what all this was in the nose of the trailer. I say go for a
little spring cleaning and see where you end up.

k

[Ron Earp]

I don't see how adding another axle is going to help this situation. .

Absolutely it will. Putting a third axle in front of the other two move the pivot point of the trailer forward thus taking a bit of weight off the tongue. We experimented with this using jacks and that does work. Not sure I want a third axle though.

We're going to try for some weight distribution that is within out boundary conditions and see how close we get to a "legal" weight. As I mentioned before, the trailer does great, it is just way above the maximum weights speced for the receiver and hitch.

[Jeremy Billiel]

Absolutely it will. Putting a third axle in front of the other two move the pivot point of the trailer forward thus taking a bit of weight off the tongue. We experimented with this using jacks and that does work. Not sure I want a third axle though.

We're going to try for some weight distribution that is within out boundary conditions and see how close we get to a "legal" weight. As I mentioned before, the trailer does great, it is just way above the maximum weights speced for the receiver and hitch.

Ahh.. my bad I was thinking you would put it behind the others.

[JohnRW]

Install 3rd axle in front of 1st axle, reducing tongue weight.

Remove rear axle, reducing turn-scrub radius issue.

Best of both worlds.

[dickita15]

Install 3rd axle in front of 1st axle, reducing tongue weight.

Remove rear axle, reducing turn-scrub radius issue.

Best of both worlds.

i think we have a winner

[JoshS]

This is useful info. No ill effects from fuel mileage or anything else?

Unfortunately I've got nothing to prove one way or the other because I never towed a similar 2-axle trailer with the same tow vehicle. But my mileage doesn't seem much different than other people with the Chevy/GMC 8.1 gasser. The only real negatives I can think of are 1) Replacing tires is 50% more expensive, 2) Maintenance (bearing lube, tire rotation) takes more time.