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Bought 3rd SeaDoo......do "they" make a 3 place trailer?
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Strizzo
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i know in texas at least all tandem axle trailers are required to have trailer brakes. might want to check your local laws. also all the toll roads around me charge by the axle, and the toll nearly doubles for 3 axles and again for 4, so i don't want to be towing a tandem axle trailer around unless i have to.
DSchmidt54
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why not just make a balanced trailer? with the duals a little farther back?
DSchmidt54
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Like So.
CReynoldsMIZ
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To what Dr. Honda said, yes. I would NOT recommend building a 3 place trailer for 3 sit down skis on a double trailer. I only use the front mount for a light kawi standup, and that alone is all I want to stop and i am probably about maxing out the trailer and tongue load...actually probably over the recommended tongue but its a risk and I feel safe when doing it. Also I recommend if your moving thr trailer take the stand up off bc it is nearly impossible for me to lift the tongue by myself when the JS550 is on it
SabrToothSqrl
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PA law requires brakes for 3500 lbs and over.
If you are in a traffic 'event' and hit someone, or even if they hit you, and you are not road legal, it can be deemed your fault.
If you are in a traffic 'event' and hit someone, or even if they hit you, and you are not road legal, it can be deemed your fault.
Strizzo
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my double has the axle only about 18" - 2ft further back than you've drawn it. its big enough that i could probably put a small 2-seater or standup ahead of the two, but right now, if i step on the rear crossmember of the trailer, it flexes a good 3-4". i don't think i'd want an extra 400lbs bouncing down the road along with it on the tongue. my GTX was sitting too far back about 10" when i first bought it. when i did, i had a jackstand under the rear of the trailer to keep it from tilting. after i moved the ski, there was a 2-3" gap between the jack stand and the trailer.
now, my ski is probably a "light duty" construction, as its made of just 2x3" and 3x3" square tubing which isn't very thick, but this should be food for thought when you talk about adding a third or fourth ski to the same frame without any further strengthening.
bell99man
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Even the new models weigh in under 1000 lbs so a trailer for three should check in under 3500 lbs. Mine are only 700 each so 2100 lbs plus the trailer's weight and incidentals should be well under a need for brakes.
Now, I would not pull this with just any old vehicle. I think a nice full sized 1/2 ton pickup with close to 500 lbs of tongue weight would do fine. I had a giant popup camper that weighed around that much without brakes and it towed and stopped fine behind my V6 powered Tundra.
But I do agree that once you approach 3000 lbs it would be much safer with the brakes for control in adverse conditions. Wet pavement and stupid drivers can ruin a fun day at the lake.
Now, I would not pull this with just any old vehicle. I think a nice full sized 1/2 ton pickup with close to 500 lbs of tongue weight would do fine. I had a giant popup camper that weighed around that much without brakes and it towed and stopped fine behind my V6 powered Tundra.
But I do agree that once you approach 3000 lbs it would be much safer with the brakes for control in adverse conditions. Wet pavement and stupid drivers can ruin a fun day at the lake.
This thing kept some welding shop busy for a while back then. I'm not saying it's the answer but I thought I'd share it.
http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/3391651321.html
I thought if I could find a cheap pontoon trailer then I could use it as a "poor man's" 4 place trailer since the long bunks are already there.
http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/3391651321.html
I thought if I could find a cheap pontoon trailer then I could use it as a "poor man's" 4 place trailer since the long bunks are already there.
Strizzo
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that is fine as long as the vehicle can pull and stop the weight, but we need to think about the trailer, specifically the axle and the tires and think about what they are rated to carry. do you know what the rating of the axle is? i doubt the trailer manufacturer put a 3500lb axle on a trailer originally designed to carry less than 2500lbs. did you upgrade the tires to carry that load? are you still running 4.80x12 tires? assuming you have the highest rating on a 4.80 tire, they're only rated for 990lbs per tire, or 1980lbs total trailer weight. even if you're running 5.30x12 load range C they're rated 1045lbs per tire or 2090lbs total trailer weight at 60 psi. even those white 5-lug wheels are only rated to carry 1250lbs each, so to go to 3000lbs total trailer weight you'll even need heavier duty wheels, and then you'll need to have ST145r12 tires to be rated for 3000lbs total trailer weight on a single axle. in order to get to the 3500lb total trailer weight you're talking about on a single axle, you'll have to upgrade your wheel/tire package to a 14" setup, as well as upgrade the axle and hubs to suit the extra weight.
this stuff while its not fun to think about, can be the difference between a fun weekend on the water and 10k worth of skis scattered across the highway.
this stuff while its not fun to think about, can be the difference between a fun weekend on the water and 10k worth of skis scattered across the highway.
Holy crap... I have trouble telling which way is up... That might be the silliest design I have ever seen for a trailer
CReynoldsMIZ
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Okay, well i said that i would get some pictures when I got back to my ski. I have them on my computer, except it wont let me post. Is there any rules to posting? Like dimensions? Size? Etc...
CReynoldsMIZ
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http://s1073.beta.photobucket.com/user/CReynoldsMIZ/media/JS5505.jpg.html
Yeah, still not sure on how to make them show up here. But, there is a link to photobucket for those interested...
Yeah, still not sure on how to make them show up here. But, there is a link to photobucket for those interested...
CReynoldsMIZ
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i mean it was really simple, i didnt really care much about looks. I already had the wood, and the runners were already covered with carpet from an old wooden sit down trailer. All i bought were the U-Bolts from a local hardware store...they didnt carry that size at lowes or home depot
Click on your link in this post, it takes you to your photobucket page, on the right you will see a tab called IMAGE LINKS scroll down and just click on the "link" itself, it will automatically copy to your clipboard. Then on here, right click in your post and click paste, and your link will now be
Like this
nammer
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kinda rare to see on CL, but this one was for sale months ago too
http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/boa/3402888235.html
http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/boa/3402888235.html
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