Re: Re: Use Ford Twin I beams to build a trailer?

Posted by db on July 24, 2004 at 18:50:30 from (64.12.116.204):

In Reply to: Re: Use Ford Twin I beams to build a trailer? posted by Boyd on July 23, 2004 at 23:21:10:

There are drop axles that will lower your axles to about the bottom of your rims. If they are any lower you will drag your axle on the road with a flat. Dexter makes axles like that, and they also make torsion bar axles that get rid of the springs, too. I have a small utility trailer that I use for picking up junk. It is made with a straight axle and 13 inch rims. The bed's height is just right that I can jack-knife the trailer and back it over a curb up to something heavy, and have a couple inches to raise something onto the bed of the trailer. That height should be about right for your trailer. If your trailer is light weight enough you might not even need brakes. If your combined weight of the truck, trailer, and load does not exceed the maximum weight of your truck, your truck brakes will be sufficient to stop the combined weight. But check with your state's department, all the states have different requirements.

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