Best 5er for gut and rehab? Most important factors?

JaxDad writes “First off, unless its a single axle trailer, no, you can't overload one wheel, the equalizer between the axles, as its name suggests, spreads the weight over the 2 or 3 wheels on that side.”

Actually multiple axle trailer CAN have more weight on a single wheel, “equalizers” do not distribute the load “evenly” across all axles. Don’t get me wrong they do give but they do not spread the load evenly.

Don’t believe me?

Well you can read the article in the link I have provided below which HAPPENS to come from and ENGINEERING COMPANY.

CLICK HERE

Here is a quote from it..

“The axle(s) should be sized for the trailer load capacity. Usually this is not a problem because the capacity of the trailer is a function of the capacity of the axle(s). Just make sure it is. Note: for multi-axle trailers, the capacity is not the sum of the axle ratings because they do not share the load perfectly even. In operation, the axle loading will be close, but not exact -- and that will depend largely on the mounting configuration.”

The operative words is “axle loading will be CLOSE, but NOT EXACT”. You are ASSUMING that the axles are "equalized" perfectly, in the real world does not happen that way.

I would highly recommend that you read what Dexter axle (a MANUFACTURER of AXLES) has to say about placement and loading of axles..

HERE

HERE

Think of this way, picture a teeter totter, the “equalizer” is the center point, tip the teeter totter towards the front axle and the front axle WILL now have additional weight added to it.

Tip the teeter totter towards the rear axle and now the front axle will lose some weight and the rear axle will gain some weight.

Variations in axle placement, spring rates and even spread of the axles all can alter just how "equal" the load is among the wheels.