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Spleenstomper
Explorer
Apr 21, 2014

TH 5th wheel. Differences with double vs.triple axle

We are STILL looking for our new TH. we have narrowed it down between a Fuzion or a Raptor, and had been set on a double axle triple slide. We have a one ton dually diesel. But now a triple axle ...
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JIMNLIN
Explorer III
Apr 21, 2014
Three 7k axle = 21000 lb of braking performance is hard to beat with any tandem axle trailer in the 16k-18k range with two 8k axles.

My 16k GN stock trailer has three upgraded 6k axle per my request. Thats 18000 lbs of braking performance vs the 5.2k OEM axles. Even at max 16k loads this trailer will stop much quicker than my smaller 11200 lb tandam axle 5er.

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