Help from people who use bumper pull trailers
Hello, I have a 5th wheel RV and do okay towing and backing that but I need an enclosed cargo trailer for a small business I am thinking of opening up. The trailers I am looking at are either 6 ...
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The question about single or tandem axles should be driven based on what you are planning to haul. Find out the load rating of the single axle trailer and see if it has enough payload to accommodate your heaviest needs in the future. Otherwise, get the tandem axle which can carry more weight.
About backing up single vs tandem? With a 2500 silverado, you will not notice anything different between a single and a tandem. However, if you plan to move the trailer by hand, tandem axle trailers, even very well balanced trailers that have a tongue weight light enough you can reasonably lift by hand, will still be difficult to turn. Whereas a single axle of the same weight and length is very easy to turn by hand because it's pivoting on only 1 tire instead of 2.
I have a 10 x 6 foot bed open utility trailer with a single axle. I keep a tongue wheel on the tongue jack and moving the thing around by hand (on my aslphalt drive way) is extremely easy. However, it it had tandem axles, I know it would be much harder to turn it, due to simple friction on the 2nd set of tires.
Basically, the single vs tandem axle question should be driving based on your anticipated load weight, not how convenient or inconvenient it may be to navigate by hand.
About backing up single vs tandem? With a 2500 silverado, you will not notice anything different between a single and a tandem. However, if you plan to move the trailer by hand, tandem axle trailers, even very well balanced trailers that have a tongue weight light enough you can reasonably lift by hand, will still be difficult to turn. Whereas a single axle of the same weight and length is very easy to turn by hand because it's pivoting on only 1 tire instead of 2.
I have a 10 x 6 foot bed open utility trailer with a single axle. I keep a tongue wheel on the tongue jack and moving the thing around by hand (on my aslphalt drive way) is extremely easy. However, it it had tandem axles, I know it would be much harder to turn it, due to simple friction on the 2nd set of tires.
Basically, the single vs tandem axle question should be driving based on your anticipated load weight, not how convenient or inconvenient it may be to navigate by hand.
