UTG axles identification?
I have a mid 70's 5th wheel deck over beaver tail tri axle trailer that began life as a bumper pull tandem.
It was originally 7' wide and 16' deck.It is now 18' with a 4' beavertail by 102" wide.
Somewhere along the way a reputable trailer/welding shop extended and widened it and added the 5th wheel hitch and an extra axle.
The frt 2 axles are original Dexter UTG axles with bolt on backing plates as are commonly found,however the back axle has UTG brake hubs but where the backing plate mates with the backing plate anchor/mount the mount is a much larger diameter.The mount is 8" in diameter.
In all my research there is no indication that it is a mobile home axle but nor can I find a matching backing plate.
Has anyone else ever run into this situation?
Sorry not enough posts to load pictures,will try to find another way.
Here is some imageshack pictures,sorry for the quality but it's a dreary day here:
http://imageshack.us/g/1/10017075/
The last picture in the sequence is the larger backing plate mount.
It was originally 7' wide and 16' deck.It is now 18' with a 4' beavertail by 102" wide.
Somewhere along the way a reputable trailer/welding shop extended and widened it and added the 5th wheel hitch and an extra axle.
The frt 2 axles are original Dexter UTG axles with bolt on backing plates as are commonly found,however the back axle has UTG brake hubs but where the backing plate mates with the backing plate anchor/mount the mount is a much larger diameter.The mount is 8" in diameter.
In all my research there is no indication that it is a mobile home axle but nor can I find a matching backing plate.
Has anyone else ever run into this situation?
Sorry not enough posts to load pictures,will try to find another way.
Here is some imageshack pictures,sorry for the quality but it's a dreary day here:
http://imageshack.us/g/1/10017075/
The last picture in the sequence is the larger backing plate mount.
