Holy sagging water tanks, Batman!
Since I was already having a venting problem with my FW tank, I decided this weekend to look and see why there seemed to be a bulge in my enclosed underbelly. The venting problem was a pretty simp...
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westend wrote:
Very nice job on the tanks, Avion. That is how all fresh water tanks should be supported, Once they start sagging and bulging, there develop pockets where water can sit and that is bad news for growth of organisms.
I see you chose Torklex style axles for this build. Do you use then exclusively for these camping trailers?
That particular axle is a Flexiride because I can adjust the torsion arm angle on both sides in about 30 minutes. The Torflex can't be adjusted.
As far as type of axle, I use Flexiride rubber torsion axles on a single axle because they ride better. The above single axle is a 7,000# Flexiride. I usually don't like to go that heavy for a single axle, but in that particular application I didn't have a choice.
When building a tandem or triple axle trailer I always use leaf springs because of the equalizer. They take more time to build because of all the shackle mounts, but they have a better suspension. Multiple rubber torsion axle trailers can put all the weight on one axle instead of both axles when you hit a large bump. That is really hard on the axle.
