light weight travel trailer - NO BO 19.5

Single axle trailer tend to "porpoise"/"hobby horse".

theoldwizard1 wrote:
Single axle trailer tend to "porpoise"/"hobby horse".

Agreed. You would need sway control. I don't think your uni-body construction allows for a weight distribution hitch.

Tandem is safer when a tire blows. Easier to change with a ramp too.

The Gen one Honda was unibody, the gen two is not. at least I don't think so...

my TT is single axle. no issues for me, cost 50% to maintain.
bumpy

theoldwizard1 wrote:
Single axle trailer tend to "porpoise"/"hobby horse".

Yeah I found out the hard way after trying two single axle cargo trailer as job site tool trailers. Sold both and went with 7k tandem axle (3500 lb axles) cargo trailers and no more bucking/chucking/porpoise issues. Another plus was two axle braking.

IIRC, Ridgeline manual says WD is "not recommended" but the reasons it gives have nothing to do with receiver attachment or structural integrity; nor is WD forbidden, just "not recommended." But really, the up-down chucking at the ball is not bad unless you're on a bad highway like with constant, uneven expansion joints.

I prefer single axle to tandem. Worst chucking I ever felt was with a rented tandem u-haul trailer! But the big reason is my experience with tires; seemed like the front tire would throw highway-litter nails or screws into perfect position for the rear tires to be stabbed. I have about 1/5 as many punctures now with single axle trailers.

Big thing to check, though, is the load carrying capacity of a single axle TT. Some of them only allow 400, 500, maybe 800 lbs of cargo. That isn't much when you figure what water, battery, and LP weigh. Also, if the TT is 19' or longer, and if it's really low to the ground, the rear can drag when you go into a gas station or some similar place with a rise or dip; flipping the axle can sometimes be a remedy for these.

I pull a single axle 3500 gross weight single axle. I have never had a problem with porpoising. My heavy tow F150 does not need a WDH but the truck is longer than the TT and has a high capacity.

Having just 2 trailer tires wouldn't bother me one bit. Heck I rode motorcycles for 12 years straight. 3 years while towing a DIY cargo trailer from Or to Co and all over the west coast. Riding an MC you don't have a spare. At least you have a spare with a single axle TT. :)

IIRC, Ridgeline manual says WD is "not recommended" I've read the manual and it say nothing about WD hitch's. Again, I think this was the gen 1, not the gen 2.
as an aside, isn't interesting how the thread has digressed to single vs duel axle?