Small (non-teardrop) Off-road travel trailer
I'm hoping someone can give me an idea if something like this exists. What I'm looking for is a small off-road travel trailer (under 3500lbs), with a single queen bed, an indoor bathroom with shower, ...
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profdant139 wrote:
Andy, I am going to display my ignorance, so here goes -- why would a dual axle have better clearance?..y.
Dual axle will effectively shorten the trailer in that there is less trailer in front of and behind the tire, so less trailer hanging out in space to catch on steep angles or rocks or transitions to hills/flats.
With two axles, one wheel can fall into a hole and dangle while the other wheel carries the load and keeps the trailer from dipping down. All those potholes in the dirt will not rock the trailer since the distance the two wheels in tandem span is greater than the length of the dip or hole.
The trailer will be more stabile .
The trailer will be harder to turn on pavement, but on dirt it will not matter.
There are probably other reasons too, but this is the short of it.
There are pros/cons, but in general most serious off-road trailers of any size will use tandem axles.
