Camper Castor Wheels
Good evening, I have a 40' fifth wheel and when we go to our friends house we can't back up their driveway anymore since we purchased this camper. I was thinking of installing some casto...
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R12RTee wrote:Dtank wrote:If you don't know what you are talking about it's better to keep your mouth shut.fj12ryder wrote:R12RTee wrote:How can you say the trailer will not be suspended by the casters? Unless you've seen the road, driveway, and the trailer you're just making assumptions.
The casters are the way to go. I had them on my 42 foot toy hauler and they were a great addition.
The trailer is NOT suspended by the casters. At most they will take a small amount of weight from the campers tires but they definitely will not lift the tires from the ground. When determining where to mount them I place one end of a string at the rear wheel and the other end to the bumper area that will come in contact with the ground. The caster should be mounted so it is just below the string. This will minimize the weight the caster will have to support.
Casters for trailers are not "small metal wheels". They are heavy duty metal with a polyurethane coating. An example can be seen at this site: Ultra Fab caster wheel
C'mon....it's not *HIS* driveway!!..:S
However,
certainly he would e-mail a check or money order for asphalt repair if his advice went bad.....wouldn't he??...:@
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I have had casters on a heavy camper and I know they work and do not carry much of the weight of the trailer. The casters take very little weight of the trailer on them when properly installed. No assumptions but facts. I have had them and I have used them on my asphalt driveway with a steep incline and there is no damage done. Have you you two used them or just making assumptions?
Bingo. I agree with you 100% on them not doing any harm from experience. I have a 38ft 14K fiver that required 6" skid wheels to make my driveway and I'm glad i put them on. I had metal plates welded to the frame approx 2 ft from the rear cap and the wheels were bolted to the plate. There's no way in hell the skid wheels once making contact with my steep driveway are going to unload ALL the weight off the mains. The suspension just has way too much flex.
