How much does your trailer weigh? I just weighed my trailer and it looks like 5,800 lbs dry. ...... Trailer specs --> 2 7k axels, 22ft deck and spring loaded back-fold 5ft ramps, 22 + 5 = 27 ft trailer...that's it and 5,800 lbs. I don't get it?http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif





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I don't understand what you don't get. I have basically the same
trailer except it is 9 ft longer and has two 10k axles under it and
weighs 7500 lbs with all the chains, blocks and pipe stakes on it. I
must be missing something. Do you think that is too heavy?

Good God,



This thing is 32' long and only weighs 5150. . .



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Nice trailer.

That was when it was clean. . . .http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif

eb290, yes, it seems excessive. My axles are just plain dexter 7k, two axles and 4 tires. The actual weight recorded was 6,100 lbs. However, I subtracted the stuff out of it and got the 5,800 lbs for the dry trailer.


Let's see... not including the gooseneck my trailer weighs out @ 214.81 lbs per foot and yours @ 208.33 lbs per foot. How much more does a TDM axle set weigh, including the tires? Why would my little trailer have more weight per foot than your big trailer? I really thought that my trailer would tip-in around 4,500 lbs.... not 6,000. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif





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Anyone else weigh their trailer?

It depends on the brand of trailer. Some are made a lot heavier than
others. Depends on the guage of steel in the main beams and the
runners, ect. You must have a heavy built trailer. Probably a good
trailer, but also probably heavier than it really needs to be. That's
the only thing I can come up with.

12" beam from stem to sten..... it's got a lot of steel. The deck only has three pieces of angle in it, the rest is boxed iron....

eb, I'll agree with you, it's more heavy than it needs to be. However, it would not be that hard to swap it over to TDM's or Dexters new never-lube 8k axles. :D

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Mine is ~7000. 18' dump bed with 3 7k Dexter TroqFlex axles.

How do I post pics of the thing? I've tried few times....... nothing. :confused:

mine is a 30' dual tandem....2 10,000 dexters .....fold down ramps....weighs 6200

My Millenium 9T GN tandem axle dovetail 21' deck & 15K rated winch weighs in around #5800

Doc, our trailers are almost exactly the same, save the axles...yet they weigh the same? Heck, just the weight of four more rims & tires should make a difference?