single axle trailer??

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Huron Blue

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I have a V20 with the easy loader dual axel. Great trailer... but... it's a bugger to get way back into my pole barn. One of the biggest problems is there are some sharp turns and we all know how that works with a dual axel trailer.. NOT! It really is hard to push and I'm border line getting my truck stuck sometimes when the gravel driveway is a bit soft. Is it possible to find a single axle trailer that would be adequate for the weight of the boat? The ramp is only 5 miles down the road so I'm not worried about long distance towing. I know it would turn WAY easier. If anybody knows and or knows where I can get a used one pls let me know. Thanks!!
 
my V came with a single axle trailer, It made it from Atlanta to Chartleston on it. I prefered a tandem so I rpelaced it with one. I still have the single axle trailer, its for sale $500
 
Here's the trailer. I wonder if I moved the front support all the way ahead... then removed the front two tires and locked the axle in place somehow??
 

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If possible mount a hitch ball on your front bumper. Some boat yards mount them on pickup trucks to get a boat in some tight places!
 
my NEW Load Rite 3100 w/rollers and no brakes was $2K total in 2014.

If you make short trips like you say, it is perfect.

You can save a couple hundred with bunks.
 
Huron Blue said:
Got any pics? So you in SC?
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yes, near Charleston> I didn't like the set up with the rollers and was going to change it over to bunks, but found the tandem. I think the power winch still works(not sure)





BYW, before you have to ask, it was Georgia trailer fisrt, then a SC trailer, so no title as Georfia, nor SC title light boat trailers
 
step up here said:
If possible mount a hitch ball on your front bumper. Some boat yards mount them on pickup trucks to get a boat in some tight places!
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Thanks and yea I thought of that too but I want to keep it simple and not have to switch the tow vehicle around every time. But I have seen hitches on the front bet that works great.
 
spareparts said:
yes, near Charleston> I didn't like the set up with the rollers and was going to change it over to bunks, but found the tandem. I think the power winch still works(not sure)





BYW, before you have to ask, it was Georgia trailer fisrt, then a SC trailer, so no title as Georfia, nor SC title light boat trailers
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NP on no title.
I'm guessing that trailer sets the boat up 6" or so higher than a bunk trailer with a 'bent' axle?? Would you agree? I have a 19 searay with a trailer like that it does sit noticeably higher. PM me ur address.... I'll think it over. I'm in Michigan but heading to FL in a three weeks then be on my way back early Jan.
1 78" ball or 2" Bearings? tires? Lights? okay? Thx
 
2 Inch ball, I'm guessing at 1 1/16-1 3/8 tapered bearing set(most common size). I don't know exactly where the trailer will be in the next couple weeks due to me moving out of my shop, but just map quest to Goose Creek, SC 29445. If you drive this far, I'll make sure the lights work, Those rollers do set the boat high, I was going to remove the rollers, save the pivot brackets, and install 2X6 carpeted bunks. That should lower the boat by a few inches. I've done this swap before on similar trailers with good luck. The tires hold air and look decent, but I'd replace them with new if I were taking long trips with a boat on it.
 
NOT to steal Spares thunder. Just to compliment it. Single axle trailers are very capable of towing our V's around. I used to make the trip from my aunts home in Fla to my house in NJ twice a year (1600 miles each way) with the V sitting on a single axle trailer. You just need one that's big enough to handle the length and the weight of a V. Yes, I got a dual axle trailer because I like the extra set of axles and yes, my single axle is for sale locally also, but I'm pretty sure I have a buyer for it already. In all cases, my point was that a single axle going 5 miles won't even break a sweat. Just make sure you have a spare tire and a spare set of bearings (recommended for ANY trailer) and you'll be fine.
 
Mine has a single axle, i does just fine. I pulled it from Deleware back to Ohio without and issue and i pull it all over the place here.
 
spareparts said:
2 Inch ball, I'm guessing at 1 1/16-1 3/8 tapered bearing set(most common size). I don't know exactly where the trailer will be in the next couple weeks due to me moving out of my shop, but just map quest to Goose Creek, SC 29445. If you drive this far, I'll make sure the lights work, Those rollers do set the boat high, I was going to remove the rollers, save the pivot brackets, and install 2X6 carpeted bunks. That should lower the boat by a few inches. I've done this swap before on similar trailers with good luck. The tires hold air and look decent, but I'd replace them with new if I were taking long trips with a boat on it.
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Thanks.
 
Destroyer said:
NOT to steal Spares thunder. Just to compliment it. Single axle trailers are very capable of towing our V's around. I used to make the trip from my aunts home in Fla to my house in NJ twice a year (1600 miles each way) with the V sitting on a single axle trailer. You just need one that's big enough to handle the length and the weight of a V. Yes, I got a dual axle trailer because I like the extra set of axles and yes, my single axle is for sale locally also, but I'm pretty sure I have a buyer for it already. In all cases, my point was that a single axle going 5 miles won't even break a sweat. Just make sure you have a spare tire and a spare set of bearings (recommended for ANY trailer) and you'll be fine.
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good to know I guess it's not an issue! Thanks
 
V20's are right at the edge of needing a tandem, You can run a single with no issue, but a tandem is insurance. At the time I bought my V, I was using a 96 Jeep Cherokee as my tow rig. I didn't like the idea of having a blow out on the V towing with that small of a vehicle, even though the jeep was rated for far more towing than the V weighed. Now I have a 1 ton diesel van, a diesel dually, and choice of two Suburbans(one still for sale) to tow with. I could tow it even if I didn't have any tires on it now
 
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