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{{Hint|3 axle x 7k is most cost effective, but this runs into the issue of difficult turning - rubber rips on short radius}} | |||
*21k triple axis with wheels and brakes $3600 [https://www.ebay.com/itm/293317026362?itmmeta=01J2T22KDSBMY0VXZ4PW41K1KR&hash=item444b0ea23a:g:vR0AAOSwQgZleIjO&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8ONBuNVVVL8md%2B1yl9fE1UufMbVvVJ52rmDobvmtKzr1HBnjX9hyNmAMv4yWu03i%2BS2HT1XZzdyiRRAzS3jIFKP1sB0tIpdTIiT8Ab21FS0WH7XrrmyziTIFzqGg%2F6cbfOd6eI7sCyAaON2dpcSlvo9bk9YdiXz1ZGpgVquNi3zuaDsJp%2BS9DWRQ17B0mV1BEp%2BxcKGduroxb6AyKg1mr6h%2FsRackaPZRz4HhSresn5zsisEb8TdJ88xquaE3xvTSJ6fUjAiNbCSkfIKwVHHgWqWSUb3v2vgsSbGVrJwpSALUuoUPTd33eApLChrszqf8g%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_y2isKWZA] | *21k triple axis with wheels and brakes $3600 [https://www.ebay.com/itm/293317026362?itmmeta=01J2T22KDSBMY0VXZ4PW41K1KR&hash=item444b0ea23a:g:vR0AAOSwQgZleIjO&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8ONBuNVVVL8md%2B1yl9fE1UufMbVvVJ52rmDobvmtKzr1HBnjX9hyNmAMv4yWu03i%2BS2HT1XZzdyiRRAzS3jIFKP1sB0tIpdTIiT8Ab21FS0WH7XrrmyziTIFzqGg%2F6cbfOd6eI7sCyAaON2dpcSlvo9bk9YdiXz1ZGpgVquNi3zuaDsJp%2BS9DWRQ17B0mV1BEp%2BxcKGduroxb6AyKg1mr6h%2FsRackaPZRz4HhSresn5zsisEb8TdJ88xquaE3xvTSJ6fUjAiNbCSkfIKwVHHgWqWSUb3v2vgsSbGVrJwpSALUuoUPTd33eApLChrszqf8g%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_y2isKWZA] | ||
**Note that 7k axles are $700, while 16k axles are $3700 - why the huge jump? | **Note that 7k axles are $700, while 16k axles are $3700 - why the huge jump? | ||
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*$1354 for 7k with brakes [https://thetrailerpartsoutlet.com/products/7k-tk-trailer-axle-7000-lb-electric-brake-8-lug?variant=31724203081809¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjw0a-SBhBkEiwApljU0hBVcisMft5DZIcRDwqAgwCI99mfFBh6k-wmQeEoKrgjo5Q1NqMdsxoCoMkQAvD_BwE] | *$1354 for 7k with brakes [https://thetrailerpartsoutlet.com/products/7k-tk-trailer-axle-7000-lb-electric-brake-8-lug?variant=31724203081809¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjw0a-SBhBkEiwApljU0hBVcisMft5DZIcRDwqAgwCI99mfFBh6k-wmQeEoKrgjo5Q1NqMdsxoCoMkQAvD_BwE] | ||
==Kit - Wheels, Springs, Etc== | =15k Axles= | ||
*$2k bare cost [https://thetrailerpartsoutlet.com/products/15k-tk-trailer-axle-15000-lb-electric-brake-8-lug-1?variant=40978766364753&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=17685875028&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17519923085&gbraid=0AAAAABLavyUILGZoTaGmqVrUziqfnRHWu&gclid=CjwKCAjw7MLDBhAuEiwAIeXGIU2PUXGHKT5c8rMfkbDKBBwKDsaDoQuSP15EAmZG7Db7IoNDlaNiUhoCIBIQAvD_BwE] | |||
=Kit - Wheels, Springs, Etc= | |||
*35⁰0 lb cheapo axle $360 -[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7GJDCF/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07D7GJDCF&pd_rd_w=iZ5Rk&content-id=amzn1.sym.07d4f2af-6342-4249-a50e-928411266fe1&pf_rd_p=07d4f2af-6342-4249-a50e-928411266fe1&pf_rd_r=9376259X6KD1EM6NZACY&pd_rd_wg=uMgUw&pd_rd_r=75fb7499-1241-4167-8088-dd02342ae3d4&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM] | |||
=Trucks= | =Trucks= | ||
*Even an F150 can pull 14000 lb [https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g30858394/best-trucks-for-maximum-towing-capacity/] on a ball, not even gooseneck. | *Even an F150 can pull 14000 lb [https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g30858394/best-trucks-for-maximum-towing-capacity/] on a ball, not even gooseneck. | ||
*No special license if truck is under 26k lb [https://www.plowsite.com/threads/towing-w-f250-or-f350-cdl-required.24166/] | *No special license if truck is under 26k lb [https://www.plowsite.com/threads/towing-w-f250-or-f350-cdl-required.24166/] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:05, 12 July 2025
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Tandem Axle Suspension
Not leaf spring but rubber. 10k lb [1]. These go up to only 14k.
Axle or Kit
Hint: 3 axle x 7k is most cost effective, but this runs into the issue of difficult turning - rubber rips on short radius
- 21k triple axis with wheels and brakes $3600 [2]
- Note that 7k axles are $700, while 16k axles are $3700 - why the huge jump?
- Double axle kit is disproportionately expensive compared to triple. 20k lb double axle kit - $8.4k [3]
- 7k - $700 [4]. 7k with wheels $1100, includes electric brakes. [5]
- 15k - electric - $3200 [9].
- 15k - $2500 [10]
- 28k lb axle kit - dual tandem - [11]
- Base cost of $750 for 7k axle - no wheels or mount kit
- $3k for 14k trailer axle set. Electric brakes. [12]
- $1354 for 7k with brakes [13]
15k Axles
- $2k bare cost [14]
Kit - Wheels, Springs, Etc
- 35⁰0 lb cheapo axle $360 -[15]