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Hey, so I have an old rusty pickup with 500000+ that I am going to be parting out. I was going to take the bed and make a trailer out of it. Today the owner of the shop told me to get rid of the dually axle/frame that we have lying behind the shop. I was told tossing the bed on the dually was a stupid idea and just to use the single axle to make the trailer. What do any of you think of using the dually axle? Yes or No? Would like feedback.
No, I was just thinking that as long as I am making a trailer I might as well build it up for extra support. I could use the rear axe from the truck I am taking the bed off of, but figured the dually would be less likely to tip and would be more stable. And backing up can't be harder than backing up a tandem or three axle trailer, can it?
No, I was just thinking that as long as I am making a trailer I might as well build it up for extra support. I could use the rear axe from the truck I am taking the bed off of, but figured the dually would be less likely to tip and would be more stable. And backing up can't be harder than backing up a tandem or three axle trailer, can it?
I am not sure if there is very often a stability issue with trailers of the type you intend to build and you might be dragging around a little extra weight, but I don't see any big downside to using what you have and building what you want. I have never built a trailer of this type so my knowledge base here is limited.
I have seen a couple of 'dually' trailers. On both they were only running the outer wheel, not both! Another things is access to the bed with a dually rear since the fenders (required by laws in most areas) make it hard to get into the bed or access to clean if at the dump etc. Take it and put it up for sale and recoup the $$ invested in making the trailer. Tires look good, the overloads would make a good addition to the trailer also.
I'd say it depends on what axle is under the truck your parting. Is it a half ton axle? Or an 8 lug semifloat D60? Then I'd say use the dually axle. Its the same bolt pattern as the SRW wheels, and will only be a few inches wider than a normal SRW axle with SRW wheels on it. Or leave it with the duals, but as mentioned, covering the tires with fenders makes it harder to reach into the bed. If the donor truck is a sterling of full float d60, I'd just use that.
If you do use it, I would pull the axles, cut them off the end caps and reinstall the caps. Pull the diff cover, pull the carrier out, reinstall the cover and fill with oil. Shed a bit of weight anyway.
Are you using the truck frame or building your own trailer frame to mount the bed on?
The truck that I would be taking the bed off is an 89 F250 w/ a 10.25 Sterling rear end. As for the frame aspects, I would be using the part of the dually frame pictured and welding on the neck of the trailer. If I was to use the srw I would be using more of the frame as the neck an less other material.
FYI, that is not a pickup frame or axle. it is a cab-n-chassis which is narrower than a pickup.
Also using a axle rated at 8000lbs under a pickup bed is just plain stupid. unless you plan an hauling nothing other than 2 pallets of material and nothing else
I have a pickup bed trailer I made out of my old '77 Chevy SRW 1 ton crew. In most (I think) states any trailer over 3000 lbs requires bakes, this in addition to the other issues pointed out by the other posters here would make using the dual rear axle more a pain than anything else. I would use the SRW axle, that truck's frame and bed and be done with it, more functional, lighter and easier to use. Find a new home for that cab chassis dually axle to fund the project.
I have a pickup bed trailer I made out of my old '77 Chevy SRW 1 ton crew. In most (I think) states any trailer over 3000 lbs requires bakes, this in addition to the other issues pointed out by the other posters here would make using the dual rear axle more a pain than anything else. I would use the SRW axle, that truck's frame and bed and be done with it, more functional, lighter and easier to use. Find a new home for that cab chassis dually axle to fund the project.
That dually axle would sell good to someone building a diesel rat rod, or put on flea bay some body somewhere probably has blown theirs and wants one.
All that said, you can put brakes on it by bolting the disk to the front flange, and making a bracket for the caliper. and go elec/hyd and have good trailer brakes. Just how far did you want to take this project?
I'd say it depends on what axle is under the truck your parting. Is it a half ton axle? Or an 8 lug semi
If you do use it, I would pull the axles, cut them off the end caps and reinstall the caps. Pull the diff cover, pull the carrier out, reinstall the cover and fill with oil. Shed a bit of weight anyway.
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Aren't the axle shafts needed to lube the bearings with gear oil???
I'd only run the outer tire. Be nice to put on a aftermarket flatbed for pick ups. Surge brakes are kinda illegal because the Department Of Trash wants a separate actuator other than the brake pedal on the tow vehicle. But thats not a big deal.
I'd look into cost and effectiveness. Its cool to build stuff out of whats around, but how much can you sell the axle for to buy something else, that you can then build to make cooler. Definitely doable though. If you want to use the bed from the srw i wonder what it would look like with some trailer fenders out the side
