I recently bought a homemade trailer for hauling my ATV's. It is a 8'x10' and the guy I bought it off of said the axle is an old snowmobile trailer axle rated at 1000lbs. I would like to throw 3 ATV's on it that weigh roughly 1300lbs. Does anyone know whether or not this a bad idea, should you def never go over the recommended weight. Or is there a way I can beef up the weight limit without replacing the entire axle.

 

Anyone???

 

Well, since you already bought it, you could always put the weight on it and see how it looks. Bending, bottom'd springs, cracking noises, etc. What load ranges tires do you have?

Personally, I hate haveing 'just enough'. I would rather go overboard and have the extra as backup. More power=less work.

 

Trailer manufacturers recommend maximum load limits of 85% of capacity. Thus, the maximum weight limit for a #1000 axle is 850 pounds. Bad accidents can easily occur when exceeding a trailer's capacity.

 

Trailer axles are usually pretty cheap. 1000 pounds sounds light for a double-wide sled trailer. It may already be a 1500lb axle. See if you can find out more about the axle you've got. Dickieboy is right, you don't want to overload the one you have.

 

Maybe you could haul one of the ATVs in the back of the truck, and put some lighter gear or something like that in the trailer, to get the weight down.

Farmr

 

Thanks guys I figured I shouldnt overload the trailer, I just needed a quick fix until I get the extra cash for a new trailer and I wanted some advice about this crappy one I got. I only paid $300 and it is a sturdy frame so I figured what the hell.

 

Check the axle for a tag that states the actual capacity,if your friend built it himself then he probably gave you the correct info.If it really is rated at 1000 lbs I would'nt haul 1300lbs on it.