My buddy has a single axle 14 ft trailer he uses for sxs’s and golf carts. His shackle pivoted backwards and stuck in place pointing towards the rear of the trailer. This allowed the fender to drop low enough to cut a deep gouge in the tire. He jacked it up and got everything back in place, took it for a test drive (empty) and danged if it didn’t do it again. How do hangers work and what could cause them to pivot backwards and lock in place? Any insight would be extremely helpful. Thank you sir!
It sounds like the spring hangers on the trailer ay be installed to far apart allowing for the shackle to pivot to far. Or possible the springs are being overloaded causing them to flatten out to much pushing the shackles to far. What rated axle does he have on trailer? If its a 3,500lb axle the springs are typically rated for 1,750lbs per side.
My buddy has a single axle 14 ft trailer he uses for sxs’s and golf carts. His shackle pivoted backwards and stuck in place pointing towards the rear of the trailer. This allowed the fender to drop low enough to cut a deep gouge in the tire. He jacked it up and got everything back in place, took it for a test drive (empty) and danged if it didn’t do it again. How do hangers work and what could cause them to pivot backwards and lock in place? Any insight would be extremely helpful. Thank you sir!
It sounds like the spring hangers on the trailer ay be installed to far apart allowing for the shackle to pivot to far. Or possible the springs are being overloaded causing them to flatten out to much pushing the shackles to far. What rated axle does he have on trailer? If its a 3,500lb axle the springs are typically rated for 1,750lbs per side.
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