Corm
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
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- 350
- Location
- Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont
- Tractor
- 1999 Cub Cadet 7260, 1953 Farmall Super A
Hello folks! I created a problem for myself last week and need some advice on how best to repair. I've got a small tandem axle dump trailer with Dexter 5000 lb axles. I apparently overloaded my trailer with gravel (it was real wet ), and bent both of my axles /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif. This was clearly my fault and not any fault of the trailer or the axles.
I called my dealer and inquired about buying just the axle tubes, figuring I could just remove the spindles etc. from my old axles and install them on the new tubes. He said he could get me a deal at $225 @, not including shipping /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif! This got to me thinking and wondering why I couldn't make them myself. My dealer told me the tubes are 3/16" wall tubes. I measured them at 2 3/8" outside diameter, and they are about 46 1/4" long between the end plates. Why couldn't I buy some heavy wall pipe (like with 3/8" walls) and make them myself? Welding the plates on the ends and making new spring perches would be pretty straight forward, and seems I'd have some axles at least as rugged as original, without spending so much $$. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work? Is there anything special about the stock axles that would preclude me from proceeding as I've described?
Thanks in advance for any info shared /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif.
Corm
I called my dealer and inquired about buying just the axle tubes, figuring I could just remove the spindles etc. from my old axles and install them on the new tubes. He said he could get me a deal at $225 @, not including shipping /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif! This got to me thinking and wondering why I couldn't make them myself. My dealer told me the tubes are 3/16" wall tubes. I measured them at 2 3/8" outside diameter, and they are about 46 1/4" long between the end plates. Why couldn't I buy some heavy wall pipe (like with 3/8" walls) and make them myself? Welding the plates on the ends and making new spring perches would be pretty straight forward, and seems I'd have some axles at least as rugged as original, without spending so much $$. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work? Is there anything special about the stock axles that would preclude me from proceeding as I've described?
Thanks in advance for any info shared /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif.
Corm