boat trailers -parts

[straddiebrad]

well guys this will be the last stab at not selling the boat,as i have a problem getting in and out of my driveway,i though about putting another axel on and this may solve the problem,or even a lazy axel will do,anyone got thoughts on this plan.or where i can get one to try.brad

[Eug]

what's the problem brad?

[AZZA]

Whats the problem, is it the back of the trailer draging on the ground. My mate had that prob with his ski boat so we put a big teflone block on the end of the trailer to stop it gouging the concrete and grinding the powder coated trailer

[straddiebrad]

well as i come over my driveway,the car gets over and about a meter of the trailer then it starts to scrap and my back wheels are about 200mm away from the gutter,if i could get them over the gutter before it scraps the trailer may go over without scraping,hope this helps you out guys and thanks for your speedy response.brad

[AZZA]

What size wheels are you running, maybe you could try 14" with a larger profile tyre if you have 13s at the moment. Or take your axle from on top of the springs to under the springs, you will need to put the trailer a bit deeper in at the ramp though

[bootyinblue]

Brad... any chance of a pic of the drive and the trailer just before it scrapes? I had a similar problem where driveway is steep downhill to a box drain then up slightly into the garage. The floor of the garage is 20mm higher than the drive and you guessed it, the back of the trailer jams on that lip. Solved it with a keel roller turned upside down and bolted on the the rear of the trailer. This and a little ramp supports the weight of the boat for the 2.5 seconds it takes to get over the lip and the axle wheels to get back on the ground.

[Eug]

all the above sound like good ideas. i particularly like booty's idea.

you could lower the towball of your car or move axle a bit further back (at risk of increasing towball weight).

[bootyinblue]

I knew I had a picture and post of the problem I had with mine....

Last pic is the current set up and still working fine 4 years later :-)

/>http://www.australianfishing.com.au/forum/5-boating/127056-trailer-trouble-with-a-roller#127156

[Davo_Dinkum]

i think brad has all ready tried moving the axle .

i think second set of wheels/axle ,but mite be cheaper to go a bigger set of wheels .

bigger mite do the job ,say u got 14's ,15 or 16 would give u a bit of lift .

also tyre size would give u lift too .if its got 75 sidewall change to 85 or 95.

[bootyinblue]

Only drawback of raising the trailer height with either bigger tyres or by underslinging the axle is that you have to sink it deeper to get the boat on and off, meaning car is closer to or further into the salt water.

[faulked]

simple sell the dam house its whats wrong the boat is fine :silly:

[rayke1938]

Another alternative to underslinging the axle is to go and see the guys at a spring works and get a set made up with more lift.

Have a look around you may even be able to get a set of off the shelf ones with more lift.

Cheers

Ray

[straddiebrad]

bootyinblue wrote:

I knew I had a picture and post of the problem I had with mine....

Last pic is the current set up and still working fine 4 years later :-)

/>http://www.australianfishing.com.au/forum/5-boating/127056-trailer-trouble-with-a-roller#127156

booty my problem is at the front of the trailer as my car come over the drive-way and starts to head down it starts hitting about a meter up the draw-bar i will try and get a pic up tomorrow i will try all the idears from the cheapest the go forward from there,thanks for you help guys

[dhess]

The keel roller idea is a really good one.

You could also try making a ramp of some kind. Really hard to get a mental picture. A photo would really help.

[bootyinblue]

New tow vehicle?

Are we talkng a massive adjustment or a small amount? Can you turn your tow ball tongue upside down for more height without fouling a tailgate?

[big al]

maybe a bit of concrete work on the driveway a couple of mates and carton of beer should do the job

[Malcolm]

Get a pick and shovel and move that rotten dirt

[rayke1938]

If you only need an inch or so you can also get a long shank towball for njust over 20 bucks.

cheers

ray

[Smiderman]

How about moving your axle further to the rear?? again it will make it harder to man handle given there will be more weight on the tow ball

[mick fillet]

hey brad your car got a hayman reese tow bar?

make an extenda bar that fits in the hayman reese.raise the tow ball hieght 250mm or more to give the trailor chasis clearance and just swap the hayman reese bars over when backing in drive way.

mick

[Bri The Pom]

Just sell the boat to me Brad - Simple

[straddiebrad]

mick fillet wrote:

hey brad your car got a hayman reese tow bar?

make an extenda bar that fits in the hayman reese.raise the tow ball hieght 250mm or more to give the trailor chasis clearance and just swap the hayman reese bars over when backing in drive way.

mick

you know where i could pick one up on a saturday it will do the trick if i can get one at 250mm thanks

simiderman,if i put the axle back it will hit further up the crossbar thats why i moved it forward as much as i could to bring the weight off the towball witch raised it but still not enough.thanks for all your help guys will try micks idear and go from there.brad

[mick fillet]

tow bar shop even some muffler shopsdo tow bars.

hey brad try using the one you gotand remove the tow ball around to the other side of the L bracket you might gain 100mm there with the one you allready got

[straddiebrad]

mick fillet wrote:

tow bar shop even some muffler shopsdo tow bars.

hey brad try using the one you gotand remove the tow ball around to the other side of the L bracket you might gain 100mm there with the one you allready got

allready done that mick still not enough just picked up the new one you were talking about this should give me heaps may need to get a longer jockey wheel though will put it on tomorrow and let you know how i went.brad

[Davo_Dinkum]

good call on the raised tow bar mick ,i have seen them on cars before ,they stick out like dogs balls .

sometime its the most simple thing but we all over look it .

[straddiebrad]

well guys fitted the new tow ball and went over the drive-way no worries so all good now thanks for your comments.brad

[bootyinblue]

Problem solved... now go fish in the boat! :-)