Re: Trailer Axle Help
Hello all just got a 1985 24 foot Cobalt the boat fits the twin axle EZload trailer nice, but there is negative hitch weight! I was told by my boat guy to move the Axles back! is this something I want to do with the boat on the trailer? It does not seem like a good idea or am I wrong on this, my theory would be to put the boat in the Water then move the Axles back, but if it can be done on the trailer it saves a step. Any help would be great.
How are the axles attached to the trailer? Bolts through holes? U bolts?
I moved the axles on my trailer (for my previous boat) with the boat on the trailer. Piece of cake. They fastened with U bolts.
With the trailer attached to the tow vehicle for stability, I blocked the wheels on one side, jacked the other side up, loosened the U bolts, and slid that side of each axle to where I thought it should go. It won't move far because the other end is still bolted. I tightened the U bolts and then did the other side.
It's very important that the axles be perpendicular to the trailer frame. I cut a piece of 2X4" limber as a spacer between the axle and a frame crossmember, held it in place and used a mallet to get the axle tight against the spacer, then tightened the bolts. Then repeated on the other side. A shorter spacer was cut for the distance between the two axles.
When you get done, you should have about 7% of the total weight on the hitch ball of the tow vehicle so you might have to move the axles more than once.
