Chaining up axle legal?

[Dave H]

I had an outside bearing go bad on my trailer. The bearing nuts are welded to the axle and I'm having trouble finding some place to repair it. The tires, drum, and hub are off of the axle. I currently have the one side chained up to keep it off the ground. Is this legal?

 

[Tazz]

Yes so long as your not overloading your good axle. If your empty you should be fine. Expect to explain it if a bear notices though.

 

[Dave H]

Thanks, that's what I was thinking. I'll still have 6 tires on the ground. I plan on scaling the load to make sure. Only suppose to have about 20,000 lbs on the trailer.

 

[Tazz]

Loaded they may have pod scales. Each tire group can be weighed. But with 20 k stretch out as far as you can if you can and go with it.

 

[Injun]

Know the maximum allowable kingpin setting in each state and try to keep no more than 17K on your trailer weight. You can still go to 34K on your drives. Chaining it up is legal. If you'll be in the Spokane area, I know a guy who can replace that spindle for $750 to $1,000. He does good work.

 

[Dave H]

I'm on a 10'2" spread. It's the right rear that chained.

 

[Dave H]

Know the maximum allowable kingpin setting in each state and try to keep no more than 17K on your trailer weight. You can still go to 34K on your drives. Chaining it up is legal. If you'll be in the Spokane area, I know a guy who can replace that spindle for $750 to $1,000. He does good work.

Sorry, I'm in Indiana, going to try to nurse it home to CT so I'm home while repairs are made.

 

[mndriver]

This picture is coming from the 2013 manual.

I'd suggest getting a 2015 manual.
https://cvsa.ps.membersuite.com/onl...tegoryID=7bad43e6-0066-c4c1-5241-0b3880919772

 

[Dave H]

This picture is coming from the 2013 manual.

I'd suggest getting a 2015 manual.
https://cvsa.ps.membersuite.com/onl...tegoryID=7bad43e6-0066-c4c1-5241-0b3880919772

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Thanks for the info. Yea I do need the new manual. At least now I know I'm safe to get it home.

 

[Blood]

I singled out the drives on my truck once in a mpg experiment because I was hauling a dedicated (light) load.
Chick at the Kearney, Mo coop made me sit on the scale for several minutes while she was on the phone.


Skinny singles are legal...
but they tend to stop in an exaggerated fashion when applying the brakes.
I don't recommend it.


You'd think I woulda seen that coming, huh?