Tandem Axle Trailer Weight Distribution

Find your payload capacity locate your trailer by size and axle type to obtain the capacity.

Tandem axle trailer weight distribution. Single axle trailers with 3500 lb. I estimate the weight of the loaded trailer will be approximately 6 000 7 000 lbs. Axles size empty weight tongue weight payload capacity 6 x 12 1200 180 2300 tandem axle trailers with 3500 5200 and 7000 lb. It s obvious that this 300 pounds will cause the rear of the tow vehicle to squat.

Wl front axle weight. Recommended weight distribution system for 16 foot tandem axle enclosed trailer. By way of example. Hi i am getting ready to move from kansas to alaska and will be pulling a 7 x 16 v nose dual axle trailer that whole distance.

Tandem axle boat trailer loading for proper tongue weight and load distribution question. With 4 inch spacing you re moving 250 pounds per hole so you need to move 7 holes to shift a minimum of 1 700 pounds 250 x 7 1 750. Axles size empty weight tongue weight payload capacity 3500 lb. The rear axle on the single drive truck is limited by the axle capacity or legal weight restrictions to 20 000 lbs.

Center of balance formula. Axle weight the amount of weight allowed on any one axle or specific group of axles. The gvwr is 11 000 lb. A correctly loaded double axle 18 car trailer with a wheelbase of 146 and a gross trailer weight of 2 200 pounds would have a tongue weight of approximately 300 pounds.

Multiply weight by distance of each axle from the reference line in inches and then divide the total results by the vehicle gross weight. For the pair of axles. What we re looking at here is the manufacturer s specs on a 33 foot long travel trailer which in this case has a 13 foot slide out room in it. Payload capacity 5200 lb.

The resulting figure is the number of inches to be measured aft from the reference line to the cb of the vehicle. The two rear axles on the tandem drive truck are limited either by axle capacities or legal weight restrictions to 17 000 lbs. To shift weight off the drive axles and onto the trailer tandems you slide the trailer tandems forward toward the front of the truck. A legally dispersed 5 axle rig would have a max axle weight of 12000 lbs on steer 34000 lbs on the drive tandem axles 17000 lbs on the 4 th axle and 17000 lbs on the 5 th axle.

Michael h answered the question in faq troubleshooting trailer suspension sag causing the equalizers to pitch forward fairly completely but did not suggest how to tell if the load is heavy toward the front.