Reply With QuoteIMO, if the boat stays in Havasu go with dual, if you do alot of towing the triples seem to tow nicer. I have had to replace the tires on my triple every other year and we pretty much go from storage to the house to the ramp and back.
It depends..............................
IMO, if the boat stays in Havasu go with dual, if you do alot of towing the triples seem to tow nicer. I have had to replace the tires on my triple every other year and we pretty much go from storage to the house to the ramp and back.
Triples are the way to go. Your gonna tow a lot more miles forward than you are backing up, so dont worry about the scrubbing...even twin axels scrub to some degree. For safety's sake you should replace trailer tires well before they wear out anyway. I have a 26' footer an a triple and it's the only way to go...backing up going, forward or pushing sideways :sqeyes:
just my two coppers...
Yes we tow a lot. Not just havasu, down to Newport, up to Mead and various other places. As I mentioned I have to back down about 100 yrds to get the trailer under the awning, and drop in elevation about 50 to 75 feet. The reason for the triple is strictly the distance I tow sometimes. I'm tired to the problems I've had from the current trailer.
First axle was my fault, but the trailer falling apart was a mfg. along with the second axle/bearing failure that left me on the side of the road all night. Numerous tire failures, all the same tire the mfg used. Just tired of the issues.
Like the idea of using a front hitch to pull it around the property.
As you guys probably guessed, I'm going with Extreme on a triple the next question IÂ’ll have for them is tire selection, but that can come later.
Thanks for the impute.
If you go with a triple, I guarnteee the driveway will be black in the area you do the tight turns because you end up pushing the tires around. Triples are great overall for towing, but tight turns while backing are tough on the tires.
i agree we have 3's and see the marks sometimes but have not had any issues with tires
I have had triples on my last two trailers both with low profile 50 series tires so they scrub like crazy on sharp turns especially backing up but it doesn't really make it harder to back up. At least I don't think so. Sometimes looks a little scary because with the low profile tires it looks like they might pop off the bead some times but in over 10 years of towing triples I have never had this happen. I rotate them once a year and it evens out the wear and my tires start to crack before they wear out the tread. They do wear more though then a double I'd say but with proper rotation they still get enough mileage. Only problem I've had is when someone parks the trailer after dropping the boat in the water and leaves the trailer cranked in a turn the tire has gone flat. A can of fix a flat though and your off. Also if you get a flat with a triple you don't need a spare and if it ever comes off the hitch the front will stay suspended in the air. Not sure if it does that with a double axle or not. Plus triples look cool
Should we just go ahead and order a Skater with that trailer too?
I like the way you think. :idea:
If your gonna go big on the trailer...might as well get a boat to match!
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You already have a lot of advice and personal experience comments but I'll add mine anyway. Doubles are SLIGHTLY easier to back up in HARD turns and making hard U-turns. But since you will be driving forward most of the time, the triples will track better and give you more security from tire failures on the road.
What has NOT been talked about (that I read) is the type of brakes!!! Make sure you get disks on two of the three axles if not all three and for goodness sakes, GET ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC :sqeyes: You wont be dragging brakes going downhill and they are more controllable....
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