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What are the advantages of a duel tamdom trailor verses a tripple axel single wheeled trailor , if both are same length and both are dove tailed? ..
I will be carring either a 7.5 ton dozer or a 5-6 ton backhoe being pulled behind a C-60 dump truck with a pintle hitch set up ... Will the tripple axel do as good as a duel tamdom ??
The tripple has 16 inch tires and 8 lug wheels as well ....
What are the pros. and cons. ? Thanks in advance!! Larry
 
A tandem dually will carry more weight but be more expensive. A triple axle will wear out tires faster because of the extra long wheelbase. A tandem dually is a better trailer and you can get oil lube hubs. Dave
 
My opinion that the 3 axle trailers seem to get the axles and tires in more of a twist are bind than the duel tandom does plus with the duel tandom you have two more tires.I have a 25ft.duel tandom gooseneck with 14 ply rated tires and have hauled two pulling tractors one weighing 8500# and one 6500# with no problems.
 
I had a triple axle and there is one real down side.
You cannot turn very sharp as the turn will drag the tire off the rim on the front or rear axle.
If you were going straight most of the time or very careful on the turns then maybe you will be OK.
I was warned about the sharp turns but thought I could get away with it, NOT.
I went with the tandam dual.
Brian
 
I would go with the triple axle. Dual wheel trailers are not very maneuverable...not maneuverable at all, and someday you will have to back into a tight spot wrangling that trailer with your c-60. The tri-axle will carry anything you want to haul.
 
We pull a 20gvw gn frequently, and these are my thoughts. It's Dual tandem has only four brakes mine cost about $1000 to due a major (electric)brake job. my foot print of my tires is about 8ft square. With triple sigles you have a longer foot print. with slightly low tires and a tight pivoting turn you are more likely to have roll over on your sidewall and roll your tire off the bead. If your truck has air brakes look for a trailer with the same as the brake parts are less expensive. If you have triple singles look for brakes on all three axles so that you have six tires doing the stopping, with mine I have all eight tires doing the stoping. Just a few things to think about..
 
My experience with a triple axle is that you are twisting(dragging) the front and the back axles when you want to turn, it is hard on the spindles , bearings and tires, especialy with a heavy load
 
I found this trailor at a neighbors house and he said I can have it for ( $1200.00 ) and it seems to be a heavy duty one .. only needs a floor and a couple of tires but other than that it looks good and heavy trailor .. its a 25 footer with a dove tail as well, is this a decent price??? I have looked in the auto trader for some and all trailors in that price range are just little utillity trailors ... I havent seen a triple to try to compare prices but I dont think I should pass on it ... Larry
 
Everyone is right a triple axle dosn't pivot or turn very well which makes it hard to back up in a tight spot. A tandem axle is most common but a single axle with duals is very nice to maneuver. I hauled a spary rig on a single axle with dual wheels and the tires lasted four years that's when our company sold it. Never had a flat. They also had a triple axle hauling water for the spray rigs and that trailer was always having tire trouble. Triple axles just drag the tires sideways on the front and reat axles when turning. The ones that will pivot are the ones that have the most load on them.
 
Triple axle is very hard on tires, and if you blow one, you're done. A flat on a dual tandem still lets you get where you are going, if not loaded to capacity.
 
Wrong /I have 2-25ft corn-pro trailers one is tadom single wheel and the other is duel tandom and I can not tell any difference in backing and turning them.The duel tandom is a little harder to pull as it is a much heaver trailer but more stable when loaded heavy.
 
I've goptta side with some of the others in preferring tandem over triple axles. The triples are harder on all the components (spindles, bearings, rims, tires) even in unremarkable road driving with the usual curves and turns. The real stress comes in maneuvering in tight spaces, and there's the added complication of not knowing which tires are going to bite the ground as a pivot and which ones are going to slip-- that can make tight turns and backing pretty interesting.
 
If you're anywhere near MN, I have a tandem dual trailer for hauling dozers and backhoes that has a pintle hitch on it. I also pulled it with my C-60. It is the type of trailer that tilts down in the rear and you drive up it like a ramp, then the weight of the machine tilts it back to level. Trailer needs break work, one board replaced on the deck, tires all hold air but tread is poor on a few of them. It has a 20ft deck with a 2ft extension on the front for the dozer blade to sit on. $1000 If you're interested. I can send a photo as well, email is open
 
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