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<blockquote data-quote="al1tonyota" data-source="post: 467781" data-attributes="member: 927"><p>I recently bought an 05' deck over bumper pull 7k trailer. It is 19'x 8' with 16' flat and a 3' dovetail. The tongue is 5' long. </p><p></p><p>I knew buying it the trailer needed work, I'm replacing the wood, wheel bearings, and tires. Thanks to Goforth Tires! Best deal I found anywhere by a large margin!</p><p></p><p>Now to the problem I have is the axles are really far back! I loaded my tractor on it and had to back it on and have it as far back as possible to pull it behind my truck! Now granted I don't really have a truck big enough to pull this combo but my truck will pull it and I'm not wanting to go far just up around my house to do odd tractor work (side jobs)!</p><p></p><p>The current axle placement looks to be the same as a gooseneck? The measurements currently are:</p><p></p><p>5' tongue to deck 9'3" to the front spring hanger 11'8" center pivot 14'3" rear spring hanger 19'4" to the back of the trailer. </p><p>That equals 16'8" from tongue to center spring pivot and 7' 6" from there back?</p><p></p><p>From the research I've done on the net it seems that you want around 10% of the total weight on the tongue. </p><p></p><p>To get 10% which would be 160# unloaded I would need to move the center pivot to 14'3.5". That would be moving the axles 2'4.5" forward? </p><p>That seems like a lot? Just looking from the side of the trailer moving the wheels that far forward? </p><p></p><p>I think I am going to go 18" forward that should be 12.5% making the unloaded tongue weight 200#</p><p></p><p>Anything I'm missing or thinking about wrong please let me know! </p><p></p><p>*Side note that may make a difference? The trailer has ramps that told down from the back and I plan to mount a spare and a small box on the tongue. </p><p><img src="http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/26/c833cc496bacccf978ac2599bcb069f0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="al1tonyota, post: 467781, member: 927"] I recently bought an 05' deck over bumper pull 7k trailer. It is 19'x 8' with 16' flat and a 3' dovetail. The tongue is 5' long. I knew buying it the trailer needed work, I'm replacing the wood, wheel bearings, and tires. Thanks to Goforth Tires! Best deal I found anywhere by a large margin! Now to the problem I have is the axles are really far back! I loaded my tractor on it and had to back it on and have it as far back as possible to pull it behind my truck! Now granted I don't really have a truck big enough to pull this combo but my truck will pull it and I'm not wanting to go far just up around my house to do odd tractor work (side jobs)! The current axle placement looks to be the same as a gooseneck? The measurements currently are: 5' tongue to deck 9'3" to the front spring hanger 11'8" center pivot 14'3" rear spring hanger 19'4" to the back of the trailer. That equals 16'8" from tongue to center spring pivot and 7' 6" from there back? From the research I've done on the net it seems that you want around 10% of the total weight on the tongue. To get 10% which would be 160# unloaded I would need to move the center pivot to 14'3.5". That would be moving the axles 2'4.5" forward? That seems like a lot? Just looking from the side of the trailer moving the wheels that far forward? I think I am going to go 18" forward that should be 12.5% making the unloaded tongue weight 200# Anything I'm missing or thinking about wrong please let me know! *Side note that may make a difference? The trailer has ramps that told down from the back and I plan to mount a spare and a small box on the tongue. [IMG]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/26/c833cc496bacccf978ac2599bcb069f0.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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