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Papascott
07-15-2003, 07:40 PM
I have an 89 single axle shorelander with a trashed axel. I did a search in the archives and have seen where some of you have also been through this. My question is what kind of money is a guy looking at for a 3500 lb. axel? I took it to my normal trailer (equip. trailers) shop to order a new one and upon measuring it appears to have a 2 1/2 inch drop, which is unavailable through his suppliers. He said my best bet was to go through a shorelander dealer. Any ideas of price and or alternative solutions? Thanks Scott
Call the shorelander factory.
Get the factory axle, in the next weight size higher. No sense in getting the same axle. If you bent this one, you will likely bend the next one.
You can either pick it up, or they will ship it to you.
Take care
REW
eyewitness
07-15-2003, 11:48 PM
If you're in the Mpls. area call Crystal Welding in Maple Grove and talk to Ted. I went through this on my Shorelandr' and after replacing three axle pins, I had enough. The whole thing installed I believe was like $200-$300 vs. $120 each time I replaced an axle pin, plus tire replacement due to wear from a crooked axle pin. It's worth the money spent. If you have a low slung trailer and go to a straight through axle your axle height will change (higher) and you will need to buy a different receiver with probably 2" less drop to balance out the tongue weight. Had this done 3-4 years ago and got 3 good years of much towing before replacing tires this season and I tow a lot of miles annually.
InTheNet
07-16-2003, 06:41 AM
I Have replaced the axle on my Yacht club trailer several times. They are about $150. The price difference from the lightest axle to the heaviest was 15. Go for the heavy axle. I have converted to dual axle on my trailer and feel much more comfortable.Rick H.
I went through this last year too. I blew a bearing and the spindle was all chewed up. I bought a Load Rite straight axle that was a little bit longer just to get the boat home. Over the winter I had the Calkins axle fixed. I had a new spindle welded on.
My Calkins was a 2" drop axle also. The problem is that when you put a straight axle on it, the boat is 2"s higher on the trailer. That 2"'s along the lenght of the trailer adds up. You almost have to back the truck up way farther than before. It wasn't working. If this patched up axle doesn't work out, I"m buying a new trailer. It doesn't matter on a roller trailer too much, but on a bunk it does.
Adam. PS, you're lucky Shorelander is still in buisness.