10 wheels on my Wagon

MrFoxman360

What possible (legal) need is there for a 5 axle ifor williams trailer even if it is the 18ft version.



http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/trailers/3016607

Ifor williams hardly made this did they?, could something like this be done on a special order.

I understand that the more axels, the more stable it is and less ground pressure, but a tri axle 18ft trailer will very comfortably carry its rated 3.5 tons.

I saw one of these made before, maybe its the same one, that was used by a company for moving 20ft shipping containers, pulling it with a 03 SWB Landcruiser.... what weight is a 20ft shipping container?

And if you were to use this to pull weights heavier than the 3.5 tons that I am assuming its rated for, with something bigger, like a medium size truck, I'm sure just having more axles on the trailer does not make it ok, the trailers chassis is then overloaded... no?

CJhaughey

More wheels = lower ground pressure per wheel.
Perhaps this was designed to move a heavy weight over a softish surface that could be cut up by higher pressure on four wheels, like a golf course or similar?
It would be less than half the pressure per wheel than a conventional 4 wheel trailer.

101sean

That's been floating around for a while, one of the lads on the 4xforum knew something about it.

Unless it has power assisted brakes it gross weight is limited to 3.5t so the extra axles actually cut back on carrying capacity. Even with power brakes a Defender is rated to 4t so it's not much gain and I've never seen one here.

MidlandsM

all that thing will do is SCRUB the tyres on turnings...........

JohnBoy

willy waving?

volvoman480

She'd be a lovely yoke to reverse, as long as it was in a straight line.....

Dupont

mighten be that bad to reverse, ive a small single axle and i can reverse it the best but you have to be quick. we have a 16ft tri axle and its a doodle to reverse doesnt fold up as quick on you

volvoman480

Exactly the point.. The more axles you have the easier it is to reverse in a straight line.

MrFoxman360

volvoman480 wrote: »

Exactly the point.. The more axles you have the easier it is to reverse in a straight line.

Well to a certian extent, but its more to do with the distance of the axle (or turning axis if more than one axle) is from the hitch, the longer it is, the easier it is to reverse, in terms of it going off to one side or the other

Dupont

have a small diesel bowser on behind the van and when you meet someone on a back road u cant back up cos you cant see it in your mirrors and there is a bulk head. and the other person has to reverse even if your close to a gap takes awfull looks untill there past and see it:D

101sean

I used to tow a Sankey trailer behind my 101, similar situation, by the time a corner of the trailer appeared in the mirror it was too late, you'd already jacknifed it!

JohnBoy

Oh yeah, big long wide trailers are the job.

unfortuntately I got my towing education all wrong, started with a 10x6, a 12x6 and now have a 14x6 (with the wheels on the outside) brian james.

Sure they're wide, but you could reverse them anywhere.

I look like a right tit trying to reverse with the dinky 7x4 car trailer