Thread: Camper trailer axle sizes

Google Alko and they will have all the sizes and recommended weight divisions for your axle.

The bearings must be taken into consideration as well.

Edit: Here's the link.

http://www.alko.com.au/vehicle/axles/irs.html


Cheers.

I used 45mm rated at 1500 kg, reasoning that although laden weight max 750kg to 800kg the 1500kg rating is for good roads and need a margine for the stranes of rough trails, also springs should be carefully selected, Toyota front leaf springs are a cheep source of springs and you can add or subtract leafs to suit your intended load.

Rob

May not be of any help but
I have a camper trailer (the one where the top goes up and the ends come out) faily standard affair but it has 32" wheels, new draw bar that is 600mm longer and a rear bump bar fitted to add a lifting device for lifting my tinnie on/off (lifting device not added yet, it will weigh about 55kgs).
Had it weighed today and I thought it would be about 400kg, rude shock when it weighed in at 700kg (that was without cargo box on drawbar and contents which will include gas bottle, battery, 18hp tohatsu outboard etc)
So my new estimate of fully loaded rig will be about 1200kg, so I order my electric brake D1 hubs today (local store a bit cheesed of because I had previously order just D1 hubs and stubs). Looking at the size of the 1450 kg stubs today (square section) I would thing I may have to use a piece of 65mm x 5 rhs for axle. Be interesting to see the new ones when they come. I would always prefer to go slightly on the over size just to build in a safety factor.
cheers
blaze

My soft floor camper has a 45mm square axle with Ford parallel bearings. This axle size seems to be the norm on an off road camper.
Complianced at about 550kg but no idea what it actually weighs loaded.

The bearings are an important factor.
Holden bearings = 1000Kg per axle
Falcon/Slimline bearings = 1450 Kg per axle
Landcruiser/parallel = 2000Kg+

What I find really interesting is that they specify the size of the axle but never specify the grade of metal.

The other interesting thing is that you will hear that you can't have a welded axle however every truck lazy axle and semi-trailer axle are welded.

Diana

P.S. did you know that according to the ADR the safety chain is supposed to be stamped with it's capacity on every link. Try buying rated and branded chain at Camac!