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Old 04-18-2013, 04:07 PM
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or ir you have 3 8 lug 8000 lbs axles remove the front one add a spring perch and change the fenders and be done with it..i think 16k should be enough to hold yoyur boat and then some..my dads cougar only had a twin axle trailer and he had tripple engines and 3 ssm drives...
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or ir you have 3 8 lug 8000 lbs axles remove the front one add a spring perch and change the fenders and be done with it..i think 16k should be enough to hold yoyur boat and then some..my dads cougar only had a twin axle trailer and he had tripple engines and 3 ssm drives...
Hmmm would that work? That would be easier than moving the axles.. guess my only concern would be could the tires handle it

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My old 402 Formula at the truck scales, with NO fuel, had 15,300 lbs on the trailer axles. With your "e" rated transforce tires, max load is 3195lbs per tire. Multiply that times 4 tires, your gonna be maxing the hell out of them, if not overloading them. Running them that way in 90* summer heat, is asking for problems. I bet that boat will surprise you weight wise

Can u wheel that trailer over to a scale and weigh it ? Also keep in mind if the boat only has 1/4-1/2 tank of fuel right now, adding another 100-140 gallons of fuel to the belly tanks will increase the tongue weight, key word "should " lol
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Yeah no the current tires would not cut it BUT:


http://www.easternmarine.com/hercule...e-load-range-h
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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
Yeah no the current tires would not cut it BUT:


http://www.easternmarine.com/hercule...e-load-range-h
Wow, those are some heavy duty tires!!
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Dan, I would do no serious mods until you get tires that are what you want and carry extra tire pressure. I did this and slid my boat up 3 inches and it was night and day difference with my 3/4 ton suburban towing a boat of 10-11k dry and steel trailer.

If the Donzi at 12k lbs was 1 or 2 inches back on trailer it would hop like crazy. Tongue weight will eliminate a lot of the trailer walk.

Good luck, project looks great.

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Ballast tank in the nose of the bow
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or,,price will kill you tho!..http://www.ebay.com/itm/LT235-85R16-...f734e1&vxp=mtr
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Removed front tires and the weight is 1050lbs at the tongue !

The springs and tires are not liking it thou, those would have to be upgraded.



Not a whole lot of travel left:





Originally Posted by kvogt
They started calling mine the fat lady after I weighed it. Weight is with 200 gallons of fuel and everything on the boat from chairs to coolers. she weighed a whopping 15840 lbs on the trailer. I know my trailer is heavy but wow.
and thats a Kevlar boat which is 1000lbs lighter .. ouch

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Check out dexters airflex axles. Air ride baby.
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