Floating Trailer
 

I have a triple axle trailer that floats only on one side when put in deep how do I correct this and any one have the same problem.
Rich

people actually have problems with floating trailers...WOW

how heavy is the trailer that it floats in water?!?!? that is nuts

Usually an aluminum trailer with Aluminum wheel, in salt water(more buoyant). Believe it or not, the Aluminum trailers are quite light when empty. Mine even has Aluminum Bunks:eek:

I see it a lot. It usually depends on the tires. Have had some that didn't float until the customer went to just a little larger tire combo and them it floated. Makes loading fun. I have a customer that used John Deere tractor weights to stop it from floating. He made some small brackets on the rear of the trailer to make them removable. They just slipped over the bracket when launching. You could also fill some pvc pipe with concrete and strap it to the trailer. Several ways to fix it.
Eddie

Eddie,

When the Envision sold I forgot about the weights, they're still in the garage. Now that I know how much you miss them I'll drop them off when I pick up the Cafe. :evilb::evilb:

Thanks for all the input my trailer only floats on one side causing the boat to load out of center at the stern. I will try weight next year.
Rich

Just put more #'s of air in the tires so they will weigh more and will sink.




































































Just Kidding :party-smiley-004:

mine floated and I found it easier to load, it floated level though, I can imagine one side floating would be a *****

I was about to suggest strapping water tank to the trailer for weight, but the add extra psi to the tires for weight is a better idea.... :)

Steel bunks insted wood...:eek:

Yes that would work but the wood is more forgiving.
Rich

One of my lifts has more wood than it should on the bunks and it floated so I took a 3 foot long 4 inch PVC pipe capped one end filled it with concrete capped the other end and hung it on the lift. Problem solved

Let the air out of the tires... problem solved!

It is one of the true advantages of having a tandem/ large cap axle trailer over a triple, along with paying less for tolls, getting better gas mileage..etc.

This won't work. It will only add weight when the trailer is on land, not underwater.

See my posts from the other linked thread. My techniques worked.

Also, make sure you pop a hole in the top of the fenders. They trap air and also become buoyant.

By his post it was obvious he was joking

LOL. I didn't catch that. :lolhit:

You just have to watch when you refill the tires with air. You have to do it with the boat off of the trailer. If the boat is on the trailer, then all that weight will throw off the tire pressure reading.:lolhit: