Those are TIE DOWN JUNK AXLES !! Junk when brand new...Its a wonder someone was not killed in a car following you.............

Wow, what a bummer..

Sorry that happened..sucks.

Not that I know of.

Not every Rocket trailer is junk. Not every junk trailer is a Rocket. I've seen plenty of other trailers falling apart, and a lot has to do with age, upkeep, and how you treat it.

thats why you got insurance. Call insurance get the trailer totalled and get a new one easy. Every brand has potential to be junk along with operator error not helping(not saying this was operator error).

You got to be kidding. You get what you pay for. I once bought a Float-On and I never will again. And, who needs the aggrevation of getting left on the side of the road, not to mention if someone does get hurt. I hope you have plenty of liability coverage.

Just my opinion but full width axles are much more stable. I would never buy a trailer that wasn't between 8-8'6" overall width. Also 10,000# boat = 15,000# trailer, when backing into a steep ramp all the weight can be on one axle and can cause serious stress to axle and mounting components if they aren't rated for more than what your'e hauling.

I agree with Johnyboatman on the tires. Owned a triple axle that had automotive tires....never... never again. The sidewalls flex tons when you turn, the tread foot print just seems to get wider as you turn harder. Switched to bias ply (years ago) trailer tires. Holy sh... night and day difference. It always seemed to be moving behind us until we put on the trailer tires. Our Apache trailer has big 8 lug axles with trailer radials and rated at 15,000# It twists the back axle big time coming out to our road, wife hates the look of it. Doesn't phase it one bit.
Steve

Do you guys think my trailer has automotive tires or are you just talking? These are Kumho 857 radial trailer tires and are the only load range D tires I could find for a 14" rim. Actually, if I didn't have them, I never would have made it home 15 miles on 2 axles.

The insurance company hired a marine surveyor to take a look and he said I have a legitimate claim. It's just a matter of numbers, now. The cost of repair is very close to the cost to total it out. Either way, I'll have a new trailer in the spring and it will be overkill.